Target revealed its 2019 collection of adaptive Halloween costumes to a lot of celebration. Making space for kids who have physical disabilities in such a big way is important, and the inclusion of adaptive costumes is a great step by the company.
Kids and adults who have disabilities have always had to adapt their costumes themselves, and a lot of the time the results are truly inspired.
While these photos all feature costumes that have been adapted for people who use adaptive equipment like wheelchairs and tricycles, it's important to remember that not all disabilities are easy to spot. As a mom of a kid who has what is considered an invisible disability that isn't always immediately obvious, I can attest to the fact that DIY adaptive Halloween costumes just come with the territory.
These seven costumes are each fun and different. The creative energy that parents, kids, and adults put into coming up with their own take on Halloween is something worth celebrating.
Poison Ivy
Jezebel Bombshell is a cosplayer with an amaaaazing repertoire of costumes. She dressed as Poison Ivy at the Louisville Super Con, complete with her own DIY plant puppet.
Shop the costume:
- Women’s red wig (Red Long Wavy Wig, $11.99, Amazon)
- Black jacket (Faux-Leather Moto Jacket, $35, Target)
- Green T-shirt (Hanes Tagless Tee, $6.76, Amazon)
- Jeans (Modern Skinny Jeans, $27.99, Target)
- Red flats (Pointed Two-Piece Ballet Flats, $19.99, Target)
- Artificial ivy (Hanging Garland, $12.99, Amazon)
BB-8
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out in 2015, there was an immediate breakout star: droid BB-8. Kids everywhere fell in love, and each Halloween since has been filled with little droids bopping from house to house.
Karin's son Liam is also a big BB-8 fan, and the family put together this costume for him so he could rock Halloween as his favorite bot.
Ant-Man
This costume is not quite an at-home DIY, but it was created with the assistance of Walkin' & Rollin', an organization that supplies kids with custom-built Halloween costumes.
Chewie and the Millennium Falcon
This Millennium Falcon costume might be for the more enterprising of creative parents, but it's definitely awe-inspiring. Lilith is the perfect Chewie!
Fred Flintstone
I feel like the Flintstone family might not be something every kid is into these days, but Maddux is adorable in his Fred Flintstone costume. His family used his adaptive tricycle to bring this idea to fruition, which is particularly genius.
Shop the Kids Fred Flintstone Costume ($15.99, Halloween Costumes).
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Bunny and carrot
Sometimes the best Halloween costumes are the ones that are just based on something the person wearing the costume enjoys, like this bunny and carrot ensemble! As Sam's family explains on Instagram, "Sam was single minded about what he wanted to be this year for Halloween. He knew he wanted to be a bunny and the wheelchair had to be a carrot."
Shop the costume:
- Kid's rabbit costume (Birthday Express Bunny Jumper Child Costume Kit, $37.59, Target)
- Kid's rabbit slippers (Kid's Slippers Rabbit Plush, $15.99, Amazon)
Firefighter
If you have a budding firefighter at home, this might be exactly the costume they need!
Shop the costume:
- Toddler Red Firefighter Halloween Costume (Target, $25.00)
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