Need some Halloween costume inspiration for a group family costume with your dog? Look no further, you’ll find the best ideas for family and dog matching group costumes in this post that’s sure to give you cuteness overload!
Cue the spooky music because it’s that time of year, Halloween! A group costume that includes the whole family is a fun way to celebrate Halloween. Whether you plan your costume early or need a last-minute idea, here are the best family costume ideas that include your dog!
Below you’ll find how I easily DIY some of these family Halloween costume ideas with my dog using items from the craft store and store-bought items.
Family Halloween Dog Costume Ideas For Pets And Their Owners
Dog + Owner Halloween Costumes / Couples Costumes
Cookie Monster + Cookie
If you’re looking for funny dog Halloween costumes, cookie monster and cookie is a fun couples costume idea. What dog doesn’t love cookies? You can easily find a dog cookie monster costume at Halloween stores such as Halloween Spirit. Or if you’d rather make your costume, it’s an easy DIY dog costume you won’t even need a sewing machine.
Items you’ll need:
- blue hoodie
- 2 large cotton balls
- glue stick
- black felt
For the cookie costume, I recommend a shirt with a cookie pictured on it. Another option (as seen in the photo) is to cut a large cookie pillow and paste it on poster board.
Directions: Cut 2 black felt circles to be placed on the large cotton balls. Use your glue gun to glue the 2 felt circles to the cotton balls. When dry, glue large cotton balls to hood of the blue hoodie. I recommend your dog wear the hoodie so you can mark the spots for the eyeballs prior to attaching the cotton balls so placement is correct.
Dog Costume: Cookie Monster
Owner Costume: Cookie
Wizard of Oz: Dorothy + Lion
This is a classic costume idea for dog owners and their furry friend. You can easily make your best friend Toto. Or if you’d rather dress up your four-legged friend, then a lion costume will do the trick! Large dog costumes can be tricky to find but this lion costume can easily fit small dogs or large dogs. Dog owners can wear a matching outfit by dressing up as Dorothy using items from their home closets.
Items you’ll need:
- Lion costume
- wicker basket
- Red slippers
- white shirt
- blue striped dress
Dog Costumes: Lion, Toto
Owner Costumes: Dorothy
Up!
This Halloween costume idea is a bit more difficult to diy than the other costumes because the balloons can be tricky to handle. Also, creating the iconic Up house calls for lots of details. A way to make the Up House is to create a 3D house from a digital template you can find on Etsy here. An easier and better way is to cut out an image of the front of the house and glue it to cardboard.
Items you’ll need:
- For Up House: Digital template of 3D Up house
- Cane with tennis balls
- Oversized jacket
- Glasses
- For Russel: brown pants, yellow shirt, orange neck tie, and wilderness badge.
Dog Costume: House
Owner Costume: Carl, Russel
Family Jurassic Park Costume
Jurassic park is a great group Halloween costume idea to include every member of the family including your baby and furry friend!
Learn how to easily DIY costumes for the whole family here. Bonus points for making a cage for your dinosaurs!
Dog Costumes: Dinosaur dog costume.
Owner Costumes: Paleontologists, Dr. Ellie Sattler, Dr. Alan Grant
Harry Potter Dog Costume
This group costume idea is for all the Harry Potter fans. There are many adorable Halloween costumes you can create in the world of Harry Potter; Harry Potter himself, Hermonie, Mandrake, three-headed dog.
Dog Costume: Mandrake, Harry Potter, Wizard or Witch, Three-headed dog
Owner Costume: Hermonie, Harry Potter
Star Wars
Dog Costumes: Chewbacca Costume, Jedi, Yoda, R2-D2, Ewok
Owner Costumes: Jedi, Princes Leia
Little Red Riding Hood
This is an adorable costume idea to dress your dog up in a wolf costume while the owner can wear a white apron as granny.
Dog Costumes: Big Bad Wolf
Owner Costumes: Granny
Toy Story
Dog Costumes: Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Mr. Potato Head
Owner Costumes: Jessie, Bo Peep, Woody
Little Mermaid
It’s easy to include the whole family in Little Mermaid costumes. A lobster costume for your dog makes an easy Sebastian. The rest of the family can be Ariel, Prince Eric and Ursula.
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