Put the sweet in trick-or-treat with these ingenious kid costume ideas

Do children's costumes seem like more trick than treat this Halloween? The sheer number of choices can create option paralysis.

Should you dress your daughter up as her favorite animal? Your son as his favorite Disney character? Can the twins tolerate matching pumpkin outfits? And do you have enough crafty brain cells to assemble the costume yourself, or are you marching to the store?

To help you get this decision over with to focus on the real important stuff -- what kind of candy to buy! -- we've gathered together dozens of creative ideas to help inspire you this Halloween.

1.Easy Halloween costumes you can make for the kids (we promise!)

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5. DIY octopus costume out of an umbrella

6. Old school pop-culture

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12. Double duty costumes

13. Costumes under $35

14. Double trouble! Costumes for twins

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15. See how these families dressed their multiples for Halloween

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