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Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids with Hearing Loss
Halloween is around the corner! Costumes are being sold left and right and the streets will be filled with silly ideas, Disney characters and many others. Hearing aids can be concealed or integrated to make stand out and creative costumes. Whether your children want to conceal or show off their hearing devices, here are a few ideas to help get the creative juices flowing for this year’s costume creations!
Showing Off the Hearing Aids
Is your child interested in showing of his or her hearing aid? Here are a few tips about how hearing aids can be decorated safely:
1) Choose materials wisely
If you’re looking to bejewel or add some extra bling to hearing aids take care to choose stickers or stick-on additions that won’t damage the hearing aid. Avoid using liquid glue or paint that may get into the hearing aid mechanism and damage the device. If stickers leave any residue, carefully use rubbing alcohol for removal.
2) Areas to avoid
When decorating hearing aids, avoid compromising or obstructing the microphone ports in any way. Avoid using liquid glue or paint that is moisture penetrating and could potentially block hearing aid joints.
3) I’m not crafty. What can I do?
For those who don’t have time or simply don’t think they are creative enough, there are tons of resources available online to find headbands, clip on pieces and even removable decorations specifically designed to fit over hearing aids! There are charms, jewels, superhero, minion and other awesome decorations that can be found on Etsy or Pinterest.
4) Only Halloween?
In light of that, removable hearing aid décor don’t have to be limited to Halloween costume wear. If your children want to make their hearing aids more enjoyable accessories instead of just a tool, these options give them the opportunity to do just that. Be sure to consult with your audiologist to make sure that the decorations you are interested in or have won’t compromise hearing aid performance or have any risk of damaging the device.
Concealing Hearing Aids for Halloween
A superhero or sci-fi character:
Hollywood movies over the last few years have contributed to the rise of superheroes of all shapes and sizes. We have seen DC comic book heroes, Marvel comic book heroes, Star Trek and Star Wars hit the top box office as some of the most popular movies of the year. Iron Man is a hero and a technology pioneer with a full mask. Princess Leia’s side buns fit over her ears to perfectly conceal hearing aids. Batman, another purveyor of technological advancements also wears a mask covering most of the face from the nose and ears, up. Or, if you’re interested in dabbling in unique eyebrows, Spock and his pointed ears can fit over hearing aids!
A Disney character:
From princesses to pirates, Disney’s plethora of colourful characters can always make for a great Halloween costume. If your kids are interested in having that exaggerated Jack Sparrow hat or extra huge Princess Jasmine wig, hearing aids can be fit under the headdresses effectively. Just make sure it feels comfortable for your child!
A viral animal video:
Time to pull out that full animal costume! Viral video sources from Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are littered with cute puppies, cats, elephants, sheep and every other imaginable animal out there caught on camera doing heart-warming or adorable things. If your children want to do a coinciding costumes, what about the inseparable dog and dolphin duo?
