30 Wheelchair Costumes for Kids That 'Win' Halloween
One of my kids has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. While I consider myself crafty, I confess we have not had much “fun” creating a costume for my daughter that includes her chair. Maybe that will change this year, as she is all about decorating her wheels.
I was looking on Instagram for some inspiration and was impressed with the incredible creations I found. There are some pretty talented parents who put their love and time into decorating wheelchairs as part of their child’s costume.
In my search for costumes, I came across @wheelieawesomecostumes by Cassie McLelland. After creating costumes for her son, she decided to make them available for other parents (like me) who may not have the talent or “know how” to put these together. You also may have heard of @rollingwiththepunchesvlog — their yearly Halloween costumes have gotten lots of media attention.
There were so many other incredible costumes. These were so intricate and amazing, I wanted to share them with you. It is impossible to pick a favorite. Trust me! But maybe some will act as inspiration or spark an idea for you and your child this Halloween.
1. Harry Potter riding the Hogwarts Express? Yes, please!
2. Is that Ron Wesley conquering his fear of spiders and riding on Aragog?
3. Harry Potter, the “dragon whisperer.” I think he is ready to bust out of Gringotts.
4. It’s Russell from the movie, “Up!”
5. Don’t mess with this officer!
6. So do you think after he loaded his pumpkin he started loading his tractor with candy?
7. Arrrrr!
8. Say hello to “Uncle Sam.”
9. Batman and his Batmobile are pretty spectacular (and so is his family!).
10. Besides the fact she is a cutie, who doesn’t want to visit space with this girl?
11. Minecraft!
12. Who you gonna call?
13. His aircraft actually works — he can shoot out of the missiles!
14. Captain America and his awesome bike!
15. Time for a Halloween parade!
16. It’s Jake from the “Neverland Pirates.”
17. Batman, you look fantastic!
18. It’s Jack Skellington riding his coffin sleigh.
19. Start your engines!
20. Can I just say how impressive and creative it was to use solo cups for this costume?
21. Thomas the Tank has one handsome conductor.
22. It’s Buzz Lightyear from “Toy Story.”
23. How to train your dragon with style!
24. Cinderella, you are simply beautiful!
25. Matter never looked better.
26. Yep, that’s right, don’t mess with Batgirl!
27. Because look at her, she is fiercely adorable.
28. This Cabbage Patch doll for the win!
29. Moana, you will go far sweet girl!
30. May the force be with you!
All images used with permission.
Ellen Stumbo is the founder of Disability Matters, an organization with the mission to encourage every church to embrace disability. Ellen is a national speaker who focuses on issues pertaining adoption, faith, disability and parenting kids with disabilities. Ellen writes for several online platforms including Focus on the Family, LifeWay, MomSense, Not Alone, Mamapedia, Group, The Mighty and the Huffington Post. Her writing also appears in several book anthologies. Ellen blogs at ellenstumbo.com and you can also find her on Twitter and Facebook.
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