Many ideas start with things your kids may already have in their closets. The best thing is you can make these DIY tween costumes together. There are even funny Halloween costumes for groups that work for the whole family or best friend Halloween costumes if they want to pair up with their BFF. We've also got plenty of ideas for some classics like DIY superhero costumes. To help you out, we've rounded up a bunch of incredibly creative costume ideas that will appeal to both boys and girl, including book lovers (yay, Harry Potter!), afternoon snackers (bring on the toaster pastries!), and mythical creatures (who doesn't love a mermaid or a Medusa?). And if you don't want to trigger a whole lot of eye rolling aimed at you, it's best to take their lead on deciding what they want to be this year. Middle schoolers aren't interested in little kid costumes, but they're not quite ready for adult costumes either.

Even if Halloween has always been your family's favorite holiday, things get tricky when your kids become tweens.

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