I know it’s early, but my wife and I are already talking about what to dress Tink as for Halloween. And the topic of dressing him as a little tiny Gene Simmons came up. So what’s the best costume for the under-1 set?
For foxykid’s first Halloween I dressed him as a spider and made myself a ‘web’ with a long grey skirt and white yarn. Easy peasy.
I assume putting him in white jump-suit with black bowler hat & fake eyelash as a Clockwork Orange droog is out of the question?
I really do like the Gene Simmons idea. If a wee GS appeared at my door, he’d get all the candy as I collapsed laughing on the ground.
Best one we ever had at our door was a mom dressed as a giant white rabbit and her infant snugly in a carrot suit.
When I first read the OP, I got Gene and Richard Simmons mixed up.
For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why you’d want to put your kid through that.
Electronic Chaos is onto something here. Teenie tiny shorts and a tank top. Body Glitter. White dude fro wig.
Hell, I wanna be Richard Simmons for Halloween.
You should make some sort of suit that incoporates the backpack carrier and be some sort of two headed freak.
I had the best idea for a costume when my friend told me that her husband liked to walk around with their baby perched on his shoulder. I said, hey, why don’t you dress her up like a parrot, and he can wear a pirate costume. She loved it, and I felt brilliant for one brief, shining moment. I never got to see the costume, though. 
It’s maybe a little lame, but my cousin made her son a “pile of leaves” costume a few years back-a red sweat suit and some fake leaves and there you go! You could dress as a big rake, or a tree.
How about sending a kid out dressed as Jon Benet Ramsey?
Did you see The Incredibles?
They had a baby, Jack-Jack by name.
There are adult sized costumes for the Mr. Incredible & the Elastigirl in the two of you.
Go as a set!
Here’s the LINK
Or, similarly, dress the kid up as Jack-Jack, and say you’re the babysitter. Kari’s kinda indisposed after the last session… 
How 'bout Kanga and a little Roo?
Sorry…didn’t mean to quote on that last one.
Ooh! Ooh! Quatto from Total Recall! (use the front pouch carrier instead of the backpack)
Wrap him in tin foil and say he’s a baked potato. (you’ll probably use A LOT less foil than when I did it a few years ago 
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YES!! I love that idea, if you wear a loose fitting coat to conceal the little nipper. If you are feeling creative you could go for the full effect but I think it would still be cool if you just subtly disguised the carry pouch
The cutest one i ever saw was based on the Mucha Lucha character Snow Pea. The green blanket zipped.
Since the last Star Wars movie is coming out, dress up like a Jedi and then tell everyone you’re Obi-Wan Kenobi delivering Baby Luke to his aunt and uncle.
Or dress Tink up like Yoda.
I used to have a neighbor who was incredibly creative and talented. She had two kids, an older daughter and younger son. She always hand-made their halloween costumes, crafting them cleverly out of cloth and og knows what else. One year they were (son) a plate of spaghetti, complete with a “meatball” hat, and (daughter) a bottle of wine. Another year they were a (son) hotdog and (daughter) a jar of mustard. The least creative thing I ever saw them in was a mere Ms. and Mr. Pac Man. All the normal mothers, who basically threw a pillow case over the kid and said “There! You’re a ghost!” hated that woman.