Elmer Girl's costume skirt, headband, fancy dress, world book day, One size fits all

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A simple cotton dress and a cardie along with a pile of books and your child is transformed into Roald Dahl's Matilda. If your little girl loves dressing up as a Princess with a bit of punch, then have a look at our guide for making a Rapunzel costume for World Book Day. It’s a sweet tale; I’m not sure that my eldest ‘gets’ the underlying message, but she enjoys the colourful pictures and humour. Complete with a monobrow, this costume can only look better when teamed up with a friend in a Matilda costume!

This tell-tale occasion that happens every March, would be nothing without your little lady dressed up as her favourite book character. We've also got a free woodland animal mask template here on Gathered that you could use and adapt to turn it into a fox.

However, you can make a much simpler version using silver-painted cardboard, foil or silver clothes. Der Welttag des Buches ist ein aufregendes Kapitel im Schulkalender und ein jährliches eintägiges Festival für Kinder auf der ganzen Welt, um Autoren, Illustratoren, Bücher und die Freude am Lesen mit ihren Freunden, der Familie und Lehrern zu feiern. We've pulled together 7 simple homemade World Book Day costumes that you could knock up over a weekend. From Matilda and The BFG to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, here are 26 easy costume ideas for your kids – ideal for World Book Day and they'll come in handy if your school's doing Roald Dahl Day, too! You might find a great cheap costume, or some slightly dishevelled clothes for a Charlie Bucket costume.

A lovely story that cleverly teaches children about consequences, using Sofia's magical amulet, this detailed walkthrough over at Love Jac will show you how to make your very own Princess Sofia costume. Our whimsical book character outfits are every girl’s top pick, so don’t leave it until the last minute, and bag their favourite Girls World Book Day fancy dress outfit today. Sellers are responsible for following applicable laws and regulations, including posting items with accurate labeling and warnings.

Even better, many of them will include things that you'll have around the house, which can really help with saving a bit of cash while still having a memorable day. Whether they choose a timeless classic like Peter Pan or a modern-day role model like Joe Wicks, there's no doubt they'll look the part. Place the Sorting Hat upon your head and see where your path will take you, then represent your house pride with a house robe costume. If you want a costume for your preschooler or infant, the Elmer the elephant costume hooded cape is a colourful look for book day this year.

Out of the box come Thing one and Thing two”, send them off to school as this cheeky duo from Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat, perfect for little trouble makers. Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148).Wrap the ears and extra strip around your child's head to ensure it fits, trimming it down if necessary. The BFG is a really popular dress-up idea for World Book Day, as shown here by U Me and the Kids on Pinterest. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. or Waldo in the US) is known for his famous red and white stripes, so get your little one’s standing out from the crowd in our Where’s Wally costume, or Wenda for girls!

The Horrid Henry book series has been around since the 90s, but still remains a popular World Book Day costume choice. If you enjoy crafting on a budget, check out our other post, where we'll give you some 'crafty' ways to save money on craft supplies.To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.