world book day - fancy dress ideas? [Archive]

Jessicasmummy

13-02-2010, 01:20 PM

Help!!

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

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.:thumbsup:

(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 :rolleyes:

wendywu

13-02-2010, 06:50 PM

The word MADAME springs to mind :laughing:

Jessicasmummy

13-02-2010, 07:38 PM

The word MADAME springs to mind :laughing:

Tell me about it! :panic: 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:

http://www.blushfashions.com/images/medium/foxtabard_MED.jpg
and a gingerbread man (http://www.babysigningstore.co.uk/finger-puppet-gingerbread-p-135.html). He kept tripping on his tale. :laughing:

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

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

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.

LOOPYLISA

14-02-2010, 09:55 PM

I hated dressing up days with dd

She used to go as Hermione from hp, normal school uniform :laughing: bad mummy :thumbsup:

Spangles

14-02-2010, 10:35 PM

It's on 4th March.

Found these :

http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/occasion/world-book-day/costumes.html

http://www.squidoo.com/World_Book_Day_Costumes_For_Children

http://www.blushfashions.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=22&chapter=0

I can't recommend buying from any of these site as I have no personal experience of them but they may give you some inspiration?!