World Book Day
World Book Day is on the 3rd of March 2022. Pupils are encouraged to come to school on that day dressed as a character from a children's book.
Below are some ideas for costumes which can be made from items you already have at home.
Claude by Alex T Smith
To dress as Claude you will need:
Red beret
Red top and pale trousers
Black cardboard ears on a headband.
(If you already have a Snoopy mask, you could use that, since he and Claude are the same type of dog.)
The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
To dress as Bilbo Baggins you will need:
Plain shirt and trousers
Waistcoat
Gold ring on a necklace
Hairy feet drawn on paper and stuck on top of your shoes
The BFG by Roald Dahl
To dress as the BFG you will need:
Big cardboard ears
A trumpet made of kitchen roll and carboard
An empty jam jar labelled 'Dreams'
To dress as Sophie you will need:
A nightdress
A pair of glasses
Paddington by Michael Bond
To dress as Paddington Bear you will need:
A blue dufflecoat
A floppy hat
A label saying 'Please look after this bear'
Mary Poppins by P L Travers
To dress as Mary Poppins, you will need:
A white blouse
A dark skirt
A red bow-tie
A big bag
A hat with flowers
The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss
To dress as the Cat In The Hat you will need:
A hat made of cardboard and a paper plate
Black clothes
A red bow-tie
Eyeliner to draw whiskers
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs
To dress as Harry you will need:
Blue jeans
A yellow t-shirt
A plastic bucket
Some toy dinosaurs
A red bodywarmer (optional)
Goth Girl by Chris Riddell
To dress as Ada Goth you will need:
A long black dress (a leftover witch costume from Halloween would be perfect.)
A headband with a big feather in it
Long curly hair
Beast Quest by Adam Blade
To dress as Tom from Beast Quest you will need:
A cardboard sword and shield
A blue top
A toy monster
Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm
To dress as Little Red Riding Hood you will need:
A red coat with a hood
A basket
To dress as the Big bad Wolf you will need:
Grey clothes
A wolf mask printed from the internet
Harry Potter by J K Rowling
To dress as Harry Potter you will need:
Black cloak (if you don't have a fabric one, you can make one out of bin bags)
Wand
Eyeliner to draw a scar on yuor forehead
Round glasses
To dress as Hermione Granger you will need:
Black cloak
Wand
Big hair
The Dictionary
To dress as The Dictionary you will need:
An old white t-shirt
A marker pen
Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon
To dress as Horrid Henry you will need:
Jeans
Blue and yellow t-shirt
Printable Horrid Henry mask
Stickman
To dress as Stickman you will need:
Brown clothes
Some twigs for decoration
Billionaire Boy by David Walliams
To dress as Joe Spud you will need:
Toy money
Sunglasses
Blingy jewellery
Ms Marvel by G Willow Wilson
To dress as Kamala Khan you will need:
Red leggings and long sleeved top
Blue dress
Red scarf
A black domino mask (made out of card or drawn on with facepaint)
A yellow lighning bolt made out of fabric or paper to pin to the front of the dress
Ade's Amazing Ade-ventures by Ade Adeptitan
To dress as Cyborg Cat, you will need:
Black clothes
Black Panther style mask (you can draw or print the mask on cardboard or you can add ears to a black beanie hat for a more 3D look)
Sunglasses
Black clothes
Silver foil to tape to your left leg as Ade's cyborg leg-brace.
Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson
To dress as Hetty, you will need:
Brown Dress
White apron
White cap
Tights
Lace up boots
Wear your hair in two plaits