Bored of the Bunny? Halloween Ideas for Girls Who Want to Be Ahead of the Game

By Addy Chee-Wong

I know why you’re here, ladies. Let’s say it in unison: We’re all bored of the bunny, deer, mouse, cat, police officer, and vampire. AKA the repetitive female costumes that somehow find our feeds. 

And no, being a kitten, hare, rat, fawn, FedEx worker, or mysterious girl with a bunch of blood on her neck isn’t any different. 

DON’T LET THE TEENAGE GIRL ALGORITHM GET YOU!!! You’re safe here, they can’t hurt you anymore (or at least right now - also assuming you are not reading this in October and about to go into TikTok or Instagram)

I’ve been nose deep in RuPaul’s Drag Race recently (yup, so far seasons 1-14 and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars seasons 1-6), where essentially gay men use gender as performance. Many dress up as different women, from southern traditional beauty queens to modern, out-of-the-box half-monster or lizard fantasy looks (I see you, Yvie Oddly). Drag queens have been doing this for YEARS. Although a good number of the show’s viewers are women at around 50%, I still see my basic farm animals roaming the streets come the big day in October. 

Here are my ideas and hopes for Halloween 2025 (honestly, let’s all congregate and show up together with beards - do drag, take back masculinity and femininity; let’s have the whole house while we’re at it):

1. Viking

This is tame, strong, and you can dress it up with a beard, braids, a 3D printed axe (or a Minecraft sword stolen from your brother - or your own, we’d be twinning), a night fury, and of course, changing your name to Stoick the Vast (Don’t worry girlfriend, I’ll be your personal Gobber). 

2. Santa

Forget the “Trick or treat, trick or treat, give me something good to eat”, we strive for “Ho, ho, ho! I’m Santa :D Thank you for the candy. I’ll take just enough to keep my elves working and Mrs. Claus smiling. Oh wait! You want to give me more to make sure you’re not on my Naughty List? Well, okay if you insist :)”

Christmas isn’t that far away. Why not elongate the holiday? If you’re still having doubts, I want to tell you from personal experience, it was a blast. I bought the white wig, full beard, round glasses, and a complete red and white suit with the accessorized black buckle. I felt like a celebrity, not only because I was the infamous man, but also because almost everyone had my face on their Coke cans. Ahh fame. 

3. Colonel Sanders

Bring the family bucket if you do this. 

4. Wizard

Really, the creative freedom is yours. You're either the wizard that helps King Arthur and Shrek, Gandalf from Lord of the Rings (my personal fav), Dumbledore (we all know who that is from), or honestly, you can derive your own character. If you want to be REALLY specific, you can use the Dungeons&Dragons way and choose your own subclass. I’ve walked you down this path far enough, now fly. 

5. Campbell’s Tomato Soup 

Hungry? Well, like many teenage get-togethers where almost everyone does not eat, or the mere spare quarter bag of barbecue chips left on the countertop, you will bring the party back to life, acting as the sole food representative. Does anyone have bread? Make this costume your own.

6. Garfield

This cat is the epiphany of “girl dinner” - pasta????? I rest my case, ladies (oh and buy the inflatable; it’s much better. Trust).

7. Garlic Bread

I’m circling back with the food. Garlic bread sounds good. Why not? 

8. Yellow

I like yellow. 

Cue Coldplay's “and it was all yellow” - you will be the “all yellow,” my dear. Now, you have become a star. 

I know what you’re thinking. Ugh, why do most of these costumes come with beards? Well, you’re reading my work. I’ll have you know that my Dungeons & Dragons character, Sanders, does not come to play. He is a 6'7" Tiefling Monk, ripped bod, absolute gent, and powered by a small and borderline unathletic asian woman. I will admit, I sprained both my ankles my freshman year on a camping trip. But try me if you dare. Full stop. The end.