What are the best Halloween costumes for Babies and Children?
If you’re an Irish Mammy or Daddy, and you’re frantically looking for inspiration for Halloween costumes this year, cast your mind back to your childhood for a moment. Materials were limited to old white sheets with holes and a variety of ghosts or a black plastic bag to help create a witchy or spidery look. Halloween costumes for babies and children, thankfully, have burgeoned over the last decade or so and full our Irish stores.
Top Halloween Costumes in 2026 for Babies & Children:
· Disney
· Superhero
· Cute Baby Animal
· Scary Onesie outfits
· Little Witches
In our experience, shoppers visiting our Irish stores or purchasing outfits online fall into two catogories: new parents looking for something cute for baby’s first halloween celebrations and the 100s of pictures needed or buyers hunting for a gift for a newborn.
Our Top Tips for buying a Halloween costume for a Baby or Young Child
· Costume size matters!
Whether you’re the parent or the gift giver, consider the size (rather than age!) of the baby or child, and ensure any purchase isn’t on the snug side. Babies have to fit nappies in and everyone needs freedom to move around easily.
· Theme thought
Whether you’re setting or following a Halloween theme, be sure to follow along when it comes to costumes for the smallies. No one needs a cuddly animal if everyone else is super scary. Likewise, Halloween HQ stores and our website (link) have a range of Infant & Toddler costumes to ensure babies and children fit in with the trendiest Halloween costumes for 2026 (link to popular costumes blog)
· Costume quality
Irish smallies aren’t likely to take care with delicate fabrics or tolerate scratchy materials. At Halloween HQ, we know and work with our suppliers to ensure we provide a range of good quality, robust costumes that will last throughout Halloween celebrations and beyond. *Sadly, they do not grow throughout the year, unlike the wearers, so do utilise them often or share with family and friends!
If, however, you’re looking specifically for a Halloween-themed costume, we have a couple of recommendations based on what we’ve seen so far in store and online in 2026.
Pumpkins: whether it’s a newborn or older infant you’re shopping for, you cannot go far wrong with our choices of pumpkin costumes for those family photos that will forever scar their teenage years. Pumpkin options are always popular for first time parents – simply irresistable!
Skeletons never grow old. At Halloween HQ, we pride ourselves in being able to dress wannabe Skeletons of all ages – from a Baby Skeleton Onesie to decking out an older infant in black and white. Siblings and parents can join the fun with our range of skeletons for older children and adults.
Bat time: An old favourite but a consistant seller, our Baby Bat costume never goes out of fashion, and sells well year after year.