Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids: TV Characters

Even the junior couch surfers among us might want a TV-themed costume this year, and there are plenty of options:

Alex Russo from 'The Wizards of Waverly Place'
What You'll Need: Suite101.com's DIY instructions, and a few pieces of colorful clothing items that are probably in your kid's closet
Optional Accessories: A 'Wizards of Waverly Place' wand, spell book and fortune-teller ball
Whyatt Beanstalk and Wonder Red from 'Super Why!'
What You'll Need: The Whyatt/Super Why and Wonder Red costumes
Optional Accessories: Super Why Writer Kit and red and purple sneakers for Wonder Red

'Scooby-Doo'
What You'll Need: Scooby or Daphne costumes.
Optional Accessories: Scooby snacks, of course

Hannah Montana
What You'll Need: Depends on which Hannah you wanna be: Glam Hannah or rock-out Hannah
Optional Accessories: A microphone

Mr. Spock from 'Star Trek'
What You'll Need: The Spock uniform
Optional Accessories: They're really not optional: the Spock ears and wig

East Side High Wildcat cheerleader from 'High School Musical 3'
What You'll Need: A cheerleader skirt and top, complete with pom-poms
Optional Accessories: A Wildcat megaphone and an 'HSM' letterman jacket

Dora the Explorer and her pal Diego
What You'll Need: Dora or Diego
Optional Accessories: A Dora wig

Power Ranger
What You'll Need: Disney's red light-up Power Ranger costume
Optional Accessories: A red Power Ranger sword with sound

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More TV-themed kids' costumes:

• Handy Manny
• Clifford the Big Red Dog
• SpongeBob SquarePants costume for the kid and SpongeBob costume for the dog
• Batman
• 'Ben 10' Heatblast
• Elmo from 'Sesame Street'
• Barney
• Strawberry Shortcake
• Blues Clues
• 'Clone Wars'
• Bugs Bunny
• 'The Backyardigans'

And at CoolestHomemadeCostumes.com, find inspiration for DIY TV costumes like 'Alvin and the Chipmunks,' 'Ben 10,' 'Bob the Builder,' 'Curious George,' 'Dora the Explorer,' 'Muppets,' 'The Simpsons,' 'Veggie Tales' and 'WordGirl.'