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cool halloween costumes for tweens (costumes inspired by great books!)

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Halloween is sometimes hard for our tweens.

They stillย want to go out and Trick-or-Treat, but they’re starting to feel a little funny about it.

So why not help our bigger kids out with the costume dilemma by suggestingย some cool, book-inspired Halloween costumes this year?ย Let’s celebrate some of their favorite characters, themes, and ideas from literature this Halloween.

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I’ve hunted down a ton of cool Halloween costumes for tweens, and each costume is inspired by some great books.

If your kids are fans of vampire books (and there are many!), Alice in Wonderland, The Hunger Games, or Steampunk novels, then I’ve got a few cool costumes for you.

The links in this post are affiliate links, which means that when you purchase an item listed here, at no additional cost to you, teachmama.com receives a teeny, tiny percentage of the sale. It helps keeps this show up and running, friends. Huge and happy thanks for using these links!

Here’s the skinny. . .

Cool Halloween Costumes for Tweens — and Each Costume is Inspired by Great Books!

Before anything, just so you know, I have free shipping over $65 from HalloweenCostumes.com for you. Simply click any of the costumes on this page, and you should end up on HalloweenCostumes.com. From there, you’ll get free shipping with orders over $65.

Pretty good stuff. Now? The costumes.

For vampire fans:

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Have them wear:ย 

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Boy gothic vampireย or. . .

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ย girl vampireย or. . .

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ย the girl vampire slayer, or. . .

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the boy werewolf.

If they love to read:

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Redeemed (A House of Night Novel), by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, or. . .

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Alex Van Helsing: Voice of the Undead, by Jason Henderson, or. . .

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For Hunger Games fans:

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Have them wear:

 

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this awesome huntress costume, or. . .

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this Catching Fire Katniss costume, or. . .

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thisย Katniss Mockingjay costume, or. . .

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these black Mockingjay wings, or. . .

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this guy’s huntsman costume.

If they love to read:

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The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

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Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins

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Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins


For Steampunk fans:

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Haveย them wear:

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a steampunk getup, or. . .

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this girls’ steampunk costume, or. . .

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the child size Sherlock costume (L and XL should be good for tween)

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an adult Sherlock-esque costume (small size would work!)

If they like to read:

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Etiquette & Espionage (The Finishing School series), by Gail Carriger

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Clockwork Scarab (A Stoker & Holmes novel), by Colleen Gleason

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Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel


For Alice in Wonderland or Alice Through the Looking Glass fans:

cool halloween costumes for tweens (costumes inspired by great books!)

Have them wear:

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Wonderland Catย or. . .

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Cheshire Cat for girls or boys, or. . .

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Girl Mad Hatter, or. . .

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Boy Mad Hatter

If they love to read:

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Alice in Wonderland (based on the Disney picture directed by Tim Burton)

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Alice Through the Looking Glass, by Kari Sutherland

 

Need some more Halloween ideas? Got a whole lotย for you here: ย ย 

(No joke. . . you can thank me later! Just click the picture!)

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Want a few more fun halloween party ideas?

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  • GHOST bingo!
  • spider web craft
  • pumpkin matchย 
  • halloween word search
  • halloween ghost cookies
  • boo! your neighbors
  • alternatives to halloween candy
  • halloween jokeย notes
  • halloween learning
  • hats, cats, and pumpkin grid game
  • dinner in a pumpkin
  • candy experiments

 

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  1. Dara

    October 9, 2016 at 1:00 pm

    My 11-year-old wants to be a plague doctor, looks like I will be constructing this one myself. lol.

    Stopping by from the small victories sunday linkup

    Reply
  2. Erlene Amat

    October 16, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    I love the Mad Hatter costume. I wish my teens would still dress-up, but they outgrew Halloween ๐Ÿ™ Thanks for sharing these ideas on Merry Monday. BTW-I can’t use my caps in your comment box?

    Reply
    • amy mascott

      October 17, 2016 at 6:32 am

      hi, Erlene! Thanks for sharing! I have NO IDEA what the deal is w/ caps. . . you’re the first to say anything about it. I’ll have to check it out. sorry!

      Reply

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