Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples – Beyond Lois and Superman

These couples Halloween costumes range from Siamese twins to Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. You don’t have get complicated to create a classy Halloween costume for couples…

Before the tips, a quip:

“Clothes make a statement.  Costumes tell a story.” ~ Mason Cooley.

What story will you and your partner tell this Halloween? If you’re super creative, you can turn your Halloween costume into the “Story of Us.”

If you’re not into homemade Halloween costumes or are running out of time, I’ve included links to BuyCostumes.com.

I love this idea for a “his and hers” costume: The Muppets Couples Costume –  Miss Piggy & Kermit on Amazon.com. Add a twist, and make HIM Miss Piggy and HER Kermit the Frog!

On to the Halloween costumes for couples…

His and Hers Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples

A Salt and Battery: One person dresses like a salt shaker and the other like a battery.

Baker and A Bun-In-the-Oven: This is a fabulous (but not so creative) couples costume idea if she really is pregnant! She wears a cardboard stove around her neck with a large cutout in the center for her belly. Velcro or tape a cardboard bun, bread, cookie, etc. in the middle of her belly. He wears a chef’s hat and apron.

Batman and Robin: One partner attaches little fake bats and the other attaches fake birds all over black T-shirts and black pants.

Blind Leading the Blind: Both people carry canes and wear sunglasses.

Cardiac Arrest: She dresses up as a big red heart (cut out of cardboard or cloth) and wears handcuffs. He dresses like a cop (of course, this couples Halloween costume idea can be switched so the woman is the cop!!).

Cat Got Your Tongue: She wears a black Halloween cat costume and holds a rubber tongue. He puts a little fake blood around his lips and doesn’t talk. Anytime someone tries to talk to him, the woman should wave the tongue around.

“Clue” Characters (from the game “Clue”): Mrs. White wears a French maid outfit. Mrs. Peacock wears a long blue dress and blue feathered hat. Miss Scarlett wears a sexy little red number with a long cigarette holder. Prof. Plum wears a purple suit, top hat, glasses, and carries a cane. Mr. Green wears a green suit. Col. Mustard wears a yellow shirt, safari suit, monocle in his eye, and a safari hat. Everyone carries a different prop: rope, knife, candle stick, lead pipe, revolver, wrench.

Corpse and Widow: He wears a suit and makeup to make him look like a corpse. She wears all black, black veil, black gloves, etc. This couples Halloween costume idea is really easy to make at home.

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Check out these Easy Face Painting Tips.

E-Male and Attachment: He dresses in normal clothes, with a large letter “E” on his chest. She wears paperclips all over her clothes.

Hawaiian Punch: One person dresses like a boxer, and the other like a hula girl. This costume idea for couples is a great conversation starter at Halloween parties!

His and Hers Hershey’s Bars: Use large garbage bags and white contact paper to reproduce Hershey’s bars. She is Hershey’s Bar Plain, and he is Hershey’s Bar with nuts!

Jack and Jill: Get two t-shirts and write JACK and JILL on the backs of each. Jack can wear a broken crown and have lots of blood coming from his head. Jill should have lots of bruises from tumbling after, bruised face and bloody lips. They can both carry around tin pails of water!

Lady and the Tramp: She wears fancy clothes (ballgown or evening gown, long gloves, etc.). He dresses like a tramp (dirty, ragged clothes, etc.). This is one of my favorite Halloween costume ideas for couples.

Magnetic Poetry: This Halloween costume isn’t “his and hers” – it’s for families or large groups: everyone wears all white. Each person has a sign on their chest with one word on it. Have people make sentences out of you by moving you all around.

Men in Black: Both partners wear black suit, white shirt, black tie, black shoes and socks, and dark sunglasses. If there is a third person, have her dress like an alien!

Mouseketeers: Another good couples Halloween costume idea that can be expanded to include a family: everyone wears jeans, a t-shirt with your name written on the front, and mouse ears.

Nuts and Bolts: He wears clothes with peanuts, walnuts, etc. attached (he’s nuts). She wears clothes with cutouts of lightning bolts attached (she’s bolts).

Pair of Dice: Take two perfectly square boxes, turn upside down and cut neck and arm holes, and paint them black with white spots (or white with black spots). This homemade Halloween costume for couples can be a little uncomfortable.

Peace and Quiet: One person dresses like a hippie (jeans, flowered shirt, peace signs, beads, headband, etc.). The other person dresses up like a mime (striped shirt, black pants, suspenders, white face makeup, etc.).

Peace, Love and Happiness: Another couples Halloween costume idea that includes a third: one person dresses like a hippy with a giant peace sign on their chest; one person wears red and white, with a giant heart on their chest; and one person wears bright yellow, with a giant smiley face on their chest.

Princess and the Pea: She dresses up like a princess using an old prom dress or bridesmaid dress. He dresses in green sweatpants and shirt with the letter “P” on them. This is a perfect Halloween costume for when one half of the couple doesn’t like to dress up!  Perfect for when you’re going to a costume party.

Pumpkin Pie: One person dresses up like a pumpkin. The other wears all black, and on the shirt writes: 3.14925.

Rainbow: Yet another Halloween costume idea for families or groups: each person dresses in one color of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet), then cover all visible body parts with face paints of that color. If possible, color hair also.

Raisin’ Hell: One person dresses up as in a California Raisin costume, and the other dresses up as a devil.

Royal Flush: You will need two pieces of white felt for each card. Sew them together and stencil them to look like the ten, jack, queen, king, and ace of spades.

Siamese Twins: Use Velcro to attach your clothes together. This couples Halloween costume is especially creative if you’re both dressed like Siamese cats!

Don’t want a homemade couples Halloween costume? Here are some creative ideas from BuyCostumes.com:

• Humorous Costumes
• Wizard of Oz Costumes
• Sexy Costumes
• 1920′s Costumes and Accessories
• Pirate Costumes
• Disney Costumes and Accessories

Thing One and Thing Two: Wear red sweatsuits. Use white felt to create circles and attach them to your chests. Use black marker to write ‘Thing 1′ and ‘Thing 2′ on the circles. Use temporary hair dye to make your hair blue, and use gel to make it stick straight up.

UPS Man and His Package: He dresses in a dark brown button-down short-sleeved shirt, and brown shorts, with a UPS logo on the pocket. She wears a large box, wrapped in brown paper, with holes cut for head and arms.

Windblown Couple: Two people caught in a windstorm. Turn an umbrella inside out and paste paper and debris to your clothes. For added effect use a coat hanger inside an old tie and bend it so that it hangs horizontally across your chest (you can get a similar effect using Velcro).

More ideas for couples Halloween costumes: 2011 Halloween Ideas – A Ghoulish Round Up of Tips for Mon October 31!

This is a reprint of my original 30 Homemade Halloween Costumes for Couples.

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