| Even more than candy and trick-or-treating, | | | | - Lock and Key |
| dressing up is an integral part of Halloween. | | | | - Nut and Bolt |
| Choosing the right costume can be a difficult | | | | Group Costume Ideas |
| proposition, never mind finding the right couple | | | | The larger your group, the more difficult it |
| costume. Selecting a group costume can be even | | | | becomes to make a group costume decision. It |
| more troublesome. | | | | also becomes more of a challenge to find enough |
| Before you get down to the business of selecting | | | | costumes variations within a theme to |
| your group or couple costumes, you have to find | | | | accommodate the group. Online costume |
| a costume source. The first place you can look is | | | | providers can be an invaluable resource when it |
| your local department or discount store. While | | | | comes to these types of volume purchases. |
| their selection is sometimes limited, you may still | | | | The easiest way to costume your group is to |
| be able to find the right costumes. Your best | | | | select a theme, with each member of the group |
| chance is to go early though. The closer it gets to | | | | having a slightly varied costume, perhaps based |
| Halloween, the more picked over the selection. If | | | | on gender or age. |
| you have access to a Halloween specialty shop, | | | | For a larger group, around ten to twenty, a |
| or a costume shop, you may find a wider | | | | theme such as sea animals might work. Each |
| selection available. | | | | group member selects a different sea creature, |
| Couple Costume Ideas | | | | such as shark, fish, eel, lobster, etc. Another idea |
| The easiest place to start with a couple costume | | | | would be for each member to dress as a |
| is to consider famous duos. Here are just a few | | | | character from the Star Wars series of movies. |
| examples of male/female duos to get you | | | | If you have a smaller group of people, one of the |
| started: | | | | following group ideas may work for you: |
| - Adam and Eve | | | | - Superheroes (Superman, Batman, Catwoman, |
| - Bonnie and Clyde | | | | Wonder Woman, Spiderman, Batgirl, etc.) |
| - Jack and Jill | | | | - Pirates |
| - Cinderella and Prince Charming | | | | - The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy, the Tin Man, the |
| - Pharaoh and Cleopatra | | | | Cowardly Lion, Munchkins, Glenda, etc.) |
| Often fairy tales and movies can be excellent idea | | | | One online provider even offers group costumes |
| starters. One online costume provider offers a Ball | | | | based on cocktails and fast food. |
| and Chain costume. | | | | No matter the size of your group, from two |
| For non gender-specific costume pairings, consider | | | | through twenty, with a little planning, you can find |
| ideas such as: | | | | a Halloween costume theme that works for |
| - Salt and Pepper | | | | everyone in the group. |