Cute and Modest Halloween Costume Ideas for Girls

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I know some families feel differently, but our family does like to dress up and celebrate Halloween. Sometimes it can be hard to find appropriate costumes, especially for girls. I have heard from a lot of parents that this becomes more and more difficult as their daughters get older. For some reason, Halloween seems to be an especially difficult time to find full coverage in an outfit. That can be hard if you live in a cold climate, like we do, and you are just looking for something practical to dress your daughter in!

So, I’ve put together a list of some great cute and modest Halloween costumes for girls, all of which moms have created ourselves.

This Jellyfish costume from acasarella.net is adorable and looks pretty easy to make. All you need is some ribbon and a clear or white umbrella.

Check out these scarecrows, which were custom-made by a mom who embellished some regular old overalls. I found them through a feature on Costume Works.

I can’t even handle the cuteness of this owl costume from Martin.Family.Times. She has added instructions here.

I’m a little partial to this grumpy penguin, seeing as how she’s mine. It literally only takes 2 minutes to throw this no-sew infant costume together with a onesie and 2 pairs of tights. You can see my post about this costume here. Turn it into any animal you want with a pre-made hat purchased from the store. These animal hats have been all over the place for the past few years.

If you have a girl girl who is dreaming of being a princess this year, like I do, you can see how I made our homemade Elsa-inspired costume here.

In the past, Abby has also gone trick-or treating as Mary Poppins.

But I think that Make It and Love It really showed us up in the Mary Poppins department. Yes, that momma made those costumes! Click over to see her amazing costumes. Can you believe it?

For our tweens, this hashtag Halloween costume from  Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke made me giggle. #clever.

In the 6th grade I went to a Halloween dance dressed up like a phone, although a lot of people mistook me for a calculator. True story. #nerdalert.

I think Katniss is going to be a popular choice again this year, and I love this DIY costume from Simple As That.

What I love about all of these costumes is that not only are they really cute, but they offer full coverage, and none of them even require any make-up. But, and this is important, they also don’t make the girls feel disconnected from pop culture. We’re not asking anyone to dress up like Eleanor Roosevelt or Laura Ingalls Wilder (although I personally happen to think think those are awesome ideas!). We know it is 2014 and girls want to feel like they are on the same wavelength as their peers.

Also, I don’t know about you, but we live in Pennsylvania, where it is cold on Halloween. One year our family had a mermaid walking around with a scarf, hat, and gloves over her costume, and another year it actually snowed! Skimpy costumes, regardless of my personal philosophy,  just aren’t practical for trick-or-treating anyway.

I would love to hear some more of your ideas! Feel free to post pictures of your daughters in their Halloween costumes on my Facebook page. 

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