subject: Best Costumes For Boys [print this page] Whether as a good or bad guy, their hero or athletic idol, boys love to dress up as much as girls do. Whatever the occasion, finding the perfect costume ideas for a boy does not have to be expensive or difficult. Using costume ideas from your child's closet or toy box can create original and inspired costumes that provide maximum comfort. Using your child's particular interests can make the costume especially personal and exciting, and something he will want to wear over and over again. Designing and making the costume with parents is a fun activity that will be remembered forever.
Dressing up as a nice or mad doctor can be fun and hilarious, depending on the child. A comfortable costume, doctor outfits consist only of scrubs or pale sweats, a stethoscope and lab coat. These accessories can be inexpensively purchased at a toy store or costume retailer. You can even add a fake doctor bag to complete the outfit.
An inexpensive, fun and easily personalized costume idea are an alien or a monster. Traditional alien costumes call for dressing in green sweats and adding some green antennas. A similar base costume can be used for a monster, with the difference in the makeup. Face paint can provide hours of fun and detail to an alien or monster costume, just make sure to purchase hypoallergenic varieties to avoid unexpected allergic reactions. Face paint can be show personality, and can also avoid stinky or claustrophobic masks that are hard to see out of. While good face paint may be expensive, when taken care of properly it can last for years.
Classic costumes include the cowboy, which is an easy, comfortable and adorable costume. A simple costume, just pair favorite and comfortable jeans with a button down shirt. Bandanas and cowboy hats can be purchased inexpensively at any costume retailer, and sometimes come with a shiny sheriff's badge. Most schools absolutely prohibit any weapons, even for play or costumes, so keep this in mind with a cowboy costume and add something else, such as a lasso, to complete the outfit.
Little boys may love to dress up as their favorite animal, and these outfits can again provide extreme comfort and be easily personalized. For warmth, especially on Halloween, use sweats that match the color of your child's favorite animal, such as white with spots for a Dalmatian or green for a frog. Use face paint to add animal features such as distinctive noses or whiskers, and add fake ears on a headband.
Some little boys dream of riding a big wave, and surfer outfits are fun, easy to make and very cute. Simply dress your little one in surfer shorts, a white t-shirt, sandals and sunglasses. A cardboard surfboard is easy to make and fun to decorate. Keep in mind weather conditions when putting together this outfit.
Whether baseball, soccer, football or hockey, using old athletic equipment as costume ideas can make a little boy feel like his idol. As comfort is key, using old, soft materials bought at a used sporting goods store can create a fun costume for any little boy.
