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Make your toddler’s first Halloween experiences memorable. There are a wide variety of toddler Halloween costumes available and often the choices can become overwhelming. One idea is to dress your toddler up as his or her favorite movie star or cartoon character. If you want to go the traditional route, there are traditional costumes as well such as a witch, goblin or ghost. I have included some of my personal favorite toddler Halloween costumes this year below.

Bob-the-Builder is popular with toddler boys. The Bob-the-Builder costume includes a checkered shirt, overalls, hard hat, and a few tools to carry in his tool belt. This is a great Halloween costume for a toddler because it doesn’t cover your child’s face and there is no makeup needed - so you don’t have to worry about makeup getting smudged all over the place.

Harry Potter/Hermione costumes are another adorable idea for toddlers. The Hogwarts uniform includes a robe and neck tie. There are additions you can make to customize and add to this costume such as a wand to complete the look.

Ghosts are cute and fairly easy to create if you want to work on a home made costume with your toddler. A bed sheet or pillow case makes a great starting place but this costume can be made easily with a white sweat outfit and some face paint as well. The sheet version can be made to cover the whole head and body making it difficult to tell your toddler apart from other kids or you can cut a whole for your toddler’s head and then have the sheet cover the body area only. This way you can tell your child apart from other children and still have a great costume. To add a unique touch on an old classic, use a thin white sheet, get a bunch of glow sticks and attach them to your child’s shirt. This would give a cool glowing affect to your toddler’s ghostly costume!

Many parents opt for the “cute” costume to dress their toddler up for Halloween. Your toddler can be cute as a bug in a Lady Bug or Butterfly costume this year. Bugs and animals are very popular costumes for toddlers. These costumes can be home made or purchased already made. Other bugs are available as well. Brightly colored bug costumes usually go over really well with toddlers as they are fun to play with as well as pretty enough to keep your child’s attention and get your child excited about the holiday.

One company you might want to consider when purchasing a bug or animal costume is Tom Arma costumes. These costumes are of the highest quality and they are some of the absolute cutest costumes around! They are a bit on the pricier side, but well worth the Halloween pictures of your toddler that you’ll get to cherish forever.

By the way, check out Tom Arma’s infant Halloween costumes. They are simply adorable!

There are many other toddler Halloween costumes available this year. The possibilities are nearly limitless. [spin]Just keep a few things in mind when choosing a costume for your toddler. Choose one your child is going to be able to wear while playing the games and enjoying a Halloween party as well as going trick-or-treating or whatever your family enjoys doing for Halloween.
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There are a few other things to keep in mind when choosing a toddler Halloween costume. First you should make sure your toddler can go to the bathroom or at least be taken out of the costume quickly at potty time to avoid accidents. Another thing you want to keep in mind is that your child needs to be able to eat treats, walk, and play without being restricted. It’s important you can see your child’s face and differentiate your child from other children whether at a party or trick-or-treating. You don’t want to lose your child in the crowd either. If you can see your child’s face it is easier to keep track of your little monster.

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