50 Work-Appropriate Halloween Costumes You Can Wear to the Office

Take it back to the lunchroom with these adorably creative costumes that are easy to DIY. Pick your favorite (we love the juice box!) and grab your closest coworkers to join in on the group costume fun. Plus, you now have no excuse not to take your lunch to work on Halloween.

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If you've never seen the movie Troop Beverly Hills, you should stream it ASAP. To honor this rad 1980s movie, dress as the Girl Scouts-like troop for your office party. Feel free to do the "Freddie" and sell pretend cookies to really capture your costume's essence.

Get the DIY Troop Beverly Hills costume tutorial at Studio DIY.

If you and your work friends bonded over your shared love of flavored sparkling water, this iconic La Croix costume will turn heads at the office Halloween party. For an easier take on the costume, you can use a solid colored T-shirt dress as the base of your costume and skip the hula hoops.

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Love burgers? You are what you eat, as they say. You'll need a brown or beige dress to present as a bun, then just DIY your seeds and a belt that resembles the burger topped with lettuce, cheese, and tomato.

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All white, plus a vest, plus brown boots = Princess Leia, the beloved heroine from the Star Wars franchise. Easily recognizable for an office Halloween party, but effortless is key!

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Remember when Starbucks came out with the adorably pinkish-purple unicorn drink? Who knows what was even in that thing, but now you can dress like it for your office Halloween party.

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Arguably one of the funniest costumes on this list, this Instant Pot outfit will wow your coworkers. By now, everyone knows what an Instant Pot is. Show your love for your favorite kitchen appliance by DIY-ing this cool costume.

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Bring the fun to your office party with an interactive Halloween costume. This carnival game ensemble is so cute. You'll need a white parasol to make the wheel, and a dress you don't mind ironing and painting on.

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Do you and your coworkers congregate at the Swiss Miss station in your office? If so, this fun costume is perfect for Halloween at the office. Let's just hope you don't have to do a lot of sitting in the office the day of the costume party.

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Pick your favorite type of pasta, make it out of foam padding, and attach it in front of your regular clothes. Voila: Pasta costume! This costume idea can also work well for a family costume on Halloween night.

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When it comes to office costumes, the best kind are ones that easily incorporate your regular office wear. This chill pill can be easily recreated with a work-appropriate top and bottom in different colors. Just cut the letters for the word "chill" out of felt to complete the costume.

Get the Chill Pill costume tutorial at Studio DIY.

Even though Halloween happens in the fall, bring summer fun to the day by dressing up as a beach ball or palm tree. Go in on this pair costume with your work bestie to make it a beach duo.

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This Halloween costume may look high maintenance, but this balloon garland is easy to put on when you want to showcase it and take off when you're sitting at your desk trying to get work done.

Get the Balloon costume tutorial at A Kailo Chic Life.

How fun is this DIY costume? Showcases one of the biggest catchphrases of the year: "But first, coffee" with this easy-to-make Halloween costume. Bonus: It requires very few materials and minimal artistic talent.

Get the Coffee Cup costume tutorial at A Kailo Chic Life.

For this Halloween, wear something in the zeitgeist. The Instagram trend "plants on pink" is easy to recreate with a pink dress and some leaves.

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If you're not familiar with Care Bears, which were huge in the 1980s, this costume idea brings that back. Just find some sweatsuits in fun colors, and make a graphic to go on your tummy expressing a feeling or accolade, like a heart for "Tenderheart" bear. Don't forget to make paper bear ears for the hood.

Get the Care Bear Costume tutorial at See Vanessa Craft.

This Halloween, you can dress as your favorite childhood treat: the candy necklace. You'll need a one-colored jumpsuit or two-piece to pull it off, preferably in a bright color.

Get the Candy Necklace costume tutorial at Studio DIY.