Say hello to your adaptive Halloween inspiration!
What better time than Halloween to let your imagination run wild, create a costume that’s the perfect blend of creativity and humour – and then take to Instagram to show off your handy-work!
We’ve found a handful of Instagram users whose adapted creations are sure to spark some Halloween inspo this October 31. From a Batmobile wheelchair to a Gingerbread Man who looks good enough to eat, here are our favourite costumes for people with a disability.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Sundquist (@joshsundquist) on Oct 26, 2018 at 7:44am PDT
A post shared by Josh Sundquist (@joshsundquist) on Oct 26, 2018 at 7:44am PDT
Embedded content description: A man in a Genie costume stands in a gold lamp in his backyard.
Our take: Motivational speaker John Sundquist, who lost his left leg to cancer as a child, is known for his creative Halloween outfits. On his Genie costume reveal John joked: “Can your friends do this?”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Sundquist (@joshsundquist) on Oct 25, 2017 at 10:19am PDT
A post shared by Josh Sundquist (@joshsundquist) on Oct 25, 2017 at 10:19am PDT
Embedded content description: A man in a pink leotard balancing on two pink poles and holding his foot in a flamingo mask in the air.
Our take: John Sundquist at it again! He writes, “I’d spotted an ostrich at the zoo and thought, ‘Hey that looks like me. If I was, you know, doing a handstand on my crutches’. A few minutes later, I walked by the flamingos and thought, ‘Even better’.”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sam vs. VWM (@samvsvwm) on Oct 26, 2019 at 1:47pm PDT
A post shared by Sam vs. VWM (@samvsvwm) on Oct 26, 2019 at 1:47pm PDT
Embedded content description: A girl in a pink Kaftan is pushing a boy in a wheelchair that’s decorated as a Yellow Submarine.
Our take: Beatlemania alert! Instagram user samvvsvwm writes, “First outing of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely-Hearts Club Band and the yellow submarine!”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brittany Morse (@brittanymorse4) on Oct 12, 2019 at 3:08pm PDT
A post shared by Brittany Morse (@brittanymorse4) on Oct 12, 2019 at 3:08pm PDT
Embedded content description: A young boy in a brown jacket and bowtie dressed as Carl from ‘Up’.
Our take: Carl from ‘Up’ never looked so adorable! Instagram user brittanymorse4 writes, “Brantley is just over here making the absolute BEST out of having a disability and rocking his medical equipment with his awesome Halloween costume.”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Layle (@amputay_) on Nov 3, 2018 at 4:08pm PDT
A post shared by Taylor Layle (@amputay_) on Nov 3, 2018 at 4:08pm PDT
Embedded content description: A woman dressed up as Gingerbread Man from ‘Shrek’. She’s holding a candy-cane-decorated walking stick and standing in front of a white fence.
Our take: The attention to detail in this Gingerbread Man from ‘Shrek’ costume is incredible. Instagram user amputay_ deserves extra Halloween lollies for her efforts!
OK dear readers, now over to you!
Top image: John Sundquist, Instagram
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