We’re divided on kids’ Halloween costumes around Cool Mom Picks. Some of us spend a good few months planning, sewing, and executing the most wonderful costumes, while the rest of us are happy just finding some Halloween costume shortcuts and knowing our kids will look adorable either way. 

If you’re still looking for inspiration, or just want to ogle the effort and creativity (and uh, free time) of other parents, here are 22 amazing, outrageous, and inspired kids Halloween costumes that make us smile every time. –Liz

Little Old Lady (Costume Works, above)

Chief Brody from Jaws costume  (via Think Geek)

Barbershop Quartet Costumes (my Cakies, via Handmade Charlotte)

Big Alice in Wonderland costume (via Misha Lulu Blog)

Milk Drunk (Costume Works)

Baby Centaur (Costume Works)

Baby DJ Skrillz (Costume Works)

Deer Head over the Fireplace (Costume Works)

Costumes for Art-Lovers (Oh Happy Day via Cool Mom Picks)

Napoleon Dynamite Family (Costume Works)

Crazy Cat Lady (Costume Works)

Chef and Lobster in a Pot (Via Cool Mom Picks)

Louis XIV Costume (Oh Happy Day Pinterest)

Road Kill Cat (Costume Works)

Anna Wintour costume (Oh Happy Day)

Cabbage Patch Kid (Costume Works)

The Pope and his Bodyguard Costume (Costume Works)

Wayne’s World Costumes (Costume Works)

King Kong and Empire State Building Costume (Costume Works)

Photobooth Photo Strip Costume (Oh Happy Day)

Dumb and Dumber Baby Costumes (Costume Works)

The Evil Knievel Baby Costume has to be the winner for us. This sweet little boy wear a helmet to correct his plagiocephaly, and so his parents incorporated it right into his costume. Awesome. (Reddit)