Finding tween Halloween costume ideas that are appropriate and costumes that fit their growing bodies can be tricky. Most costumes are made for adults, making them too big, or for young children, making them too small.
Tweens are also at that age where they are getting out of the age of trick or treating being fun. They may still go with their younger siblings, but it’s more about attending Halloween parties and gatherings with their friends, where cool cred points count.
No matter what reason your tween is dressing up, these Halloween costume ideas for tweens will be a fun way for them to celebrate the spooky season in style.
Best Tween Costumes For Halloween 2024
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Inflatable Alien Costume For Kids
Your preteens in search of a kooky costume idea for Halloween this year will love this inflatable alien. The smaller size will fit your tween up to a height of 55 inches/1.4 meters. (Needs 4 x AA batteries!)
Wednesday Addams
Looking for a cute Halloween outfit for a tween girl? You can’t get much more on trend than this Wednesday Addams get up. Complete with her signature plaits, belt, and stockings, this will undoubtedly be a go-to costume for girls in 2024!
Banana Costume
Tween Halloween costumes needn’t all be spooky and gruesome. A fun Halloween costume for your tween to wear, this banana costume is bright and fun. It’s perfect for parties or when going out for a night of trick or treating for a fun-loving tween who likes to goof about.
Mysterious Mummy
A pullover tank top with a mesh base layer, this Mysterious Mummy costume has torn strips on the top and pants to make it look like bandages. An ideal tween Halloween costume if you want to stick with creepy and scary but advance beyond a few wraps of toilet roll!
Sassy Devil
Even the Devil can be stylish! This fun Halloween costume is bright, colorful, and cute for tween girls. Unlike so many adult devil costumes, it is still modest and fun making it an appropriate pre-teen girl Halloween costume.
Kool Aid Man
If your tween is looking for a Halloween costume that’s not too scary or cliché, why not consider dressing up as the beloved Kool-Aid Man? This costume has a convenient pull-on closure, making it quick and easy to put on.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
If your tween is into the Five Nights at Freddy’s game, this Rubie Halloween costume will be the perfect halloween look for boys, especially designed with tween and teen sizing in mind which is always tricky with full-body costumes.
Assassin’s Creed – Ezio
This Ezio Halloween costume will make the perfect outfit for video game-loving tweens who enjoy the Assassin’s Creed series.
Sinister Jester
Ready to give them a little spooky scare? This sinister jester Halloween costume is a fun and spooky Halloween outfit for tweens.
Cosplay Jumpsuit Costume
A take on the costume from a popular tv series that many saw on Netflix, this jumpsuit Halloween costume is perfect for sharing a spooky Halloween night.
1920s Flapper Dress
Looking for a stylish period costume this Halloween? Winding the clock back, your tween can take it back to the 1920s with this fun 1920s Flapper Dress Halloween costume. The outfit comes with a dress, headband, and a feather to complete the look.
Groot Costume
It can get pretty chilly by Halloween, right? Long-sleeved and padded, your tween can show off their love for their favorite Marvel character while staying warm on Halloween night with this awesome Groot costume, including mask and shoe covers.
Boxing Costume
Want something a little less gruesome and more fun? Why not try this boy tween Halloween costume idea, complete with a patriotic robe, shorts, and a belt.
Inflatable Dinosaur Costume
We’ve all seen funny videos on social media of the inflatable dinosaurs running around doing crazy things. Now, your tween can dress up and have fun in this inflatable dino costume (needs 4x AA Batteries)
Zombie Cheerleader
An oldie but a goldie, this can be a lot of fun and a relatively cheap costume idea. The Zombie Cheerleader is ideal for a group costume for tween girls.
Grim Reaper Costume
The classic Grim Reaper never goes out of fashion when it comes to seriously creepy tween boy Halloween costumes.
Hocus Pocus Costume
Dress up as Winifred from the classic Hocus Pocus movie! The perfect size for tweens, this dress will be comfortable and light for Halloween.
Superhero Halloween Costume
Superhero fans will love heading out for a night of trick-or-treating with this costume. Your tween girls will be on trend with this Ms. Marvel costume – or boys can’t go wrong with a classic Captain America.
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands was a classic movie that seems to come to life each year during Halloween. This costume is perfect for tween girls and includes everything they need to recreate the Edward Scissorhands look.
Kids’ Barbie Box
Something cute, creative, and on point for 2024; if you’re looking for Middle School Halloween costumes for your kid to stand out from the crowd, your very own Barbie box could hit the spot. (Spirit Halloween selling via Amazon has plenty more officially licensed Barbie costume ideas!)
More Halloween Inspiration For Tweens
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