With Halloween around the corner, costume ideas are swirling and the pressure is on to have the most awesome one! Still stumped? Here are the best Halloween costume ideas for 2012 to get you inspired.
10. Katniss Everdeen
Don’t be a boring couch potato, dress up as the iconic “girl on fire”! The popular heroine from THE HUNGER GAMES provides two choices for everyone. You could dress up like Katniss during the hunger games, with a bow and arrow, a mockingjay pin and a backpack.
Or, you could take a more daring approach and wear a fiery red dress, like Katniss did during her televised interviews. Add in some orange fringe and be sure to spin for everyone you see.
9. PSY
The “Gangnam Style” mastermind PSY has taken the world by storm. He’s done an incredible job with his utterly random music video and catchy beats. He’s gotten over 441,000,000 views on YouTube. Now you can be PSY too. It’s easy! Wear a suit, a bow tie, sunglasses and hair gel. Most importantly, don’t forget to learn the cheesy dance moves.
8. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
This summer, superhero films enchanted everyone! THE DARK KNIGHT RISES lands at number 8 on the list of top 10 Halloween costumes of 2012. Due to the immense popularity of TDKR, we’re sure to see a bunch of Batmans and Banes this year. These are quite difficult costumes to make, so you better get shopping or crafting early!
7. Spider-Man
Every year, someone dresses up as Spider-Man. However, with the recent franchise re-boot, there’s probably going to be even more Spider-Mans this year. So what can you do to make a Spider-Man costume even more special?
Equip yourself with the most essential item: silly string, of course! Spray and surprise your friends with your canned version web shooters. It’s bound to create tons of excitement this Halloween and may make you the most Superior Spider-Man of all.
6. BRAVE’s Merida
Disney Pixar’s BRAVE was a great summer blockbuster with an inspiring main character. It would be fun to dress up as Princess Merida, wouldn’t it? For a Merida costume, you would need a green dress and a bow and arrow set. In some ways, she’s similar to Katniss Everdeen (it must be the heroine status and the archery skills) but Merida’s got her signature curlyred hair!
5. THE AVENGERS
THE AVENGERS was 2012’s summer blockbuster. It was crazy. It was action-packed. It was suspenseful. But most of all, it included popular heroes and villains from different films. This Halloween, be prepared to see an influx of Iron Mans, Thors, Captain Americas, Hulks, Furys, Hawkeyes, Black Widows, Lokis and S.H.I.E.L.D agents. As we all know, these costumes are already made, packaged and ready to be sold. However, if you want to be creative, take in a few of these pointers!
- For the Hulk: go all out and paint yourself in green
- For Captain America: make your own shield by spray painting the lid of a garbage can
- For Thor and Black Widow: pull on a blonde or red wig
- For Iron Man: Hang a circular flashlight around your neck to mimic the “heart” of Iron Man
- For Hawkeye: take long sticks and glue feathers to the end to make arrows
- For Loki: make a paper-mache helmet and spray paint it gold
4. ADVENTURE TIME
Adventure time,C’mon, grab your friends,We’ll go to very distant lands!
ADVENTURE TIME is a popular show on Cartoon Network. It’s about Finn the human and Jake the dog embarking on many journeys across the Land of Ooo. For best results, partner up with a good friend, as Finn and Jake never part ways. For Finns, you can purchase his hat at Hot Topic. Remember to wear blue and carry a green knapsack! For Jakes, it might be a bit hard to design a full body dog suit. Hot Topic also sells Jake hats, but you would have to improvise with your own yellow outfit.
3. The Legend of Korra
The AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER sequel onNickelodeon has been getting a huge amount of attention and has also been renewed for a second season! It would be fun dress up as Korra or any other characters from this amazing animated show. The clothing isn’t difficult to copy. For instance, the fur on Korra’s outfit could be made by gluing cotton balls on to a brown piece of felt.
2. Justin Bieber
Who doesn’t want to be the biggest (Canadian) teen sensation? Being Justin Bieber is very simple for guys with both the new and old Bieber hair cut. Pair your outfit up with colouredskinny jeans, unique sneakers and bling. Sunglasses and snapbacks are optional.
1. Pokemon
There are so many ways to dress up as a Pokémon. People have been doing it for so long now that it has become a tradition. It’s not Halloween if you don’t see at least one person dressed as aPokémon around your community! Pikachu costumes are one of the most popular. However, since the late 1990s, four other generations have been added to the Pokemon franchise. Also, due to the recent release ofPokémon Black Version 2 andPokémon White Versions 2 games, there will be a bit more variety ofPokémon costumes this year.
BONUS!
Techy costume of the year: iPhone 5
iPhone 5 fever has swept North America off its feet. Now, it’s time to make yourself into Apple’s newest phone. All you need is two rectangular peices of cardboard, string to attach each side over your shoulders and paint to include all your favourite apps! Don’t forget to include an extra row of icons to perfect your iPhone 5 costume.
Classic group costume: Tetris pieces
A really cool do-it-yourself costume to consider is Tetris pieces! Tetris is a puzzle video game from the 1980s, although it’s still quite popular today. It certainly makes for a very unique group costume. They’re made from cardboard boxes, covered with construction paper.
Last minute costume: “Call Me Maybe”
Pay homage to the song of the summer with a “Call Me Maybe” Halloween costume. This is a great one for a last minute costume idea, because it is quite easy. All you need is a retro phone receiver. Do the full Carly Rae Jepsen look with a brunette wig with bangs and one of her outfits from the video.