{"id":6797,"date":"2017-10-29T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T21:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:49:05","slug":"6-pajama-themed-halloween-costume-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/6-pajama-themed-halloween-costume-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Pajama-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to Halloween, there are those people who meticulously plan their costume a year in advance — finding the perfect props and carefully sewing, stitching, or gluing their masterpiece together — and then there are the rest of us. Halloween is less than a week away and we\u2019re willing to bet you don\u2019t have a costume either.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than be the party pooper who shows up to the Halloween bash as themselves, look no further than your pajama drawer. By utilizing your pajamas in these six simple costume ideas, you will be warm, comfortable, and at least a hundred dollars richer for not having ordered a last-minute costume online. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike an <\/span>inflatable T-Rex<\/span><\/a> or a <\/span>garden gnome<\/span>, you can wear your pajamas again and again. Here are costume ideas for the rest of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Six Ways to Wear Your PJs on Halloween<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Baby<\/a>\"Baby<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. Babies in Footy Pajamas<\/h3>\n

No need to splurge on a Halloween costume! Turning your <\/span>favorite footy pajamas<\/span><\/a> into a fun and comfortable costume is easy. Use your footies and go as a baby for Halloween. Throw your hair in pigtails, add blush for those sweet rosy cheeks, and buy a pacifier or an oversized lollipop. Doesn\u2019t get much easier than that!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hillbilly<\/a>\"Hillbilly<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Hillbilly Hunter in Flapjacks<\/h3>\n

For a playful Halloween costume, pick up a pair of super fun <\/span>flapjacks<\/span><\/a> and go as a hillbilly hunter. Add a winter hat, a jean jacket, and a pair of boots to complete the look. Pick up a cheap water gun or Nerf gun from a toy store. If you want to kick it up a notch, consider adding a <\/span>mullet wig<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Pregnant<\/a>\"Pregnant<\/a><\/p>\n

3. The Third Trimester in a Nightshirt<\/h3>\n

If there\u2019s one thing pregnant women love and appreciate, it\u2019s a pair of comfy pajamas\u2026 but really, who doesn\u2019t? Turn your <\/span>softest nightshirt <\/span><\/a>into a Halloween costume by hiding a beach ball in a shirt underneath and go as the \u201cThird Trimester.\u201d Throw on a pair of warm fuzzy slippers and waddle into the Halloween party with your hand on your back — costume complete!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"College<\/p>\n

4. College Student in Pajama Pants<\/h3>\n

When you think of pajama pants, you think of college kids rolling out of bed and sprinting to class. Pull out your warmest oversized <\/span>flannel pajama pants<\/span><\/a> and grab a backpack or a textbook. To really sell the \u201ccollege student\u201d look, wear a hoodie or pull a pair of Ugg boots over your jammies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Boxer\"Boxer<\/p>\n

5. Boxer in a Robe<\/h3>\n

The champ is here! Turn a soft, plush, <\/span>silky bathrobe<\/span><\/a> into a Halloween costume by going as a boxer. Put on a pair of athletic shorts, sneakers, high-top athletic socks, and tape your hands with medical tape to complete the effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Crazy\"Crazy<\/p>\n

6. Crazy Cat Lady in a Nightgown<\/h3>\n

If you have a nightgown in your dresser, you already have a funny Halloween costume to wear! Pick up a pack of large safety pins and a few<\/span> kitten stuffed animals<\/span><\/a>. Pin the cats to the nightgown and you have a cat lady costume! Go the extra mile and throw some rollers in your hair.<\/span><\/p>\n

With these Halloween costume ideas, there\u2019s no need to dress up for the party. <\/span>For more ideas for getting cozy in your PJs this fall, visit The Pajama Company at our blog, <\/span><\/i>thepajamacompany.com\/blog<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rather than be the party pooper who shows up to the Halloween bash as themselves, look no further than your pajama drawer. By utilizing your pajamas in these six simple costume ideas, you will be warm, comfortable, and at least a hundred dollars richer for not having ordered a last-minute costume online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[486,357,641,642,118,115,550,157,5,396,19,38,6],"tags":[675,151,581,426,482,67,158,676,634,35,10,523,24,658],"class_list":["post-6797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fall","category-family-2","category-family-fun","category-family-fun-family-2","category-flannel-pajamas","category-footies","category-halloween-2","category-holidays","category-mens-pajamas","category-nightshirt-fun","category-nightshirts-for-fun","category-pajama-fun","category-womens-pajamas","tag-bathrobes","tag-fashion","tag-flannel-pajamas","tag-flapjack-pajamas","tag-flapjacks","tag-footy-pajamas","tag-halloween","tag-halloween-costume","tag-mens-pajamas","tag-nightshirts","tag-pajamas","tag-robes","tag-sleepwear","tag-womens-pajamas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6797"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9478,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6797\/revisions\/9478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepajamacompany.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}