The 31 Best Adaptive and Wheelchair Costumes to DIY or Buy
Whether you make it yourself or pick it up from Target, you'll do Halloween in style.
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From cool covers that easily hook or tie onto the side of a wheelchair to costumes with hidden panels for tube access, wheelchair and adaptive costumes for Halloween have come a long way. This year, stores like Party City, Spirit Halloween, HalloweenCostumes.com, Target and shopDisney are offering their own lines of wheelchair covers and adaptive costumes, so kids can trick-or-treat as their favorites characters. From Buzz Lightyear to Elsa to mermaids and sharks who live under the sea, these wheelchair costumes and adaptive outfits will let them have the best Halloween ever.
Of course, even with so many ready-to-buy offerings, it's often the DIY projects that still wow the most. Ideas like rangers from Jurassic Park, a Ghostbuster driving an Ecto-1 or a Dr. Who (complete with TARDIS) let families and other trick-or-treaters get in on the act.
Here are our favorite wheelchair and adaptive costumes, a mix of ready-to-buy and DIY, for whatever level of Halloween you're ready to take on this year. And, if you're ready for more Halloween inspiration, we also have ideas for group family costumes, Halloween costumes for babies, toddler Halloween costumes, kids' Halloween costumes, teenager Halloween costumes and sibling Halloween costumes.
'Top Gun' Costume
When you feel "the need for speed," get inspiration from this Top Gun costume. In addition to creating a flight suit and jet, this family went all-out and even had an exhaust effect for this photo.
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Dr. Who Costume
Any young Dr. Who would look the part with his very own TARDIS. This young Doctor's parents made it a family costume by going as companion Amy Pond and Rory the Roman.
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Pottery Barn Kids Adaptive Unicorn Costume Accessory Set
This beautiful unicorn set comes with the skirt, the headband and a set of wings. If unicorns don't delight, Pottery Barn Kids also has a dino costume accessory set.
Ferry Grogu across the galaxy with this costume, inspired by The Mandalorian. You can get the adaptive costume and the wheelchair cover separately.
With this costume, your child will feel just like Elsa at the end of Frozen 2. You can even get a wheelchair cover that looks like the Water Nokk. But you have to wait a little longer: They're expected to be available at the end of August.
Captain Jack Sparrow Costume
A costume perfect for trick-or-treating ... or sacking Tortuga. Either way. (Click here for more information about a fundraiser to get this Captain an off-road-capable rig.)
Hyde & EEK! Boutique Adaptive Toddler Llama Halloween Costume
Target has many adaptive and wheelchair costumes in its Hyde & Eek! Boutique, including this fuzzy llama costume, which has a full-length side zipper and shoulder snap closure. It also comes as a dragon, a unicorn, a shark and a kangaroo.
Jurassic Park Palentologist Costume
The inflatable T-Rex really adds a sense of urgency to this Jurassic Park outfit. This family chose to do a group costume, with siblings dressed as additional dinosaurs.
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Forget pirates — what you really have to watch out for is sharks! The tail of this costume is a blanket, and it also comes with the shark hat.
Kids can become denizens of the deep with this mermaid blanket tail, which comes with the coordinating headpiece. You also get the shell for the back of the chair.
Transform into the Caped Crusader! In this costume, the arm sleeve, abdominal and pant inseam have openings to make it easy to get in and out of, and it also has a detachable cape. You can also get a Batmobile wheelchair cover.
This looks like a complete gown, but there isn't a full skirt in the back so it's comfortable for a kid to sit in a wheelchair. This costume is also made-to-order using your child's measurements, so order early!
Not only does this costume have adaptive features, like a rear opening, a flap for tubes and self-stick fabric closure, it also lights up! The chest trim lights up (batteries required), and can also be turned off.
Candy Man Costume
Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew? The Candy Man can! And any kid would look sweet with a costume covered in colorful treats.
Use side panels, zip ties and hook-and-loop closures to turn a wheelchair into a pirate ship! Note: The pirate duds are sold separately.
Hyde & EEK! Boutique Adaptive Dragon Halloween Costume
This dragon looks like it means business! It comes with the headpiece and jumpsuit, but you can also get the wheelchair cover with the wings separately.
Minecraft Costume
At some point, every kid goes through a Minecraft phase, right? Steve riding a Minecraft pig is an easy costume to DIY at the last minute.
Choo-choo! With this wheelchair cover, they'll look like they're in an antique steam train. You just have to get the conductor's outfit to go with it.
The Incredibles
Incredibles fans can take a ride in their own Incredibmobile. The Incredibles costume is made from stretchy material that opens at the back, and also has a flap in the front for tube access. The costume and wheelchair cover can be purchased separately.
Construction Worker Costume
If your little trick-or-treater is fascinated with bulldozers, excavators and all things construction, consider a costume like this backhoe/scoop truck. Guaranteed to bring in a big haul of candy.
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; previously, she wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her toy-collecting husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found helping out her team at bar trivia or posting about movies on Twitter and Bluesky.
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