You don’t have to re-create the grimy New York City sewers to pay homage to those heroes in a half shell (though you always could — they are frightening). This trunk-or-treat setup took inspiration from the TMNT’s love of a pizza and decorated the car to look like a pizzeria (though you can see the sewer-entrance manhole in the left corner).
43 Creative Trunk-or-Treat Ideas for Families Who Love to Go All-Out
Small sedan or SUV, these are what the best-dressed cars will be wearing come Halloween.
By Marisa LaScala Updated: Jun 26, 2023
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What’s so great about doing a trunk-or-treat event? Well, if you live in an area where houses are spread out, trunk-or-treating makes it easier to have the same kind of trick-or-treat experience in a smaller area. Even better, the cars get to wear costumes, too! People go all out with cool themes, balloons and goodie-bag giveaways to go with them.
If you’re looking for some inspiration, these are the best trunk-or-treat ideas for 2023. Many of them are pulled from favorite movies and TV shows, like The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Wednesday, Encanto or Pixar films. Others are more of a mood or a vibe, be it a spooky one or something that’s more colorful and cool. And still others like to turn the cars themselves into giant creatures, be they monsters, black cats or dragons. Whichever way you decide to go this year, you’re sure to have a well-dressed ride.
And if the effect is only greater if you or your family wears a costume that goes with the theme. To that end, take a look for inspiration for costumes for kids (including costumes for babies, costumes for toddlers and even maternity Halloween costumes that show off those baby bumps), family costumes and group costumes that can be worn to your trunk-or-treat event, too.
Super Mario Bros.
Frog Prince Paperie
Kids who were thrilled checking out Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad and Bowser on the big screen this year will get a kick out of this Super Mario Brothers trunk — I mean the Spooky Mario Brothers trunk. (Well, there are ghosts.) For this video game scene, paper lanterns became ghosts and chain chomps and tissue poofs became the bombs.
Flamingo
Keisha Sibert
This setup offers some good advice — if you don’t know what to be for Halloween, be a flamingo! Something like this is perfect for a family that doesn’t want to do anything ghoulish or scary.
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