Homemade Halloween costumes that’ll knock your socks off

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Judging by the viral Verizon Star Wars commercial, we’re all really a bunch of sci-fi geeks on the inside. This father-son duo rocks an adorable take on the lightsaber-toting characters with homemade Obi Wan and Yoda getups. Nerdy they may be, but cute they are, young padawans.

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My sister is the coolest mom ever! The fairy godmother and her princesses! #happyhalloween pic.twitter.com/uFwRs5sXcq

— Lexie Brack (@lbracksterrr) October 31, 2013

This mom gets major brownie points for carting around that giant “stagecoach” all night and doing so while rocking a very convincing fairy-godmother ensemble.

I declare these Ghostbusters 2 Halloween costumes to be the best Halloween costumes ever. pic.twitter.com/J46Mkawnap

— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) November 1, 2013

Halloween just wouldn’t be Halloween without watching Ghostbusters (at least once), which may be why we think these Ghostbusters II–inspired costumes of the Statue of Liberty and the evil painting of Vigo the Carpathian are epic.

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Need an affordable but fun option for the whole family? Think Middle Earth and go as a bunch of hobbits. This outfit can be pulled together on the fly, mostly with things you already have at home — well, operating under the assumption you like to wear earth tones. Just don’t forget the hairy feet!