world book day - fancy dress ideas?

**Jessicasmummy** · 13-02-2010, 01:20 PM

Help!!

I'm not the greatest when it comes to making fancy dress outfits!

Does anybody have any ideas of a simple outfit i can make that my 8 yr old daughter can wear to school for world book day?

**sarak31** · 13-02-2010, 01:37 PM

My daughter has been as Felicity Wishes with a pink fairy dressing up outfit and stripy tights. Or if she wants to be cool she could go in her own clothes and go as Tracey Beaker.

**nannymcflea** · 13-02-2010, 04:16 PM

Yellow leggings, yellow jumper, freckles, red hair ribbons

Little Miss Sunshine.

(my dd did this a couple of years ago)

**Jessicasmummy** · 13-02-2010, 05:15 PM

those are good ideas, although now she seems adamant she wants to be a mermaid. i have had absoloute hell from her this afternoon because she thinks she can go into school wearing a decorated bra top and im having none of it.

**wendywu** · 13-02-2010, 05:30 PM

Put the Bra top over a long sleeved top. That keeps both of you happy.

**Jessicasmummy** · 13-02-2010, 05:36 PM

Ive suggested that to her but she isnt happy with that

**wendywu** · 13-02-2010, 06:50 PM

The word MADAME springs to mind

**Jessicasmummy** · 13-02-2010, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by wendywu

The word MADAME springs to mind

Tell me about it!

She has certainly been ratty this afternoon.
She is early to bed tonight and will hopefully return to normal 2moro!

**Chell** · 13-02-2010, 08:08 PM

Last year DS went as a fox with this costume:

and a gingerbread man. He kept tripping on his tale.

This year their theme is animated characters, easy peasy as he has a Ben 10 costume and DD has a Snow White dress.

**TammyN** · 13-02-2010, 09:20 PM

when is it this year?

**mama2three** · 14-02-2010, 07:51 AM

imo world book day dressing up should be a story character - not something like ben 10 or whatever - yes there are books on the back of the cartoon i know.
I know that anything which encourages a child to pick up a book is great , whether its an annual or a novel doesnt matter , so not sure why i feel so strongly about it. but ds's had to choose a book , then choose a character from the book. Mermaid is fine btw! love hans christian andersen!
( has stepped away from the soapbox!)

**Chell** · 14-02-2010, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by mama2three

imo world book day dressing up should be a story character - not something like ben 10 or whatever - yes there are books on the back of the cartoon i know.
I know that anything which encourages a child to pick up a book is great , whether its an annual or a novel doesnt matter , so not sure why i feel so strongly about it. but ds's had to choose a book , then choose a character from the book. Mermaid is fine btw! love hans christian andersen!
( has stepped away from the soapbox!)

I would normally agree with you but as DS school has a theme of 'animated character' then that is what he will go as!

Last year he was a skeleton from Funny Bones.