by Kelly Campbell
With Halloween just around the corner, look no further than your favorite sport for some spooky inspiration. Share your pickleball dead-ication with the world by serving up inventive and fun pickleball-themed costumes.
Whether you want a DIY costume or prefer to buy your costume with less hassle, there are plenty of options available.
From spooky and scary to clever and creative, with these costumes, you’ll eat, dink, and be scary in style this Halloween.
Plan to try out any of these spook-tacular Pickleween ideas? Send us your finished look!
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Store-Bought Smashes
No time to make your costume? These store-bought pickleball-themed costumes are hassle-free.
Pickleball Couples Costume by Rasta Impasta
Deadly Dink by EraSpooky
Pickleball Player by Spirit Halloween
Pickleball Cat and Dog by Target (for your furry friends)
Pickle Costume by Party City (Hold a paddle for an extra pickleball scare!)
DIY Dink Serves
Pickleball Players
Poke fun at your own pickleball obsession by turning it into a legendary costume. Wear a pickleball pun shirt or your go-to pickleball outfit and add in some pickleball accessories, sweat bands, and of course, your paddle. You can even dress up as your favorite pro pickleballers. Your pickleball costume could also be as simple as adding a pickleball-playing component to any classic Halloween figure.
- Ann Leigh Waters
- Wear a blonde wig in a ponytail. Wear an athletic dress, a white visor, and sunglasses, and carry a pickleball paddle. You can also add a pickleball trophy!
- Tyson McGuffin
- Wear an athletic shirt and shorts and carry a pickleball paddle. Wear bright-colored sneakers and a sweatband. Add a tattoo sleeve and hat with a wig!
- Dink Your Blood
- Add a pickleball element to a classic vampire costume by holding a pickleball paddle. You can also achieve this punny idea by dressing up as a typical player and adding in fangs, vampire makeup, and fake blood.
Death by Dinking
Turn this classic sports-injury costume into a gory pickleball scene. You can achieve this look by cutting a pickleball in half, gluing it to your face (eye or head), and using fake blood and face paint to mimic a real injury. While the pickleball accident is spooky by itself, you can add some zombie makeup, tear up a pickleball-player outfit and add fake blood stains to really sell the look. Not sure about your makeup skills? Glue the cut pickleball to a headband or baseball cap instead of your face and add fake blood.
That must’ve been one hell of a hit!
Source: The Kitchen TikTok
The Kitchen
Combine chef and pickleball player costumes to create this fun pickleball pun outfit. This costume is customizable: start with a chef’s hat and apron, then add your pickleball flare as you see fit. Glue or velcro pickleballs to the apron or hold a pickleball paddle instead of a spatula/pan/rolling pin. You can also add a sign that reads, “Stay Out!” to remind all the ghosts and ghouls to stay out of the kitchen.
DIY Pickleball
One easy DIY pickleball costume requires pickleball green and black felt. Cut the felt into a circle big enough to cover your torso. Cut out black circles from the black felt and glue them on top of the green felt. Create a strap with the black felt so it can fit over your arms. Another way to achieve a similar look is to use cardboard or poster board instead of felt. Dress in all black and either use the DIY straps or attach the pickleball via pins or glue to your shirt. Short on time? Throw on a black long-sleeved shirt and a green T-shirt. Either cut out the pickleball’s holes on the green shirt itself or glue on black circles cut from felt or paper.
Or get really crafty, like this family!
Dinks & Drinks
Turn this classic pickleball pun into an impressive Halloween costume in a few easy steps! Here are two ways to achieve this costume idea:
- Wear all black. Buy miniature alcohol shooters and pickleballs. Glue velcro to your shirt and to the shooters and pickleballs. Attach to the shirt. Wear a sweatband and carry a pickleball paddle.
- Couples costume: Have one person dress up as a pickleball player, and another as a drink, such as a soda can, a liquor bottle, or a cocktail.
Pickleball Court
Buy a thick rectangular-shaped foam board or cardboard at your local craft store. Measure the size of your head and cut out a hole of the same size in the center. Paint court lines on the board (or tape them) and stick your head through the hole. Wear all black underneath or dress like you’re ready to play a match. You could also transfer this idea to create a pickleball paddle. Cut the poster board into a paddle shape and paint it so it resembles a paddle. Add a logo to finish the look!
Pickleball Game (Group Costume)
Grab your team and create an interactive human-sized pickleball game! By either buying pickleball ball and paddle costumes or making them yourself, create three groups. One group will be one color paddle, or one team. Another group will be a different color. The third group will dress as pickleballs. Run around and have the pickleball balls “volley” between the paddles for a hilarious party game!
Taylor Swift (Pickleball Era)
Calling all Spooky Swifties! Recreate Taylor’s iconic pickleball look by wearing a lavender athletic skirt, white shirt, and sunglasses. Decorate a pickleball paddle with the KC Chiefs logo. Turn it into a couple’s costume by having your other go as a pickleball-playing Travis Kelce!
Pickleball Prince or Princess
Take inspiration from Jersey Shore Snooki’s “Pickle Princess” look. Dress in all green, wear a green robe, and carry a pickle staff. Elevate the look by creating a pickleball crown. Get a cheap crown and hot glue pickleballs (mini or full-sized) to the top points.
Pickleball Martini
Pickle martinis have been all the rage recently, so why not combine them with the pickleball craze for a dill-icious costume? Draw inspiration from this DIY martini costume and replace the olives with pickleballs! You can either use real pickleballs, pickleball balloons, or simply cut out large pickleball pictures. You can also use a dog cone instead to resemble the martini glass!
Pickleball Server
This dual-pun costume will make you the hit of any Halloween party! Dress as a pickleball player and carry a serving tray (bonus points if the tray is paddle-shaped or pickleball-themed). Take it even further by supplying a themed beverage like green Jell-O shots or pickle-back shots to hand out at your party. You can also do the opposite to achieve this costume: dress as a waiter or waitress and glue pickleballs to your serving tray. Add pickleball accessories like a necklace, earrings, pickleball napkins, or a pickleball dress shirt.
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