Carriers and Costumes: A hope&plum Halloween Sequel

It’s no secret that hope&plum loves Halloween. We think there’s no better time to get the whole family’s creative juices flowing. And when you have a baby, toddler, or little kid who loves to be worn in the family, you have to incorporate your carrier in some way! Whether your whole family follows a theme or you’re just looking for a creative way to carry your baby in costume, hope&plum has got you covered with our plethora of community contributed costume ideas over the years.

Using the Carrier Colors Perfect Pairs Group Costumes Summary Creativity Meets Our Carriers

Using the Carrier Colors

A great place to start is to take a look at the carriers you have and see if any of the colors or patterns inspire a costume idea.

A person stands in front of a wheat field smiling down at a baby worn in a brown patterned ring sling. The adult wears a crown of leaves and the baby wears a snail costume with the shell on the outside of the carrier. The baby is smiling.

@dearest.russells

A person walks with a toddler while wearing a baby in a yellow meh dai. The adult and toddler are dresses as snails.

@ganjagoddess

These two caregivers drew inspiration from their colorful carriers. One wearer dressed in shades of brown to match her Barley ring sling and donned a crown of leaves. Her baby transformed into a snail, snug in the carrier, with their shell on the outside of the sling. The other opted to dress as a snail to match her toddler while her baby sleeps soundly as a banana slug in her bright yellow Amber meh dai.

An adult in a blue wig stands in front of a fence holding hands with a toddler dressed as a shark and wearing a baby also dressed as a shark in a grey sing sling.

@messyasamother

An adult stands in a forest with leaves covering the ground wearing a baby with a shark hat in a blue ring sling.

Keep out of the water! Shark sighting! These two caregivers became the deep blue sea for their baby sharks, but both chose different carrier colors. One uses a Fin ring sling (see what they did there?) to wear their yellow shark while the other chose a blue sling to keep with the water vibe for their little fish.

An adult wearing a white dress and a red mushroom hat stands in a forest wearing a baby in a burnt orange ring sling.

@dear.mother.moon

An adult dressed in hunting camo complete with face mask stands in front of a tree while wearing a baby in a green ring sling. The baby wears a hunting camo cap.

These two caregivers trekked deep into the forest to find some costume carrier inspiration. One captures the iconic toadstool with a red hat with white polka dots and white dresses. In a burnt orange Clay ring sling, she and her baby match the changing Autumn leaves. The other forms a hunting party with the cutest little camo wearer in a green Saguaro sling carrier.

A caregiver in a purple wig and metallic makeup stands against a white background with yellow stars. She points up with a surprised face as she wears a toddler wearing a headband with metallic balls in a purple ring sling.

@_svb11

This caregiver used her inspiration to travel out of this world. She matches her purple Orchid ring sling to a purple wig, dons metallic lipstick, and provides some alien antennae to her toddler snuggled up against her in their carrier.

Perfect Pairs

Some of our caregiver/baby carrier combos find inspiration in famous friends, nature's pairs, and iconic duos from rhymes and art.

This caregiver cracked open their fantasy novel for costume carrier inspiration. They dressed as wizarding student from Hogwarts using a ring sling to snuggle up to their very own snowy owl.

A caregiver stands in a hallway dressed as a Hogwarts student in glasses and a robe. They wear a baby dressed as an owl in a ring sling.

A caregiver dressed as a flower wears a toddler dressed as a bee in a ring sling. There are wings attached to the outside of the sling.

@johannajourneys

An adult wears their baby in a brown ring sling while holding a tree branch. The baby and adult both wear feather hats to dress as birds.

The natural world inspired these two caregivers and their babies to transform their carriers into costumes. The first is a flower wearing a baby bee, complete with wings on the outside of their sling. The other transformed herself and her baby into birds complete with a brown sling tree and some branches with fall leaves.

An adult wears a pink ruffly dress and holds a staff in the style of Little Bo Peep. She wears a baby dressed as a white sheep in a white ring sling.

@thiswisewife

An adult stands against a background reminiscent of a cloudy sky. She wears a white dress and a unibrow to imitate Frida Kahlo. Her toddler wears a blue dress and unibrow and is worn in a yellow ring sling.

@_svb11

From nursery rhymes to surrealist art, these two caregivers' carrier costumes recalled iconic pairs. First is Little Bo Peep and her (unlost!) sheep, kept from wandering in a white ring sling. Then we have a reinterpretation of The Two Fridas this time with mother and daughter both dress as the famous Mexican painter and kept together with a striking yellow ring sling.

Group Costumes

One of the best parts of babywearing is how a carrier allows your littlest addition to fit right in with the rest of the family. What's the best way to add a baby into Halloween traditions? A group costume, of course. Our winner from last year unlocked this secret, and you can too!

A family of four stands in front of their garage. The two adults are dressed as chefs and the children are dressed as lobsters. The smaller child is worn in a grey ring sling.

@jayshea29

2023's winning family transformed into a pair of chefs and their little lobsters. A gray ring sling is transformed into the pot containing one lobster.

A family of four stands with the adults facing each other and supporting two children between them. The adults are dressed as graham crackers with one child as chocolate and the other as a marshmallow in a white sling.

@kristinalea5

This family is serving up sweetness dressed as a s'more. The adults are the graham crackers, sandwiching a toddler dressed as chocolate and a baby in a white sling as a marshmallow. They bring to mind cozy campfires and Autumn evening carrier snuggles.

Four people stand in a field in front of a wooden gate. The adult and two younger children are dressed as mushrooms. The baby is worn in a whimsically printed ring sling. The oldest child is dressed as a butterfly.

This family captures woodland whimsy with their group carrier costume. The oldest child is the lone butterfly with three accompanying mushrooms. A Frolic ring sling completes the costume.

Summary

Carriers and costumes go together hand in hand.

Some people draw inspiration from the color of their carriers.

Others look to fantasy and history for ideas.

Still others come up with a fun group costume idea and incorporate carriers in creative ways.