Neil Patrick Harris, his husband, and their 2 kids won Halloween yet again with a delicious set of themed costumes
If you know anything about Neil Patrick Harris, you know that the man takes Halloween very seriously.
The How I Met Your Mother star is known for creating elaborate themed costumes with his entire family: husband David Burtka, and their two kids, 12-year-old twins Harper Grace and Gideon Scott. 2022 was no exception—Harris just revealed the family’s costumes for this year on his Instagram, and they slayed once again dressed as some of America’s most recognizable (and beloved) fast food mascots.
In the photo, Harris is dressed as Ronald McDonald, sitting on the couch with one of those crispy French fries hilariously hanging out of his mouth. Next to him is Burtka, who looks regal dressed as the Burger King. Harper is dressed as Wendy, complete with red pigtail braids and painted-on freckles, and Gideon is rocking silver-dyed hair and a goatee as the Colonel from Kentucky Fried Chicken. To take the gag one step further, each family member is enjoying a snack from their respective fast food joint.
Over on his Instagram account, Burtka shared some behind-the-scenes photos, including shots of all the members of the Harris-Burtka family getting into character. It looks like a pretty involved process, including a whole lot of face paint (which Harris can be seen applying using a mirrored cabinet in the kitchen).
Harris and his adorable family have made it a tradition to create and share their elaborate group costumes each Halloween, and they’ve been consistently winning the holiday for years now—pretty much ever since the twins joined the family in 2010.
Last year, they went a much spookier route, dressing up as some classic horror movie characters.
In 2020, despite the pandemic being in full swing, the family kept up their yearly tradition by dressing up as all the characters from Willy Wonka, using a little Photoshop magic to make it look like they were visiting the chocolate factory, even though they were staying home just like the rest of us.
2019 saw one of their best costume themes ever, when the whole family dressed up as famous artists.
And no one can forget the adorable family photos from when the twins were little, like this Batman theme from 2014.
