![]() They may wear their school uniform every day, but with a few tweaks, it can become a fabulous World Book Day costume. Grab a wicker basket and you’ve got the beginnings of Little Red Riding Hood (check out this tutorial on how to make a no-sew hooded cape). Got some toy dinosaurs hanging around? Stick them in a bucket and you’ve got Harry and his bucket full of dinosaurs. In fact, accessories can be a great starting point for a costume. That’s right, accessories can make or break an outfit, and a World Book Day outfit is no exception. And talking of accessories… Accessories are your friend Add a few accessories and you’ve got yourself a hassle-free outfit. Just be sure to pop another layer of clothing underneath so they don’t get too chilly! Sophie from the BFG, Wendy Darling from Peter Pan, Tom from Tom’s Midnight Garden. Pajamas are a quick and easy costume idea for World Book Day. Got a child who is football mad? They can pop on their favourite team’s strip and go as a character from one of the many football themed books. ![]() If you’ve got a striped top it can make a perfect Dennis the Menace outfit, or Where’s Wally (just add a bobble hat!). ![]() If you’ve got older children who perhaps don’t want to dress up in an all-singing-all-dancing-everything-but-the-kitchen-sink outfit, have a look in their wardrobe to see what you can use. Choosing the outfit and then finding a book to fit is definitely the key here. Lots of little girls have princess outfits that lend themselves perfectly to a whole variety of book characters. Got a fairy outfit? Go as Tinkerbell or a character from the Rainbow Magic series. Witch costume from Halloween? Think Room on the Broom. You probably have a plethora of ready-made costumes at your fingertips. ![]() Captain Fantastic is coming to the rescue with some suggestions to create a quick and easy World Book Day costume. But don’t start tearing your hair out just yet. With World Book Day being little over a week away, the annual panic over what to dress up as has begun. ![]()
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