How to Dress Like a Baby for Halloween

Hey, adulthood is hard. When you're in the middle of a tough work day, or fighting with an insurance company or your knees ache for no good reason, the idea of being a little kid again sure sounds nice. Who doesn't want to return to a time when your only responsibilities were eating and sleeping? You can't go back in time, so dressing like a baby for Halloween might be the closest thing. If nothing else, it's a great excuse to openly cry in public.

Halloween stores often sell novelty baby costumes, but you don't have to buy one of those to dress like a baby for Halloween. The most comfortable way to create your own baby costume is generally going to be wearing a pair of footed pajamas. The popularity of onesies for adults certainly makes it easier to dress like a baby for Halloween than it used to be, and you can get a lot of future use out of this garment. Carry a baby bottle or rattle, wear a bib and put a pacifier on a string to hang around your neck.

A more elaborate baby costume starts with a bodysuit that matches your skin color. This gives you full body coverage and covers any unbabylike body hair or tattoos. Wear white cotton or athletic shorts on top of the bodysuit. Pull up the fabric on either side of your leg to make the shorts into the shape of a diaper and use colorful diaper pins to hold the fabric in place near your hips. Look through baby onesies with funny sayings to find one you like and then make your own cropped T-shirt with the same phrase to wear with your "diaper."

Why dress like any old baby when you could dress like a famous baby? There are a few cultural figures you could imitate with your costume. If you're going to an adult party and are willing to be a little risqué and not wear a shirt, dress as Baby New Year. This character has commonly been illustrated wearing nothing but a diaper, a top hat and a white sash embroidered with the new year.

Stewie Griffin of "Family Guy" is another famous baby in the media. Copy his look with a yellow long-sleeve T-shirt under red overalls. You can also dress as the nonhuman (but very adorable) baby Yoda, wearing a long brown coat or bathrobe and a green baby Yoda hood.

Dressing like a baby for Halloween is especially apt when you're the parent of a literal baby, and you've definitely heard enough real crying to be able to do an accurate impression. Dress your infant in a coordinating "adult" costume to create a funny photo opportunity. Put the baby in a suit and bow tie or dress to make the baby look as formal as possible, or if you have a signature clothing style, recreate it on your baby to make the baby look like a miniature version of adult you. For example, if you live in concert T-shirts and red Converse, buy or borrow these items in your infant's size.

Alternatively, use some accessories to dress the baby like a stereotypical elderly person. Depending on your baby's age and willingness to participate, you might be able to get the baby to wear a gray wig and glasses. If your baby is able to stand or walk on his own, you can even make your own pretend walker for him to use or pose with. Create the walker out of PVC pipes. Attach tennis balls or wheels to the bottom of each leg to help the child push the walker along the floor.