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Yes, it is that time of year again!
A time when many parents rush about in a mad panic trying to find a costume for their children. If your children are anything like mine were, you may not have even been presented with a note, or if you are lucky, a crumpled note may be found at the bottom of their school bag!
But, as you are aware the problems do not end there.
- You have to choose a costume that will suffice as a book character
- It has to be suitable to be worn all day long at school
- It has to have a 'cool' look - especially for boys, who will not appreciate being dressed as Pinocchio at 10 years old!
Do not panic, this hub will give you book characters and some ideas for your childrens World Book Day Costumes.
Please be aware that these World Book Day Costume Ideas are for Primary School children (UK) and not for older children. At the moment there is a huge gap in the market for children aged 11 - 16 years, the kids costumes are too small, or plain 'uncool' and the adult costumes are just too big. This is something that we are working on with various manufacturers to try and fillthis gap, so watch this space!
Props n Frocks is based in Essex, England and as well as an online shop, also has a fancy dress shop that has been established since 1998. We work very hard to provide as much information as we can FREE of charge to help customers, new and old. Take a look at this page if you need even more children costume ideas for World Book Day
Some 'Cool' Girls Costumes
Girls do not seem to be as fussy about dressing up as boys and are normally quite happy to dress up as Red Riding Hood for example. However, we have found that The High School Musical Costumes have been a big hit with young girls and there are books out on Amazon at the moment so they should be okay to use.
Other 'Cool' girls costumes include:
- Supergirl
- Wonder Woman
- Scarlett O'Hara
Some 'Cool' Boy Costumes
To be honest, you could probably choose any costume and find a book that it could be linked to. With this in mind, I have included some of the popular costumes that boys tend to like to wear. You could argue that Superman, for example comes from a comic 'book'!
- Superman
- Batman
- Robin
- Jack Sparrow
- Darth Maul
- Darth Vader
- Zorro
- Obi Wan Kenobi
Did You Know Childrens Costumes Must Have The Current CE Safety Standard Mark?
If not, this is something you must be aware of. Childrens fancy dress costumes comes under the EN71 standard. To explain this fully would take ages, but bascially it means that all childrens fancy dress costumes must have passed rigorous testing standards. These tests include Flamability & Choking.
A link is posted below if you wish to find out more.
- World Book Day Costumes
More ideas for World Book Day - EN71 European Standard
What is EN71 and how it applies to childrens costumes - Childrens Books From Amazon
Still need more ideas, look at Amazon's huge selection of book titles - Information Regarding World Book Day 2011
The Official 2011 World Book Day Website
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Face Bobs
Face Bobs are any easy way to turn your child into an animal or a bird. Unlike 'normal' masks, Face Bobs do not stop you eating, drinking or speaking. From a health & safety perspective, Face Bobs are a safe alternative. All you will need to do is to get your son or daughter to wear appropriate colour clothing. Many childrens books have animals as main characters, so Face Bobs may just be what you are looking for.
Face Bobs are available in these animals/birds:
Dog - Cat - Donkey - Mouse - Pig - Cow - Sheep - Duck - Bear - Fox - Parott - Chicken - Rabbit - Owl
Some Ideas For Childrens Books
Jack & The Beanstalk
Alice in Wonderland
Big Friendly Giant
Pied Piper of Hamlyn
Harry Potter
Lord of The Rings
Red Riding Hood
The Fox & The Cat
Winnie The Pooh
Cinderella
Princess & The Pea
Goldilocks & The Three Bears
3 Little Pigs
Little Miss Muffet
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Frog Prince
The Hare & The Tortoise
Winnie The Witch
Peter Pan
Wizard of Oz
James & the Giant Peach
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
The Railway Children
The Famous Five -use a 1940s Evacuee costume
Aladdin
The Witches
Meg & Mog
Pinocchio
Dr. Dolittle
Lizzie Dripping
Just William
Gulliver's Travels
The Bible
The Snowman
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Wind inThe Willows
Jemima Puddleduck
Heidi
The Indian in The Cupboard
Watership Down
Oliver Twist
Jungle Book
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
The Night Pirates
The Fantastic Mr Fox
Burglar Bill
The Cat in The Hat
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aaaaaa!!!!! Book Character Day is tomorrow and my boys can't decide!!!!!!
hey im a girl and i need help defenetley ot a princess i am a girly girl but also a om boy HELP
hi im 12 and at my school we r not aloud to go as st trinians and it has to be a well known charecter but unique and i cant think of any thing!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!
p.s.want to go as hermione but someone already took it:-(
p.s.also it has to be a BOOK charecter.
right i am 11 and have some ideas one is were normal clothes and be a muggle from harry potter, were school clothes and be a st trinian and yes this is a book, were pajamas and be from the sleepover club
I am going to dress my 8 year old as Matilda: red hair ribbon, blue school dress, white socks, black shoes. Easy. Maybe a china faced doll, books and some chocolates as accessories.
NO COSTUMES FOR ME AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
im 12 and looking for a snow-white costume [dont ask] but i can only find costumes that are too young for me or too old, HELP?
im 11 and i think me and my mate are going as Oopa lumpas but you could go as...
a charecter from twilight
101 dalmations (crulela or pups)
alice in wonderland
wizard of oz
btw because yor aged 10 to 14 dont mean you cant go as somthing fun i mean come on im 11 and being a Oopla lumpa it wil be such a LOL moment!!!
we found some great costumes I love the girl costumes aspeshily
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what about going as the saucepan man from the adventures of the faraway tree
Pocchinos
this is silly the costume day is tomorrow its not like i have time to get my mum to buy all this i would rather go in uniform! btw i'm 10
im ten i dont want to look like a baby i meam who wants to be a prinsses at this age id rather be a chesse sanwitch than a little icle baby i have an idea we could be michail jacson hannah montanah or karate kid
Not what im looking but maybe for other parties
but good website!!!x
hi its me again.awesome idea get dressed as villian from 101 DALMATIONS
i was scarecrow from dorthy of oz and i won
I wanted to go as Esmeralda from the Hunchback of Notre dame but I only have a red gypsy style skirt I look like a gypsy but not really Esmeralda, any other gypsy ideas?
All of these costumes are a bit babyish for me. I'm 12 and have to dress up for school.
Love snow white, think I might come as the Apple :D
pippi longstocking,bert from mary poppins,nancy drew,little red riding hood,cat in the hat,wolverine (i dunno how but a person in my class is him),a witch thing 1 or thing 2 ,3 little pigs or wolf,heidi,matilda harry potter,hermione granger,etc.im 11 and nancy drew.
i've got a nother really good idea if your a girl dress up as the good witch from wizard of oz but if you have a younger brother or sister that goes to the same school as you get them dressed as one of the munchkins...not only will it be a good idea but it would also be an lol moment for parents,teachers and students
i have a 9 year old sister and i had to help her with book week...im 11 and i picked her to be like cinderella because i noticed my mums wedding pettycoat in a box...so married woman with kids get out your pettycoats
Hey guys, I've done these for years! If you're struggling I'll get back to you ASAP! Don't hesitate to ask!
not what i was looking for sorry ;) x
Why not contact us and we can help you. We stock Alice In wonderland costumes for both adults and children. Go to the website www.props-n-frocks.co.uk for our contact details.
where will I find a alice in wonderland costume?
Fantastic Website
for preteens, a st trinian would be good.
hey world book day tomoz and i need a costume or idea cus my m8s all no wht they are goin as but they wont tell me!!! ahhhhhh!!! help pls xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
emz ( by the way i am 12 !) :) :D
Last year I made my daughter into a playing card. The ace of spades to be exact from alice in wonderland. There was no one else with the same costume it was easy to make and she won the fancy dress contest to boot. This year I am making her (tonight last minute as always)into a book. Well it is world book day after all! lol
For world book day you could actually dress up a book and draw a picture on the front of it.
help iv 3 kids that need kitted out for book character day i have no idea what to do them as last year wee boy did oliver twist and wee girl did nanny mcfee also over yrs theyve did ben 10 cinderella and dorothy from wizard of oz desparate help needed here please
It is world book day not world ( only) book day I am a nursery practitioner and I am going as stitch not a only book character but never the less is in a book.
help me for some ideas please im 8 !1
Hiya! I am a v. nearly teenager and I want to go as a quirky fun character (stripy tights!). I have some things if you want this:
Cheshire Cat (human version)
Mad Hatter (girl version)
Pippi Longstockings
Alice in Wonderland
Most schools do not allow comic book/film characters. Its very difficult for older kids, whom end up looking plain clothed, as nobody knows who they are meant to be. A good one for older girls, is st.trinians.
well for people like 10-13 years old st trinians would be easy, heres what you need:
white shirt with unbuttoned collar
tie really loose
any school skirt pulled up OR short shorts over thin tights
with a skirt pop socks or cool tights
a grey or black cardigan]
slip-on shoes/pumps
you will need to do your hair in plaits or bunches, make them messy!
also put on make up and freckles!
there you are
I'm 15 and in my school lots of people go as Oompa Loompas, Thing 1/ Thing 2, Fairies, Witches etc.
A good costume idea is getting a jump/boilersuit/overalls in different colours e.g. orange for a prisoner (or anyone from the book Holes) red for a fireman.
Regarding RA's comment regarding some non book ideas. Unfortunately not all parents do care about books and what we find, is that as long as their children dress up for this day in school, they are happy. Most of the suggestions here, can be linked to a comic book and you will be surprised how many children will attend school wearing this type of costume.
The introduction of the hub clearly states that this hub is for ideas for children up to the ages of about 11 years. I do appreciate that for older children, the choices here may not be what they are looking for. It may be worth checking on http://www.props-n-frocks.co.uk/children.php as you may find some more book character ideas there that are more suitable.
this website was great but i can't find what i'm looking for i'm 12 and looking at the comments everyone seems to be around my age and looking for ideas as who to dress up as! please help me soon coz it's world book day next thursday
HELP!
i am 12 and need a costume for world book day
WBD is a challenge for parents but- and I'm going to sound pompous here- sending your child as a cartoon, tv or film character (not originally based on a book) is more or less admitting that you don't know or care about books. There are lots of good suggestions here but some unimaginative, non-book ones too.
Im going as the mad hatter but thats a bit complecated,you could go as somone from a book like malory towers or twins at st claires just were school uniform (shirt and tie)st trinan same thing last year me and my friend went as the twins at st claires
Hope that helped!
i would either like to go as Minnie mouse or a st Trinian but i don't know where to get the outfits from. On the websites i go on all i can get is outfits way too old for me, or way too young!
PLEASE I NEED HELP!!!!
good ideas not really nothing for me because im 11 and i dont really wont to go looking like a 3 year old but good ideas
i am 9 dont no if to go as a cheerleader or matilda or princes
ugg help me 2 i have nout to were and its the day HELP PLEASE SOMEONE
someone please help me? i need to put a paddington bear costume together, i have a few weeks but don't want to leave it too late! :)
its sad cos no kids dress up in the clasics any more! :(
Same as Orla, I'm not into pink girly princess stuff but I am 10!!
Next week at school is book character day and no way are you getting me in a dress!! ha-ha
suggestions please...? :/
hiya world book day tommorow can u give me good idea im 12 and im not dressing as a princess
I am being alice inn wonderland its a nice an dcute dress that ive got
A lot of people don't seem to understand that this is Book day not Movie day.
Lots of people are really stuck, so I am just going to put a load of ideas for you, because I always run late on this sort of thing. I know how it feels- trust me!
- dorothy
- simpsons
- Little red riding hood (super easy)
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- alice in wonderland
- Buz lightyear
-spiderman/superman/batman (all those super heros )
-Disney princeses (EG- Snow white, sleeping beauty, Cinderella, Jasmin, Pocahontas, Araura, Belle, Arial(bad spelling, I know...)
-Tweenies
- Toy story characters
- Fantastic Mr Fox
- The three bears (mummy bear, daddy bear and baby bear!)
-Goldilocks
Thats just about all I can think of :) Sorry to the boys since I am a girl, I know more things, but there are a few boy ones in there! :) Hope this helps!
well i am wanting to go as a pair with my friend and we decided we would go as thing 1 and thing 2 from dr seuss so that should be fun and easy we have it this friday i love book week! :)
great ideas for world book day it really helped me out,
thankx alot
hi i love these ideas and im 13 lol :)
last year in year 7 the majority of people came in alice in wonderland clothes...this year im thinking either the tiger from the tiger came to tea or a playing card from alice in wonderland..
gosh some people here are like, 10 and think they are too old for this stuff! i think its better to dress from younger books, it looks cuter and funner :)
You need to have more options for a 13 year old girl!!
ah world book day 2moz dont know what 2 wear arggggghhhhh!! somnet nice would be good
i am so fed up looking for costumes for my 10+9 year old daughters, that dont cost me a fortune.. any ideas???
boys try edward cullen
Help!!!
World Book day is on thursday and I need a custome fast!!!I want to go as Dorthy in wizzards of oz, Nancy at oliver or Junie .B Jones But I can't find a custume for any of them.
HELP!!!!
help
me ive searched all on the internet in my wardrobe in magazines ever were still havnt found one
help me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
help i need sum body help not just any body help heel;ppppppp
Cheers for the idea of a St. Trinian !!!
Thats what i went as !!!
Me and my bffl went as the first year twins "!!!
It was a blast !!!
Cheers 4 all da ideas x
i thought these ideas were emense matez, lolz. finkin of goin as clifford the big red dog but can't really find an outfit!! lolz, any ideas matez? ta. lolz. xxxxxxx
I cant find anything in my house im 11 and its hard caus ei dont want to go as cinderella or snow white so ya u know wt i mean
World Bookday is on thrusday...
I'm 11 and i need a costume idea...FAST!
I want to go as Dorothy from the wizard of oz, Nancy from Oliver Twist or Alice or Bella from Twilight. I would't mind going as someone else...
Any Ideas?
i like the costums
my problem is my 10 year old son?? Just cant seem to please him, everything is for babies he says!!! I wanted to cover him in rubbish and go as Stig if the dump! didnt go down too well lol x
i am 11 , world book day is thursday , gotta dress up
HELP !!!
Dorothy from wizard of oz is so easy for young girls, especially if they hace the checked summer dresses at their school, just plait her hair, give her a toy dog and away you go, cheap and cheerful!!!
i lovfe these ideas goood way to get the children gowing its fablous
hi i know that world book day is on this Thursday who should i dress up as???
Hi! My little girl is 6 & we are struggling to think of something that we can put together at home! what is Heidi? We thought of Postman - from the jolly postman, but not sure how we'd do this. any help?? ta!
Dorothy is a good costume, what about Alice in Wonderland?
iya xx
erm... i need an idea 4 world book day this thursday coming i need an idea.i dont think i wanna go as a princess.im 11 years old and its really hard to find a costune at this age.was thinking of goin dorothy from the wozard of oz do you think this is a good idea ??? if not IDEAS PLZ !!! X
im 13 years old any ideas on a costume i could wear for world book day this thursday coming plz asap =)
I am 12 years old and had black hair and brown skin please can I have a suggestion for a costume from a book that I could where for world book day.
Thankyou
Ezzy
x
hellooo, im danielle and im 12 years old. i have some good idears that people and i went as befor;
nice idears; - ,rabbit [alice in wonerland] ,high school muscial chearleader, fairy, ballerina, StTrinian, Doraphy, sleepover club [in pjs]. REALLY FUNNY IDEARS;- ,a GIANT fruit (: ,spiderman (: ,dolmation (: ladybird (:
not what what i am looking for u know eny others
Right let's try and get you girls all sorted. Duos may be difficult. Is your school quite flexible, or really strict on anactual book character. What about a comic book character - you can then use super girl, wonder woman - these are quite 'cool' costumes.
In the shop today we have had young girls going as Pink Ladies, Mulan, Jasmin, do any of these interest you. We stock so many girls costumes it is hard to let you know everything. checkout our range here http://www.props-n-frocks.co.uk/childcosland.php You can also callthe shop on 01245 327156 to get more ideas. Also checkout this page that I have done elsewhere, it may give you a few more ideas http://www.squidoo.com/World_Book_Day_Costumes_For
Hi im francesca lolz. anyway i rly nd a costume any ideas?!? im 10 so thats the age group lolz. thx xxx
im 9 years old. i need some ideas for world book day.my mum wont help me shes tro busy with bils.my dad,hes always working,my sister she doing jcse's and my brother hes too busy playing
I NEED HELP!!!!
Hi all,
Em..I'm 11 and I can't find an outfit for Book Day, any ideas??
Im not sure I want to dress as a princess though, and I want to go as a duo with my m8, any ideas 4 a female duo..?
Thx
Rx
Hi everyone - if you can give me some of your favourite books, I will do my best to advise you on a suitable outfit for it. Just remember that childrens fancy dress is goverened by different rules to adult fancy dress. Most of the costumes tend to be more generic and may need a bit of adaption to be able to be used for a specific character.
Hiedi would be a simple costume to put together. Let me know if you do need help
Hi! I am nine years old and i think this site is great. But its tricky finding the right outfits for the right characters. I dont really want to dress up as little red riding hood. I am thinking about The princess and the pea! Mia if u are ten try Heidi that proberly might work! Good luck mums and dads who have no outfit for there child yet!
I think it is so trick yfinding a sutible outfit. i know what rachel means too!
I no what you mean rachel, I dont want to dress up of little red riding hood or a princess get a life who evers thinking of doing that
I looked at that web page, there isnt much suitable, have you got anyother web pages?
Hiya thanks for your comment I will look at that website, thanks for the ideas I will get back to you about them
i want to go as a two with my friend
H1 Rachel
What type of books do you like to read? If you are a large 11 year old you may get more choice by looking at some of our small ladies book week costumes. There is much more choice. Check out http://www.props-n-frocks.co.uk
I am 11 years old and world book day is only a few weeks away. I need a costume FAST but there are no options I dont want to go as ciderella or little red riding hood!
Loads of ideas for Book Day. I really like the Scarlet Dress just got to see if my daughter does! I bet she finds another idea on this fab hub page!
Mia, I know 20 year olds whom still wish to dress as a princess! :)
well there good costumes but im 10 years
old not 3 and i dont want to be a princess
gosh have some sense ppl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>:{ (GROANS)
Kids clothes need to be fashionable if you are a girl trying to empress.
not what i was looking for either but a good website x
very good costumes but not the one im looking for x
A good way of getting children more involved with stories - and good that there are sources, like yours, that make it easy for parents.
Gabby 3 days ago
Helpp! need a costume fast! maybe like a wizard of oz one?