Mad Scientist Halloween Costumes

Create a Mad Scientist Costume

The key to duplicating this look is to mousse or spray your hair. Safety goggles or reading glasses are a plus, but the stand-out here is the guy's accessory: a flask of colored water containing a chunk of dry ice. If you don't have dry ice, you can get bubbles using an Alka-Seltzer tablet. While it's hard to find beakers outside of an actual lab, you may be able to find plastic beakers in the Halloween candy section.

Create a Mad Scientist Costume

 The mad scientist costume typically involves a lab coat and wild hair. A few props can add more science and more madness. The lab coat could be a t-shirt cut in the middle or an oversize-white button down shirt. Clip-on bow ties can be relatively inexpensive, but really all you need is a bow shape cut from construction paper and pinned to the shirt collar.

Creepy Scientist Costume

To achieve this mad scientist look, get a mask from a drug store or construction store. Add a protective plastic face mask. You can go with a rain coat or even a white trashbag for the protective clothing. If you want to appear truly insane, add a splash of red paint to give the illusion of blood. Another option is slime, especially if it's radioactive greenish-yellow. Yet another option is to sprinkle your costume with glow-in-the-dark (phosphorescent) paint.

Easy Scientist Halloween Costume

What makes a great scientist Halloween costume? It's as simple as wearing a lab coat. Goggles, gloves, or a magnifying glass are nice accessories to add to this Halloween costume. While protective googles from a college bookstore can break the bank, you can find inexpensive versions at building supply stores and sometimes at dollar stores.

Mad Scientist Halloween Costume

 You can make a mad scientist Halloween costume by wearing a bow tie and lab coat and either doing something crazy with your hair or else wearing a wig. Add a maniacal laugh and you're set!

Hair options include simply mussing hair using mousse, adding temporary color, or placing bizarre ornaments (like plastic bugs or frogs). A wig is also a good choice, if you have one.

Scientist Halloween Costume

While a young trick-or-treater won't appreciate them, reading glasses magnify the eyes and lend an air of insanity to a Halloween costume.

Chemist Halloween Costume

Break out Mom's make-up to accentuate eyebrows. Eyeliner and lipstick, especially in unusual colors, work too. For a futuristic look, use silver, gold, or any other metallic shade.

Simple Chemist Costume

A pair of goggles is enough to identify you as a chemist for a simple chemist costume. You can pick up inexpensive lab safety goggles at a dollar general store. They are also found in many kids' science kits. Add a white t-shirt and some attitude and call it good!

Scientist Costume

Here's an easy scientist costume that you can make from household materials. Everything for this outfit was already on hand.

Evil Genius Costume

"Evil" is all about the eyebrows and facial expression. Either look maniacally happy or like you're hatching an evil plot.

Goofy Mad Scientist

A goofy mad scientist might have over-sized shoes, a crazy-colored wig, googly glasses, and bushy eyebrows.

The best part of a mad scientist costume is that you can work around available materials. Some props might be nice to have, but aren't strictly necessary. This is one Halloween costume you should be able to make for free!