World Book Day Kids Costume Ideas

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.

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 Muscial 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

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

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.

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

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

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