- Many of the most popular family costumes are inspired by television characters. The Flintstones are among the favorites. Mom is Wilma, Dad is Fred, daughter is Pebbles and the family pet can dress as Dino. Extended family can dress as the Rubbles: Barney, Betty and Bam-Bam. With some ragged animal print clothing or fabric, character-inspired wigs and bare feet, your family will have prehistoric fun.
- The Addams Family characters offer a range of options for roles. Gomez, Morticia, Pugsly and Wednesday are the immediate family members, and additional family members can dress as Uncle Fester or Cousin It. The Addams family outfits aren't difficult to devise. Gomez typically wears a striped suit. Moticia wears a long, black, slim-fitting dress. Wednesday's look is a pale face and short black dress with white lapels, and Pugsley's trademark is his horizontally striped black-and-white T-shirt.
- If your family is a comical group or if the members have very different personalities, the characters from "The Simpsons" are a good option. The family of five includes bald, beer-bellied dad Homer; Marge, the mother with extremely tall blue hair; Lisa, the studious daughter who plays the saxophone; Bart, the rebellious, daredevil son with a skateboard; and Maggie, the baby who loves her pacifier.
- Everyone knows this classic movie about the wonderful quartet of Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion. Mom or daughter can dress as Dorothy in brown braids, blue-and-white checkered dress and the all-important ruby slippers. Dad and sons can choose from the Powerful Oz, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow or the Cowardly Lion. Even the family dog can get into the act as Toto -- if it's small enough to fit in a picnic basket.
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