World Book Day - Help Needed

[jomummy2]

My DS is in reception and has just recieved his world book day costume letter. HELPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!

We went through his copious ammounts of books last night and we got down to...bear from going on a bearhunt, percy from percy the park keeper, Horrid Henry or the very hungry caterpillar.

I am crap not very good at making costumes so some ideas would be gratefully recieved

[amidaiwish]

place marking, DD1 (y1) and DD2 (nursery) both have this next week.
our dressing up box consists of:
angels
witches
diego (dora the explorer)
tinkerbell
sleeping beauty
cinderella
spanish dancers (those red and black ra ra dresses).

please tell me there is something in that i can pass as a fiction character. i struggle sewing names in clothes no way can i make a character costume.

[amidaiwish]

i guess we could just dress them in jeans/t-shirt and say they are one of the Famous Five characters / Topsy/Tim??

[nancy75]

no idea for boys, but for amidaiwish -
witches - winnie the witch or the witch from room on the broom
sleeping beauty and cinderella are both in books

[jomummy2]

my dressing up box consists of spiderman and a dr errrrrrrmmmmmmmmm! I really don't want to just go and buy one - i would like to be a little bit creative if possible lol

[jomummy2]

Oh and a policeman

[jomummy2]

DS got room on a broom out and said witch but had to steer him away

[nancy75]

there must be a book with a policeman in it?

[jomummy2]

Do you think brown wool will stick to a swimming cap? Going for Horrid Henry i think.

[nancy75]

he cant wear a swimming cap all day his head will shrink!

[jomummy2]

lol he could take it off though once in class and then put it back on for the parade and press photos ??????????

[nancy75]

what about a cut up pair of tights with wool stuck to them? it might not be so hot. don't know why i'm giving advice i'm bloody useless at making things!

[fruitful]

I'm hoping to persuade ds1 to go as Harry (and the dinosaurs) - Harry wears normal clothes, different ones in every book. And I have buckets, I have dinosaurs .

Amidai - Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella were in books before they were films, she could go as either of those?

Dd was all set to be someone from the Secret Seven, and then the school announced that as her year are studying "India" as a topic at the mo, they are going to be reading lots of Indian stories that day and could they all come in an Indian outfit. Sigh.

That is better than the year they told us they all had to be an animal from their favourite book though. And better than Year 2, who have to be someone from Asterix!

[jomummy2]

Ooooooooh now that is a good idea. It might curl up though. Why do they have to dress up for world book day lol Arrrrrrrrgh

Nancy - you are being a great help thanku x

[ilovesprouts]

how about dick wittingtons cat !! my dd whent as that in her old school and won !! a prize

[fruitful]

If you look on the Horrid Henry website there are pics of all the books. The first one has him in a pirate hat - could you do a pirate hat with brown wool sticking out? Or HH Robs the Bank - wooly hat with all hair stuffed under, and a batman-type mask.

[nancy75]

you could try to find a cheap straw hat in a charity shop or somewhere? cut the brim off so its just the head bit and stick wool on to that?

[skinsl]

peter pan for jomummy2, find a young version of peterpan and tell him the story!!
and tinkerbell, cinderella and sleeping beauty are all characters from books aren't they? amidaiwish, they should be fine!!

[Clary]

Have you not got a pirate outfir? DS2 went as Long John Silver one year. Had to take his crutch off him tho (DH made it out of a broom handle) as he was about to start laming people

Horrid Henry is easy - just a stripey T shirt, freckles (use eyebrow pencil) and messy hair.

[amidaiwish]

DD1 told me yesterday that she was going to go as "herself". And that was fine because she has a personalised book and she is the main character.

clever or lazy?!?

[jomummy2]

I'd say clever

[ShauntheSheep]

Just to add to my horror they have moved our book day dressign up by a week cos next week we have to send them in dressed as sports player. 2 dressign days in two weeks!!!! ARRRRGGGGHHHH

Have no ideas for either

[jomummy2]

OMG!!!!!!! STS, my idea of a nightmare. I would send them in a football kit.

[mumtoaprincess]

Cops and Robbers by Allan Ahlberg for your policeman outfit.