All Saints Costume Ideas

ALL SAINT’S DAY COSTUME IDEAS

Hockey or Football players: “Defenders” of the Faith

Any kind of fruit (balloons make good grapes): “Fruit” of the Spirit

Wrapped gift: Gift of the Spirit

Bride: Bride of Christ

Angels: St. Michael (with armor), St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, guardian angel

Queens: Mary Queen of Heaven, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Margaret of Scotland

Ghost: Holy Ghost (how about a “Holey” Ghost?)

Clown: “A Fool for Christ’s sake

Mummy: Lazarus as he’s raised from the dead, Blessed Damian the Leper

Headless: St. John the Baptist or St. Denis (someone once came as a table with their head on a platter!)

Bishop: St. Patrick

Priest: your parish priest (get a bald skullcap if he's bald!)

Knight: St. George

Lamb: of God

Shepherd: the Good Shepherd

Hobo: Lazarus, the poor man (add sores like the dogs licked if you’re so inclined!)

Robber: the Good thief on the cross

Wounds in hands & Feet: Padre Pio or St. Francis of Assisi

Vine or tree: “I am the Vine, you are the branches”

Old Man: Noah, Moses, Methuselah, Simeon

Old Lady: Sarah, Elizabeth, the prophetess Anna

Sheriff or policeman: “the Law”

Arrows stuck in you: St. Sebastian

Nun: St. Clare or St. Therese (holding roses)- brown habit

hold a lamb: St. Agnes

Fisherman: St. Peter, St. John, St. Andrew

Doctor: doctors of the Church (St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Augustine, St.Gregory…) or St. Luke or Blessed Gianna

musician: St. Cecilia

Farmer: St.Isadore

Santa Claus: St. Nicholas

female in armor: St Joan of Arc

builder with tools: St. Joseph

beautiful teenage girl (for those who don’t want to dress up!): St. Maria Goretti

Housekeeper: St. Martha

Rock: St. Peter

Prisoner: St. Maximillian Kolbe

wear a yellow star of David: St. Edith Stein

carry a cross: St. Helen

dog: St. Bernard

any kind of worker : St. Joseph the Worker

wear a Mexican sombrero: Blessed Juan Diego

Blind: St. Lucy

Stoned(not that kind!) : St. Stephen-Put a bloody rag around his head

white robe : martyr

Group idea: come as Noah & a bunch of animals, a shepherd & sheep, three Kings...

BE CREATIVE!!! HAVE FUN!!!