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20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas

This is what happens when you wait to create your Halloween costume until the last minute:

20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas | Here’s a round-up of 20 other family-friendly Halloween costumes inspired by literal interpretations of the words. Many of them would work for adults or kids and can be created with items you have lying around the house (great for last-minute). I hope they bring you a chuckle or some inspiration as you plan your next costume.
These are our “tough” faces.  Intimidating, I know.

Get it?!  We’re The Black-Eyed Peas!  (Or rather, The Black-Eyed Ps.)

Just a bit of black eyeshadow and Ps cut out of duct tape paper (yes, they sell duct tape in 8.25″ x 10″ sheets!)…easy peazy.

I actually find punny Halloween costumes quite funny.  I love that they require a wee bit of brain power to understand.  (Step aside, “sexy nurse.”)

I also think my father’s sense of humor has rubbed off on me.  He has a knack for inserting puns into any and every conversation, and I love him for that.

{Update: I even made him a t-shirt celebrating his love of puns.}

Clever Costume via someecards
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20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas

20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas | Here’s a round-up of 20 other family-friendly Halloween costumes inspired by literal interpretations of the words. Many of them would work for adults or kids and can be created with items you have lying around the house (great for last-minute). I hope they bring you a chuckle or some inspiration as you plan your next costume.

Here’s a round-up of 20 other family-friendly Halloween costumes inspired by literal interpretations of the words.  Many of them would work for adults or kids and can be created with items you have lying around the house (great for last-minute).

I hope they bring you a chuckle or some inspiration as you plan your next costume.  By the way, I *starred* my fave five.

1.  Mail Order Bride

2.  *Ceiling Fan

3.  Iron Chef

4.  Baseball Bat

5.  Throwback Thursday

6.  Spelling Bee

7.  Cat Burglar

8.  *Under the Weather

9.  *Firefox

10.  Rachel Ray

11.  Capsized Ship

12.  The Hunger Games

13.  Facebook (scroll down)

14.  Candy Wrapper

15.  *The Farmer in the Dell

16.  *Cereal Killer

17.  The Blue Screen of Death

18.  Dunkin Donuts

19.  Monkey Business

20.  Holy Cow

20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas | Here’s a round-up of 20 other family-friendly Halloween costumes inspired by literal interpretations of the words. Many of them would work for adults or kids and can be created with items you have lying around the house (great for last-minute). I hope they bring you a chuckle or some inspiration as you plan your next costume.

Want More Punspiration?

Update: We love puns so much, 2017 marks our sixth consecutive Halloween dressing up in punny costumes that embrace the literal interpretation of the word. And you can check out the collage below with our costumes from Halloweens past. A lot of these are easy to pull together in the last-minute.

Can you guess each one? Check your answers by clicking the images in the collage!

Can you guess these creative & punny Halloween costumes? Visit The Thinking Closet to find out the answers...plus dig into 100 more punny costume ideas guaranteed to win MOST CREATIVE COSTUME at your Halloween party this year. You'll find everything from costumes for adults, duos, kids, babies, fur-babies...the list goes on. There are some great last minute Halloween costume ideas in this mix, too. So punny!
Our costumes from the last six Halloweens….  This collage is clickable if you want to see if your guess is correct!
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And in response to popular demand, I have four Punny Halloween Costume round-ups I whipped up to share even more punny possibilities with you!

First up, 20 MORE Punny Halloween Costume Ideas.  And they’re just as punny as the first round!

20 MORE Punny Halloween Costume Ideas | this year, we thought it would be fun to embrace the Punny Halloween Costume theme again, especially since we decided to throw a Costume Party! I scoured my round-up from last year of 20 Punny Halloween Costumes…and boy were there some knee-slappers in the bunch! But I wanted something new, something fresh, something extra clever! And here’s what we came up with!
20 MORE Punny Halloween Costume Ideas

20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples.  If you have a buddy who shares your stellar sense of humor, then why not make it a punny costume for 2?!

20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples | An epically awesome round-up of literal interpretations of the word as portrayed by dynamic duos! There are some great last minute Halloween costume ideas in this mix, too. Prepare to win MOST CREATIVE COUPLE at your Halloween party this year!
20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples

Where my fellow procrastinators at?  Here are 20 Last-Minute Punny Halloween Costume Ideas.

20 LAST MINUTE Punny Halloween Costume Ideas | Another epically awesome Halloween costume round-up of literal interpretations of the word. Most of these punny costumes can be created with items you already have at home...great for last-minute! Prepare to win MOST CREATIVE COSTUME at your Halloween party this year!
20 Last Minute Punny Halloween Costume Ideas

And I give you 20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids!  (In honor of the newest addition to our family, our daughter Juniper.)

20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids, Babies, Multiples, Fur-Babies, & Families! | An epically awesome round-up of literal interpretations of the word as portrayed by precious kiddos! As if a punny costume wasn't already awesome, now it's got the cute-factor! Plus, there are some great last-minute Halloween costume ideas in this mix. Brace yourself!
20 Punny Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids

Halloween Party Ideas

If you’re planning a Halloween party or want to craft some fall decor, then be sure to check out these posts, as well!

Create your own Photo Booth Backdrop using Plastic Tablecloths from the dollar store! Shockingly easy and inexpensive. via thinkingcloset.com
Create your own Photo Booth Backdrop for $10
Create your own photo booth props!
DIY Photo Booth Props
Halloween Party Treat Bags & Free Cut File for Custom Labels via thinkingcloset.com
Halloween Party Treat Bags
"Happy Fall" Banner...one stop on the journey of the Choose Your Own Adventure Fall House Tour at thinkingcloset.com
“Happy Fall” Banner Tutorial
Glitter Glam Pumpkins & D.I.Y. Pedestals using supplies from...wait for it...Dollar Tree! Crazy, right? via thinkingcloset.com
Glitter Glam Pumpkins & D.I.Y. Pedestals

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41 Comments

  1. You are so funny! I love that! Thanks for linking up to the “Get Your DIY On” Link up party! Be sure to come back Sunday at 7:00 PM if you have any more spooky outdoor décor!

    1. Thanks for stopping by, April! I am so loving the “Get your DIY on” link party. Y’all have a great thing going on. Not sure what I’ll do after December! Lol.

    1. Michele, I’m so glad to know our costumes gave you a chuckle. Just wait until I share what we did this year on Tuesday – – and yes, the costumes were punny ones, too!

      (And thanks for the sweet words about the burlap pumpkins!)

    1. Thanks, Katie! I know – – I always feel a sense of accomplishment if I can avoid a trip to Party City when putting together a Halloween costume….

  2. I found you at Sew Many ways. This is great! I plan on showing this to my teenager who will appreciate the humor and (maybe) get some good ideas for this year.

    1. Awesome, Cheryl! I hope it’s helpful! (Pssst. If your teen wants to go the punny route, but isn’t sold on any of the ideas on this list, I’m planning on sharing a post with 20 MORE Punny Halloween Costume Ideas on 10/22…but shhh, don’t tell anyone.) 🙂

  3. Very funny, Laur!! I especially liked the Holy Cows and the cat burglar. I guess I’m just an animal lover. And thanks for the citation. Last time I got one I was going over 55. But we all know I’m way over 55, and…mom says to stop now.

    Love,
    Dad

  4. Love the photos of you two and the great pun costumes. Please repost next year about a week or so before Halloween!!

    1. Sadly, no! We only got four kids (all in one group); apparently, our neighborhood doesn’t get a lot of trick-or-treaters. So, we ended up harassing people working out on the bike path. Most of them refused the candy since it would have sort of defeated the purpose of their exercise – ha!

      But we still had fun. Did y’all get many kids?

  5. New Girl last night? The queen costume with stuffed animals attached to it who was “reigning cats and dogs”? 🙂

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