Popular animal character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Halloween and cosplay are two of the best times to show off your creative side by dressing up as your favorite animal character. Whether you want to be a fierce lion or a cuddly kitten, there are plenty of options to choose from. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Marie Aristocats Costume (Disney White Kitten with the Pink Bow)
A Marie Aristocats costume is white cat ears with pink inner ears, a fluffy white outfit and tail, a big pink satin bow at the neck, a small pink bow on a tuft of hair, and a pink nose.
Timon and Pumbaa (The Lion King) Costume
A Timon and Pumbaa costume pairs a tan meerkat onesie with a rust-red hair tuft and brown hands against a maroon-brown warthog jumpsuit with cream tusks, a pink snout and a black mohawk mane.
Moo Deng Costume
A Moo Deng costume is a grey hippo onesie with a round hood, small hippo ear clips, and optionally a felt hippo snout mask — a slice of watermelon as a prop finishes the look.
Thesaurus Costume (Dinosaur Pun)
A thesaurus costume is a green dinosaur onesie pinned with index cards of synonym pairs like big/huge and fast/quick, plus a Roget's Thesaurus to carry. A thesaurus is a dinosaur that is also a word book.
King (Tekken) Costume
A King costume is a full jaguar-pattern mask covering the whole head — gold/tan fur with black spots and upright ears — worn bare-chested over black wrestling trunks, black compression tights, black wristbands, knee pads and knee-high wrestling boots.
Sven Costume from Frozen (Kristoff's Reindeer)
Sven costume from Frozen: a tan reindeer onesie with a cream chest and muzzle, tall branching antlers, and hoof gloves and boots for Kristoff's loyal reindeer companion.
Abu (Aladdin) Costume
Abu's costume from Aladdin is a reddish-brown monkey onesie with a tan face and belly, a small burgundy vest, and a red fez hat with gold trim.
Minnie Mouse Costume and Polka Dot Dress (Disney)
Minnie Mouse's costume is a red dress with white polka dots and a white collar, a matching polka dot bow, black mouse ears, white gloves, black tights and yellow shoes.
Mordecai's Costume from Regular Show
Mordecai's costume can be DIY-ed with a blue shirt, bird feathers, leggings, and blue hair dye.
Shari Lewis' Lamb Chop Costume
Wear a sheep costume and style it with mittens and red buttons.
Mouse in a Trap Costume
Mouse in a Trap’s costume is a long-sleeved gray T-shirt, gray sweatpants, white running shoes, mouse ears, a nose and a tail, and a giant cardboard mousetrap with foam trap bars.
Foghorn Leghorn's Costume from Looney Tunes
Rock the Foghorn Leghorn costume look with this chicken or rooster hoodie and the yellow chicken feet slipper!
Dragon's Costume from Shrek
You can do the dragon's costume by wearing a red dragon onesie or scale dress then add a dragon mask and wings to the look.
Donkey (Shrek) Costume
Donkey’s costume is a donkey-inspired shirt, straight-fit gray jeans with a gray donkey tail attached at the back, dark brown sneakers, and a donkey mask.
Mr. Snuffleupagus Costume
Mr. Snuffleupagus’s costume is a brown fleece onesie, fuzzy fleece brown slippers, long fuzzy brown socks, giant wiggle eyes with several streaks of black yarn, and a brown elephant nose.
Manta Ray's Costume
Manta ray costume can easily be recreated with a onesie or jumpsuit and a hat. You can also wear a manta ray kigurumi for a more detailed look.
Amaterasu from Okami's Costume
For Get a white Kimono and style it with a red obi, furry leg warms, and a fox mask.
Lilo and Stitch (& Angel) Couple Costume
Lilo’s costume is very laid-back. When she’s not in her hula class, she wears a red hibiscus-patterned dress and slip-ons. Stitch is a furry, blue alien.
Swoop Bald Eagle Mascot Cheerleader Costume
The DIY take for the bald eagle mascot costume can be started with a bald eagle mask and an eagle onesie.
Angler Fish's Costume
The Angler Fish costume can be recreated by wearing an orange onesie and an angler fish head piece.
Jiminy Cricket Costume
Jiminy Cricket’s costume is a yellow scarf, a red vest, brown pants, a black tailcoat, and a blue top hat. He is also known for bringing along a red umbrella.
Raichu's Costume from Pokémon
Raichu's costume can be recreated with a DIY mask, an orange hoodie, and paw slippers.
Spike the Dragon's Costume from My Little Pony
Spike the Dragon's outfit features a green shirt with stripes, a purple zip hoodie, a spiked headband and tail, and purple pants.
Donkey Kong's Costume
Donkey Kong's costume is a jumpsuit, tie, and character headpiece.
Sandworm's Costume from Beetlejuice
Capture the essence of the Sandworm with a black and white jumpsuit, Sandworm hat, or do it yourself with a striped onesie for a complete look.
Pete the Cat's Costume
Pete the Cat's look features a yellow sweater with groovy buttons, blue arm sleeves, pants, cat ears, tail,and comfy blue slippers.
Road Runner & Wile E Coyote Costume (Looney Tunes)
Road Runner and Wile E Coyote’s costume is a blue long-sleeved shirt, a blue tutu skirt, orange tights, a fake bird bill, and a blue leather headband for Road Runner, and a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and a wolf mask for Wile E. Coyote.
Baloo Costume from Talespin
Character’s costume is Grey bear onesie, grey bear claw slippers, loose khaki full-sleeve button-down shirt, and red captain hat.
Chopper's Costume from One Piece
Chopper's costume features a Chopper hat, striped shirt, orange shorts, and reindeer gloves and hooves.
Slug's Costume
The Slug costume features a mask or hairband, and a sweater and pants combo.
Blastoise's Costume from Pokémon
Blastoise's DIY costume can be recreated with a blue unitard, khaki shirt and shorts, a mask, and a shell backpack.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costume
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' costume can be DIY-ed with a turtle shirt, green long sleeved-shirts, and tights. Then, get a TMNT backpack, eye masks, and pieces of clothes to wear on the limbs.
Shadow the Hedgehog Costume from Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog's look can be recreated with a Shadow-inspired cap and hoodie. Then, style it with black pants, white gloves, and multi-colored shoes.
The Fox and the Hound Costume
The Fox and Hound’s costume is an orange long-sleeved shirt, orange pants, and orange fox ears for the Fox, and a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and floppy brown dog ears for the Hound.
Kanga and Roo Costume
Kanga and Roo’s costume is a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown leggings, brown kangaroo ears, and a brown baby sling for Kanga, and a brown onesie and a blue shirt for Roo.
Puss in Boots Costume from Shrek
Puss in Boots’s costume is an orange long-sleeved shirt, orange pants, a black cape, black renaissance boots, a tricorn hat, and a musketeer sword.
Cubone Costume from Pokemon
Cubone’s costume is a brown onesie, a Cubone-inspired helmet, and brings along a bone as its club.
Ender Dragon Costume from Minecraft
Ender Dragon’s costume is a black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black shoes, a pair of black dragon wings, and a cube-shaped dragon head.
Rango Costume
Rango's costume can be DIY-ed with a chameleon mask, a green pajama set, a tail, and a red Hawaiian shirt.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Costume
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's costume features a brown onesie or a set of furry sweaters, pants, and a red nose prop.