If you have a child at school then ” World Book Day” is probably one of those events that you dread. And leave until the last minute.
Thinking of a character from a book who’s costume you can actually make, while ignoring all ridiculous suggestions from your child, isn’t my idea of fun.
In case you’ve forgotten about it, World Book Day is on Thursday 3rd March – this Thursday! Don’t worry though, here’s some characters with easy costumes you could pull together at the last minute. Or if you’re as rubbish at making costumes as I am, I’ve also listed a few places you can go hunting for a last minute option that won’t break the bank.
Costumes you can make
Funnybones
Pirates Love Underpants
Sleeping Beauty
Matilda
Charlie Bucket
Room on the Broom
Angelina Ballerina
COSTUMES YOU CAN BUY
If you’d rather be lazy and buy a costume (like me!) here’s the best ones we saw…
Alice in Wonderland, Tesco, £12.50
This is the one that Little H chose. Team with a pair of stripy tights to make it a little less Disney.
Dennis The Menace, Tesco, £12.50
Does a comic count as a book? Either way, this is a fun costume, especially if your child is a bit of a menace!
The BFG, Asda, £14
As a big Roald Dahl fan, I love this one. I reckon if you had a tall, skinny boy this would be brilliant!
The Hungry Caterpillar, £13, Asda
How cute is this caterpillar costume? This is the one that I wanted my daughter to have, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a girly dress so she wasn’t interested.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea, £14.99, H&M
This tiger onesie would be perfect for kids who don’t really like dressing up.
Harry Potter / Hermione Granger, £16, Argos
Technically this is the Harry Potter costume, but ditch the glasses and your girl can definitely use it to be Hermione as well.
Good luck and let us know what you chose to make/buy!
Brilliant ideas! I think it’s always easy to forget what we have lying around or what can be used to make a costume easily. Those costume choices are fab though, the hungry caterpillar is my favourite!
Some great ideas here! I think we have at least three of these costumes in the old costume drawer already!
I am stuck on what I need to get the girls. We are going to shop around tomorrow! My youngest will probably dress as a spiderman or something!
Great ideas! My son is adamant about being cat in the hat!
They have a costume in Tesco! 😉
Ooh fab inspiration here! Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts x
Brilliant ideas especially if you are wanting to make a costume rather than buy one. We did Aliens Love Underpants last year.
So many great ideas thanks I was trying to figure out outfits for the kids. You got me thinking now. Thanks for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
You’re right – I do dread it! Bizarrely my own children’s school often don’t celebrate, or they do it on the wrong day. I’ve certainly not heard mention of it from them as yet – perhaps I’d better check!!
These are great ideas! I haven’t got too worry about dressing up my son just yet, but I know when he starts school I’ll probably be stressing over it!
I’ve escaped it this year! Although I’m kind of missing not having to do it!
These are such great ideas my two absolutely love dressing up as their favourite characters. We love books too. xxx
Great ideas – I dread World Book Day and thinking of something different for Pickle to wear. Kaz 🙂