Hey everyone, get out your pens and pencils! Here are five extra easy, back to school, Halloween costume pairing ideas, plus a few bonuses, for you and your friends to try out.

Danny Phantom and Sam Manson from Danny Phantom

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Continued to be adorned by fans alike, this costume pairing is great if you and your partner want to release both your inner goth and/or ghoul during this school year. Let's just hope that Mr. Lancer would agree as well!

What You’ll Need:

For Danny:

• A white shirt
• Blue jeans
• Sneakers

For Sam:

• A black tank top with an adorable skull in the middle
• A black mini skirt(if your school doesn’t allow it, then any black skirt would do)
• Black boots

For the most part, you should be able to find some of these items in your very own home. However, if not, feel free to check out any department or second hand shop for the clothes that you don’t already have.

Show Synopsis: A boy named Danny Phantom accidently becomes half ghost after pressing a button in his parent’s lab that transports half of his soul into the ghost realm. As a result, he accidently releases some ghosts, which he and his friends, Sam and Tucker, had to find and bring back before anyone gets suspicious.

Dipper and Mabel Pines in Gravity Falls

A nice starting set for anyone looking to unleash their inner fanboy/girl while surviving a grueling first day of school.

Hope you guys like peanut butter and jelly, by the way!

For Dipper:

• A blue and white hat with a blue pine tree
• A dark blue vest
• A pink shirt
• A pair of khaki shorts
• A pair of white socks
• A pair of dark blue Toms (or any equivalent of dark blue shoes)
• Optional: A peanut butter suit

For Mabel:

• A green, pink, or blue headband
• An over long sleeved red sweater with a shooting rainbow star on it
• A purple skirt
• A pair of white socks
• A pair of black shoes
• Optional: A jelly suit

Basically, if you already have a set of appropriate school clothes, all that you would need is a sewing machine, some paint, and maybe an iron and you should be all set.

Show Synopsis: A group of twins named Dipper and Mabel Pines are sent to live with their great-uncle, Grunkle Stan, in the town of Gravity Falls, where evil and unexpected mysteries await.

Steven Universe and Connie Maheswaran in Steven Universe

Although our costume pairing may not allow you to fuse with your best friend for life, this is still a cool idea for anyone who wants to stand out amongst the crowd and not get in trouble with school authorities(knowing how strict they can be about student dress code these days…).

For Steven:

• A pink shirt with a gold star in the middle(you can easily paint the star on using acrylic paint or make a seperate patch using yellow felt)
• A pair of blue jeans
• A pair of sandals

For Connie:

• A teal colored shirt
• A white jumper
• A long blue skirt
• A pair of white shoes(flats are fine)

To be fair, Connie doesn’t exactly have a single iconic outfit like our friend, Steven, does. However, on the bright side, at least this leaves some room for creativity. :)

Show Synopsis: Considered one of Cartoon Network’s very first LGBTQIA+ positive shows for kids, Steven Universe is a show about a boy named Steven who discovers more about his gem heritage while living under the roof of three eccentric gems: Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.

Meanwhile, his best friend, Connie, learns that there is more to life than following in her parents’ footsteps.

Jimmy Hopkins and Gary Smith in Bully

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Though not the most creative costume pairing on our list, at least it’s one of the easiest. So if you’re attending a preparatory school or any school that requires its students to wear uniforms, then neither you nor your partner should have any problems getting adjusted to these outfits.

Just try not to get in trouble with the school principal if he finds out what the both of you have been up to lately….

For Jimmy:

• A white collared short-sleeved shirt
• A blue sweater vest with a yellow lining at the collar area
• Black khaki pants
• Brown leather shoes

For Gary:

• A white collared short-sleeved shirt
• A teal sweater vest with a yellow lining at the collar area
• A Bullworth Academy patch that you can easily iron onto your sweater vest
• Black khaki pants
• Brown leather shoes

Of course, you are more than welcome to make female versions of these two. So don’t feel limited to what is already on this blog(or in the game for that matter). If you keep imagining yourselves in charge of a large empire, go ahead and do what you want to modify these costumes. The real spirit comes from the fun of making them. :)

Video Game Synopsis: In this semi-open world platform game, you play as a bully named James “Jimmy” Hopkins in the fictional town of Bullworth, who goes around completing quests, most of which involve beating up people, running errands, and passing classes.

Luna Lovegood and Hermione Granger in Harry Potter

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Though these two never had any formal interactions throughout the Harry Potter universe outside of simple meet and greets and the occasional party, you never know as to what kinds of stories that you and your friend might have creating this costume pairing.

For Luna:

• A pair of pink Quibbler glasses(blue on one side and pink on the other)
• A dark blue sweater
• A pair of mahogany colored pants
• Black or brown boots
• Optional: A copy of the “Quibbler”, which you can find on either Amazon or Etsy

Fun mini craft idea: To make the glasses yourself, you can trace an outline of them on a piece of printer paper and cut it out. Make sure that the glasses are big enough to fit your eyes(maybe even bigger if you want it to be as wild and wacky as Luna’s).

With the design in your hand, you can trace it onto a piece of cardboard, which you can later cut using either a knife or scissors.

After that, you can either use pink cardstock or gift wrapping paper, as well as a stick of glue, to cover the ugly cardboard. If you’re really pressed for time, you can paint your glasses with pink paint and apply glitter onto them.

While either the paint or glue used to put the paper on dries, feel free to cut out two types of foil: one red and one blue, and place them onto the insides of your glasses using either glue or clear tape.

Volia! Your glasses should be complete.

For Hermione:

• A black Gryffindor robe
• A white collared shirt
• A red and gold striped gryffindor tie, which you can purchase at either Hot Topic or any convention of your choice
• A black or grey pleated skirt
• Black stockings/knee socks
• Black Mary Jane shoes
• Optional: Either a wand or a copy of “Hogwarts: A History” would do

If you want to save some extra time and money dressing up as both characters, you can buy two separate Hogwarts badges: one for Gryffindor and one for Ravenclaw, and attach them to your robe. This is an especially great costume idea for those fellow Hogwarts students who feel like they belong to more than one house and/or want to do a genderbend cosplay pairing.

Synopsis: A young boy named Harry Potter receives an unexpected invitation to go to a magical school called Hogwarts, where he encounters all sorts of magical creatures and fantastic people such as his friends, the eccentric, but loveable Luna Lovegood and his intelligent, but naive friend, Hermione Granger.

BONUS!!!!!!!

Baldi and Friend in Baldi’s Basics in Education and Learning

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Oh hi, welcome to our schoolhouse! Don’t let Professor Baldi and the rest of the school the next time you forget to study for a Math test. Even if you’re not a huge fan of cheesy educational games or Math problems, we can guarantee that these costume ideas are great for anyone who is looking to bring out their inner gamer and survive through the school year.

For Baldi:

• A long sleeved green shirt
• Blue pants/jeans
• Black shoes

For Friend:

• Either a black cardboard figure of a human being with a white question mark drawn inside or nothing at all(HA HA! Just kidding about the last part)
• Optional: A black notebook/any regular composition book of your choice

Since Friend is an unseen character, basically, you can wear any school clothes that you want. We say school because hey, the whole game pretty much takes place inside of a school building, right?

Game synopsis: In this cheesy, yet fun, semi-educational game, you play as a student solving math puzzles and collecting notebooks for Friend before Baldi, the Freddy Krueger of bad educational games, comes out and gets you.

Stanley “Stan” Marsh and Wendy Testaburger in South Park

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Though technically not the most age-appropriate friendly show in the American market, at least the clothes that the kids wear in the show seem age appropriate. Either way, these costume ideas are great for anyone who lives out in a cool, quiet, mountain town and wants to get into the Halloween spirit ahead of time.

For Stan:

• A blue hat with a red lining and puffball
• A red turtleneck shirt
• A brown jacket
• Blue jeans
• Red mittens
• Black shoes

For Stan, if you can’t find the perfect hat, you can easily make one yourself using red cloth, a blue snow hat, and a red puffball that you can either purchase at a craft store or make yourself using red yard and possibly a pair of knitting needles.

For Wendy:

• A pink beret(which you can easily find in a secondhand store)
• A purple jacket
• A black turtleneck shirt
• Yellow pants
• Black mittens
• Black shoes

Show Synopsis: Since the show’s initial broadcast, what was once a show about four boys growing up in the fictional, quiet, mountain town of South Park, Colorado, ultimately grew into one of America’s most infamous political satires to date.

Conclusion:

So tell us fellow cosplayers, what do you think of our back to school Halloween costume outfits thus far? Is there another costume pairing idea that you think should be on our list for next time? What did you think of the Luna Lovegood glasses craft idea? Stay tuned for our next blog!

P.S. To those going to PAX West at the end of August, boy do we have a special treat just for you. So please, stick around for that as well. ;)