Halloween is approaching quickly, and if you are like us, you’ve been too busy squeezing in last paddling trips to formulate the perfect costume.
Why not incorporate your favorite activity into your costume or Halloween decorations? Plus, you already have most of the necessary elements.
Still not feeling entirely inspired? Take a look at our some of our favorite paddling-themed costumes, pumpkin carvings and decor and get planning.
Happy Halloween!
Photo: Kaydi Pyette
Paddling Themed Halloween Decorations
Instead of buying decorations from the store, why not create your spooky masterpiece from your paddling gear.
Even Ribs goes along for the ride when Mr. and Mrs. Bones pull out the kayaks. | Photo: Bev FulbrightPhoto uploaded by lancecollins28Ding Dong The Witch Is DeadBaxter Skeletons – What SUP? – Paddle boarding with sharksCatch of the day – a fish skeleton! | Photo: Roads Less Traveled
Paddling Themed Halloween Pumpkin Carvings
Photo: Kaydi Pyette
Photo: Kaydi Pyette
Kayaking/canoeing pumpkin carving | Photo: Nova Craft Canoe
Photo: Northern Sound CanoesPhoto: Life Mission.orgPhoto: Owen Brett
Paddling Themed Halloween Costumes
Halloween is approaching quickly, and if you are like us, you’ve been too busy squeezing in last paddling trips to formulate the perfect costume.
Why not incorporate your favorite activity into your costume? You probably already have some of the necessary elements.
Still not feeling entirely inspired? Take a look at our ten favorite paddling-themed costumes and get planning.
Now, Voyageur | Photo: Sweet JuniperPaddle faster! The top photo on our Instagram in October 2019 was this nod to Halloween by Jesse & Susan, featuring the Jason character from the “Friday the 13th” film series paddling a kayak in Algonquin Park. | Photo: Jesse & Susan @followmenorth / Instagram
Photo: CHARLOTTE GEARY“Here’s one of my favourite Halloween costumes I’ve done…the zombie canoeist! A big hit at the party but not popular on the dance floor.” — Jonathan Mahood, Bleeker the Rechargeable Dog | Photo: COMICS KINGDOMPhoto: Kaydi PyetteHundreds of paddle-wielding witches ditched their broomsticks and stormed the sunny Willamette River on Saturday for the Third Annual Stand Up Paddleboard Witch Paddle. | Photo: Mark GravesPhoto: Kaydi Pyette
Photo: CHARLOTTE GEARY
Photo: Kaydi Pyette
Photo: David BrucePhoto: Cambrian
Photo: CHARLOTTE GEARY(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stand up paddle board enthusiasts Roxy Christensen and Chris Knoles take to the water at Bountiful Pond on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in what has become a Halloween tradition for the 4th year in a row as they dress up as Jack and Sally Skellington from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas. “We paddle year round but actually paddle more in the winter,” exclaimed Knoles, who carry the tradition on at Christmas, dressing up in something festive and paddling on the Great Salt Lake where the high salinity usually keeps the water from freezing.Canoeists painted and dressed as Smurfs paddle down the Lamprey River in the 34th annual Lamprey River Canoe Race | Photo: seacoastonline.com
Kaydi Creeps It Real | Photo: Kaydi Pyette
Hundreds of witches pick paddles over broomsticks to paddlleboard the Willamette Rover | Photo: Sam BugarskyBoat Costume for Our Dog | Photo: Paper and PlatesShark Attack on a SUPNot Quite Faster Than A Speeding BulletThe Pumpkin RegattaPhoto: Om Sunshine Yoga
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