Kids Unisex Storybook Twin Fancy Dress Costume World Book Day

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Tie the red fabric around the child’s head and estimate where you would like to place the brown paper ear. For fans of the brilliantly funny series by Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey. Dress up like Dave with our handy printable mask and complete the look by putting your arm in a sling! Even the poorest of drawers could probably make the face for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but if you're really struggling you can simply go online to get a printout.

You won't have to go to Infinity or beyond to make your kid a great Buzz Lightyear costume this World Book Day, you just need this easy-to-follow guide! Top tips for making World Book Day costumesLet's be real, while it's all fun and games for the kids - who get to ditch their uniforms and go to school in fancy dress, the experience can be slightly less fun for you the parents, who have to actually create the costumes.

Skeleton outfit + red top hat with blue ribbon World Book Day costumes with a red and white stripy top 14. Wally or Wenda – Where's Wally? by Martin Hanford You don't even need a full witch's costume for this to work - just a hat and the book would do, or a hat attached to a headband like Isabelle's wearing here. Celebrated for 23 years and across 100 different countries, World Book Day is a day devoted to giving each child, tween and teen a book of their own. We celebrate authors, illustrators and sensational storytelling, bringing books to life through engaging workshops and fun resources.It's mostly school clothes you've probably already got for this one, with just shorts and white top needed. There's an online guide to making the costume here, which comes with a template for making granny's glasses and a guide to making your own wig. Sienna Shepherdson, aged 11, attends Markland Hill School in Bolton and is dressed as Gangsta Granny (Image: UGC MEN) Matilda Tie one end of your wool around your cardboard discs and start wrapping it around. Make as many loops as you can, until the wool is nice and dense. You don’t need to tie it off. If you would like to add some DIY into the outfit, why not create Mia’s magical staff? You will need: A long piece of cardboard, purple paint and glitter. Green dress + green shoes with pom-poms + magic wand + wings World Book Day knight costumes 29. Tom – Beast Quest by Adam Blade

If you've already got a princess or character costume, there's usually a book character there somewhere - like Devon Birkett, who dressed up last year as Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile and his sister Paige, who went as Belle from Beauty and the Beast. A dress for Betty O'Barley and dungarees or shirt and pants for Harry O'Hay, and they're ready to plan their perfect wedding. Dani King sent us a photo of Gracie and Noah, as The Scarecrows' Wedding The Boy In The Dress

World Book Day costumes with Victorian clothes

Even the poorest of drawers could probably make the face for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but if you're really struggling you can simply go online to get a printout. Sarah Baldwin's son Lewis, age 7, as Diary of a Wimpy Kid Room on the Broom Next, cut two arm holes on either side of the larger box. You might need to try your boxes on for size!

Start with a stripey jumper. It can be the start of many an easy costume including Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, Where's Wally, or Horrid Henry. This one was done brilliantly last year by Beau Valentine-Russell and twin sisters Emme and Belle and it's a great one if you've got a few children at the same school. If you have them around at home, you can also add in white cat ears and white face paint to create Squishy’s cheeky face. You will need: White paper/card, scissors, a staple, a hot glue gun or safety pins and a white outfit. Sophie is a very simple character to recreate. All you need is pyjamas or a nightie, some glasses and your own tub of 'sweet dreams' and you've got your very own orphan. Leah Louise Bielby sent us a photo of her daughter as Sophie from The BFG Miss Trunchbull

Repurposed costumes for World Book Day

Staple the ends of the strips together so that it can comfortably fit on the child’s head without being too tight or too loose. Green top + trousers + yellow belt + wings + red wig + elf ears + plastic shooter 27. Skellig – Skellig by David Almond Pink tutu + pink ballet shoes + mouse ears + bow + flower decoration 26. Holly Short – Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer And they don't even have to have a bath the night before if you want some true pong to accompany the outfit. Kate also has these simple and effective costume ideas. 'I suggested Harry Potter from The Deathly Hallows to my son this year, as it's set when Harry's left Hogwarts, so round glasses, normal clothes and a zig-zag scar that would probably be made with my eyeliner,' she says. 'An even simpler one would be Tom from David Walliams' The Midnight Gang as he spends the novel in his pyjamas. A good one if you're running late that morning!' Or this clever costume if you've left it to totally the last minute