73 easy World Book Day costume ideas Book characters that wear normal clothes. It’s an absolute godsend (and definitely not a cop-out). Repurposed costumes. Let’s face it – very few of us have the time. Costumes by colour. Because sometimes, you've just gotta work with what you've got. Everybody who cherishes books can take part in World Book Day as one can learn how to offer the book writing services. World Book Day is an opportunity to observe about book cover designs, which is beneficial for the writers, as they need it the most when it comes to providing their efforts in books or ghostwriting services.
World Book Day 2019 is looming and your child wants to impress with a brilliant home-made creation.
And this year you've vowed that you won't rely on the supermarkets and instead get creative - but you simply have no idea how to transform your kid into his or her's favourite book character. And you'll no doubt leave it to the last minute to sort something too.
But, delve deep enough into your cupboards, and you might find that putting something together is not quite as hard as you think.
When is World Book Day 2019?
It's being held on Thursday, March 7.
Here is our guide on who to choose to dress up as and how to have a panic-less hunt for a brilliant costume - without a needle and thread in sight.
1. Matilda
Roald Dahl’s sweet character is very easy to sort.
Just put your daughter (or son) in a blue dress, with a red ribbon in her hair and carrying a pile of books.
2. The Boy In The Dress
Put your boy in a dress. Yes, that’s all.
3. Gangsta Granny
All you need is a black eye mask but if you don’t have one of those you could use face paint – or mascara, if you have an old one knocking about.
Then dress them in a ‘granny-style’ cardigan or blouse, a black skirt, old slippers and a pair of wrinkly tights.
Then grab a sack that would work as a swag bag.
If you don’t have a grey wig, put some talcum powder in their hair.
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4. George from George’s Marvellous Medicine
This is great if you have a son called George. If not, don’t worry – you can put a name tag on them.
Then give them a big saucepan (labelled ‘marvellous medicine’ and a wooden spoon.) Simple.
5. Tintin
All you need is a blue jumper, some hair gel for his famous quiff and if you’ve got a white stuffed dog to be Snowey, even better.
6. Angelina Ballerina
If your little princess enjoys ballet, chances are she already has a pink leotard and tutu.
Add a pink hair bow and some ears if you have them but if not, simply cut out some pink ears from a piece of car and tape them to a hairband – the perfect little dancing mouse.
7. Where’s Wally?
If you have a red and white striped jumper in your wardrobe, this is the perfect time to get it out.
Match it with a bobble hat and some black round-rimmed glasses and you have Wally.
If you don’t have a stripy jumper, you could use tape some red stripes across a white T-shirt.
8. Harry & His Bucketful of Dinosaurs
Harry wears a red top and blue trousers and walks around with a bucketful of dinos. If you have a bucket and some toys dinosaurs, you’re laughing.
9. Harry Potter
The only props you will need are glasses for Harry, some face paint for his scar and a black cape, which often comes on a Halloween outfit.
Then you’ll need a white shirt with normal school trousers and perhaps a drumstick for a magic wand.
10. Paddington Bear
Who doesn’t love the cute bear from Peru?
If you child is a fan, you will need a duffel coat, a black soft hat, red welly boots, an old suitcase and a marmalade sandwich.
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11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This is very easy. Just put them in a white T-shirt, black shorts and team it with a black rucksack.
12. Captain Underpants
You need a big pair of white Y-fronts, a red cape and a very brave boy to carry this one off. Or he could, of course, pop the pants over his trousers!
13. Hetty Feather
All you need is a brown or black dress or top and skirt and a candlestick as a prop.
Finish the outfit off with one of Jacqueline Wilson's Hetty Feather books.
14. Room on the Broom
Got a witches hat in the attic? Yes, then all you’ll need to finish the look is a red top and purple skift. You could use a sweeping brush as the broom and a bucket as the cauldron.
And if you are feeling really creative, attach a frog and a cat to the brush for extra effect.
15. Clarice Bean
The popular Lauren Child character is a good one for last-minute panics.
Just put your daughter in a flowery dress or a navy pinafore dress, with a white shirt underneath and you have one of her looks.
15. Super Soccer Boy
This is great for football fans who don’t really like dressing up. They just need white shirts, a red or navy football shirt and a black cape.
Then, on paper, draw the SSB logo and stick on the back.
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16. Charlie Bucket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
If you haven’t got the props to dress them as Willy Wonka, Charlie is an easy option. All they need is scruffy clothes and a handmade golden ticket.
17. Mr Bump
If you’re happy to part with some of the house supply of loo roll or kitchen roll, dress them in blue and then get creative. Use bandages or plaster if you’d prefer but loo roll is a good last-minute choice.
18. Rapunzel
Got some yellow wool that granny gave you and you’ve never learnt to knit with? Then, make a long plait out of the wool and attach to a ponytail for a quick transformation.
19. Mr Greedy
Another of the Mr Men classics, they will need an oversized pink jumper. Fill it with a cushion and then belt it underneath to keep it in.
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20. One of the 101 Dalmatians
Get a white T-shirt and draw spots on it with a black felt tip. If you have black face paint, paint a nose on them too.
21. Burglar Bill
If naughty Bill is your child’s favourite, just dress them in ordinary trousers, a striped top and a flat cap.
Maybe you have an old eyemask from an aeroplane they can use – if so, cut holes into it so they can see and give them a swag bag for a number one thief.
22. One of the Three Little Pigs
For the pig’s snout, just use a takeaway cup, paint it pink with two circles at the front for the nostrils. Put two holes in either side, add some elastic and make sure it fits around your child’s head.
Make pink ears with some pink card and dress them in pink, with some dungarees and black shoes.
23. Mary Poppins
Have your child wear a black skirt with a white blouse tucked in. They’ll also need a little white maid-type apron and an umbrella for extra effect.
24. The Cat in the Hat
Use black tracksuit bottoms and white T-shirt, with a black cardigan (and white gloves if you have them). Make a red bow out of ribbon and construct a mini top hat if you can. Paint your child’s face white and add whiskers.
25. Mr Twit
Make a ‘revolting’ beard with brown wool of various lengths knotted onto elastic that can fasten around your child’s head.
Get your child to draw different food stuffs onto paper, cut them out and stick them onto the beard.
They need to look dirty and dishevelled, so have them wear old clothes with splodges of brown paint that looks like dirt.
26. Queen of Hearts
If you don’t mind using a pack of cards from home, this is a fab costume idea. All your child needs to wear is a white top with black skirt.
Cut out some red paper hearts and stick them all over the outfit, then fan out the heart cards from the pack and stick them together with tape.
Then, stick some ribbon or string to the corners, tie your child’s hair into a bun and clip the card crown in piece, tying the ribbon around the bun.
27. Pinochio
Dress them in a yellow collared T-shirt with red top. Get a straw hat and make a red paper feather to stick in the side.
Then add a blue ribbon around the collar and make a long nose by rolling a piece of paper into a cone shape and securing with elastic bands.
28. Horrid Henry
If you have a blue and yellow stripy jumper, you’re sorted. If not, try and add some stripes yourself and match them with blue trousers and trainers.
29. James Bond
If your son is older and is a 007 fan after reading the novels, and you are lucky enough to have been to a wedding or posh event recently, then dress him in his smartest togs as the super spy.
30. The BFG
We wouldn’t recommend stilts for this one but you can still get them to look like the lovable Roald Dahl character with some baggy trousers, a brown waistcoat and a big baggy shirt
Make some big ears by cutting out an ear shape using pink paper, then stick them onto a headband. Find a little doll to be Sophie for them to put in their hand or shirt pocket.
On World Book Day, students of any age from schools all over the nation will meet up to praise their most loved writers, artists, books and, obviously, reading!
The principle point of World Book Day is to urge youngsters to investigate the delights of books and reading by giving them the chance to have their very own book.
World Book Day is a yearly festival of writers, artists, books and – in particular – reading. So even for many book writing services companies like; Ka-Writing, GhostWriting LLC etc, this day is important.
More than 100 countries around the globe praise this day with loads of fun occasions and exercises, and as well as with some awesome costumes.
If in 2018, you have given each innovation a chance to can get your hands on getting in the way of simply getting a decent old book, you are not the only one.
These days it’s uncommon to see people reading on the transport or while sitting in a park alone and leafing through the pages of a great novel. Kindles, iPhones, and all the new devices have made us forget the old charm for book reading.
So if you miss the aroma of a new book or those attractive book cover designs, there’s never been a superior day to return to the old and charming ways of reading.
To Celebrate This Day We Have Some World Book Day Ideas!
Go through some of our own ideas below, they may start your creative ability.
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Assets for More Youthful Students
What preferred the best opportunity than to open door to World Book Day and get your classes excited about their most loved characters and finding their next experience or adventure? From action packs to spelling bees, to more quizzes and declarations for the best costume. This can be the best idea during the current year for adults or children.
Pass the Last Great Book you Read to Somebody
Sometimes you need to simply clutch that book you have just read in light of the fact that it helps you to remember an especially decent summer occasion or helped you through an extreme time. However, there truly is nothing more pleasant than passing on a book to a companion. Not exclusively is it an exquisite gesture, it gives the story life simply instead of sitting in a heap by your table.
Begin a Book club and Host the First on World Book Day
It was most likely on your New Year’s Resolution list however in the event that you haven’t got round to making a book club, now’s your shot. Select a gathering of companions or accumulate individuals you don’t yet realize that well yet might want to become more acquainted with and recommend meeting once a month to talk about all the fiction and verifiable you like. It’s friendly, it’s animating and it’s a motivation to really discover and spend the time to read.
Send anemail out to your loved ones asking them to recommend you one book and for what valid reason
Discovering why somebody especially delighted in or identified with a book can uncover a considerable measure about him or her. Fire out lots of emails requesting suggestions. Not exclusively will you now have a curated rundown of affirmed great books to overcome, you’ll likely have enough to put something aside for a mid-year occasion reading list before it’s even summer.
Welcome Different Authors, Storytellers or Theater Organizations to Join the Good Times
There’s nothing better than to hear a story coming to life by the individual who wrote it him or herself. Alternatively, even finding out where a writer’s strange and magnificent thoughts originated from or even investigating how to make a book.
With such huge numbers of self-published authors around youngsters, need to realize that there is no reason stopping them turning into an author as well. Even for people like us who provide ghostwriting services, this day has much significance. Evidence suggests that youngsters who read for satisfaction consistently not just perform well in reading tests over the individuals who do not, yet additionally build up a more extensive vocabulary, expanded general learning and a superior comprehension of different societies and cultures.
In Case You Are Not a Reader, Pick to Watch a Film Created From a Novel
There are no limits on different movies that began as books. Countless successful and fun to watch movies are available which was made through a novel.
From works of art like Sense and Sensibility and Doctor Zhivago to shows, for example, The Godfather and romantic comedies like Bridget Jones and The Devil Wears Prada – it’s surely not the customary method to check World Book Day, however, no judgment here. This can be a good idea for non-readers too.
What Better Approach to Celebrate World Book Day than by Reading Phenomenal Stories to your Children.
Here are 10 books that you will appreciate reading to your kid:
- Peepo, Janet, and Allan Ahlberg
The story of family life in1940s household from the perspective of a little child.
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen
Family going on an expedition to search for a bear. Kids will quickly memories, repeat along with you and can easily remember.
- Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers
A boy takes back a lost penguin to the South Pole, then understands he has just said goodbye to his best friend.
- Paper Dolls, Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson brings a regular set of paper dolls prepared by a little girl to life.
- Magnolia, Quentin Blake
Mr. Magnolia only has one boot until one day a secretive parcel lands.
- Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, Lynley Dodd
Join Hairy Maclary and his canine friends as they scheme into the city. Just be careful with the fearsome cat, Scarface Claw.
- Stick Man, Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a matchless combo. A delightful tale of one dad’s adventures as he attempts to get home to his family in time for Christmas.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
A caterpillar munches his way through an awful lot of food before vanishing into a cocoon and evolving as a beautiful butterfly at the end.
- Meg and Mog, Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski
Join Meg the scatty witch and her catlike friend Mog in this classic journey.
- Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell
Babies will love elevating the flaps to see through which animal the zoo thinks would make a suitable pet this time.
Conclusion
Reading in the time of computerized content and digital world is changing; however, it does not mean it gives less joy. The charm of reading a book is still there.
Gilbert K. Chesterton once stated, “There is a lot of contrast between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who needs a book to read.”