Piggyback Costumes for Adults and Kids
A piggyback costume is a one-piece suit with a second, stuffed pair of legs and a torso attached at the front, built to make it look like you are carrying, or being carried by, another character. Most of our styles are self-stuff: no batteries, no inflating, just paper or a towel packed in on your way out the door.
Learn more about our piggyback costumes
What a piggyback costume is, and what we make
Piggyback, ride-on, pick-me-up: three names shoppers use for the same trick. A second pair of legs and a torso figure are stuffed and attached at the front of the suit, so it looks like someone has scooped you up and is carrying you while your own legs stay free to do the walking. We make it in adult, kids', and toddler sizes, across political satire, superhero, wrestler, monster, and holiday characters.
Piggyback costumes for adults and kids
The range splits in two, adult and kids', and sizing is the difference that matters when you order: adult styles are one-size, fits-most, most with a height-and-waist band too (typically 5'4" to 6'4"); kids' styles run a shorter height-and-waist band or a plain age range. The picks below, four adult and two kids', all stuff by hand the same way.
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The USA President Piggyback Costume is our political-satire pick: a self-stuffed suit-and-tie figure riding on your back, sized 5'4" to 6'4" with a 25 to 44 inch adjustable waistband. |
Superhero next: the Red Power Ranger Piggyback Costume uses the same self-stuff build in one size for most adults, so packing the legs firmly and evenly is the whole job. |
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The Chocolate Factory Worker Piggyback Costume runs a 5'4" to 6'4" height band with a 28 to 48 inch waist, cinched by adjustable laces. |
Wrestling gets the same treatment: the Wrestler Piggyback Costume shares the factory worker's 5'4" to 6'4" height band and 28 to 48 inch waist, and its own instructions say to adjust the laces before you pack the legs. |
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Kids' versions of the same trick come next, built for birthday parties and costume days as much as for Halloween.
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Kids' sizing starts here: the Kids T-Rex Piggyback Costume fits 3'11" to 5'3" with an 18 to 37.7 inch waist, and the legs stuff exactly like the adult styles. |
The Kids Alien Piggyback Costume skips the height chart for a plain ages 6 to 12 band, a step-in stretch-fabric build with reinforced stitching where the seams take the most movement. |
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Each collection has its own page and its own character list: adult piggyback costumes and kids piggyback costumes. If you are building a group look around one, start from our wider Halloween costumes range.
How to choose a piggyback costume
Start with the mechanic. Most of ours are self-stuff, so the prep is packing the attached legs, about a minute's work, with no batteries and no fan; most adult styles ask you to bring your own paper, towel, or spare fabric, while some kids' styles include the stuffing. Once it's on, sitting, walking, and climbing stairs all work as normal, since your own legs stay free underneath; the one thing worth knowing is that doorways want a little more clearance than usual. Character comes last, and it follows the crowd, with political satire and the wrestler aimed at an adult party and the dinosaurs and aliens at kids.
Sizing and fit
Sizing is set per style, not by one universal chart. Adult designs are one-size, fits-most, and most also state a height and waist band, 5'4" to 6'4" with waists from 25 to 48 inches across the lineup; check the product's own chart where no band is given. Kids' styles use either a height and waist band or an age range, so read the product page rather than assuming the category shares one scheme. Adult or kids', every costume goes through over 30 measurement checks.
Frequently asked questions
How does a piggyback costume work?
A stuffed pair of legs and a torso figure are sewn and attached to the front of a one-piece suit. You wear it as a normal costume, and your own legs stay free underneath to do the walking, so it looks like the character has scooped you up and is carrying you.
What's the difference between a piggyback and a ride-on costume?
Piggyback, ride-on, and pick-me-up are all names shoppers use for the same costume type: a stuffed second figure that makes it look like you're carrying, or being carried by, someone else.
Do I need to stuff the legs myself?
Most of our piggyback costumes are self-stuff: you pack the attached legs with paper, a towel, or spare fabric in about a minute, with no battery or fan involved.
What size piggyback costume should I get?
It varies by style. Some adult designs run a height and waist band, for example 5'4" to 6'4" with a 25 to 44 inch waist on our USA President Piggyback Costume, while others are one-size, fits-most. Kids' styles use either a height and waist chart or an age range, so check the size chart on the specific product page before you order.
Do the legs get in the way when you're wearing one?
Not really. Sitting, walking, and climbing stairs all work as normal, since your own legs stay free underneath; the main thing to plan around is a doorway, since the extra figure on your front needs a bit more clearance than you're used to.
Do you make piggyback costumes for kids?
Yes. Our kids' piggyback costumes cover dinosaurs, aliens, and wrestlers, sized to a kids' height and waist band or an age range rather than the adult chart.
