Easy World Book Day outfits you can make at home
It’s World Book Day on Thursday - every child’s favourite day at school, when they get to ditch their uniform and turn up in fancy dress. But if you've left it too late to pre-order that Cat in the Hat costume, don’t panic!
Georgina Burnett shows us how to recreate character costumes from scratch, and you won't have to spend a penny.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
WHAT YOU NEED: Glue, paper plates, cardboard and green paint
For the body: Glue paper plates (6 or 8) together to get a 3d effect and paint green
Glue cardboard feet to sides and glue the plates together in a column
Add ribbon to the top circle to hold around the round neck
For the head: Cut a ring out of red card (or white card painted red) and glue purple antennas made from card to the top
Make a headband out of card and glue on the red circle
Paddington Bear
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: A small cardboard box, sellotape, felt or card
Wrap a small box with packaging paper
Use tape to make a handle at the top and decorate
Make a label to hang from toggle on duffle coat
If you don't have a red hat this could be made from felt or card
Cat in the Hat
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Pair of black tights, newspaper, serviette and paper plates.
For the tail, use black tights with one leg stuffed with newspaper and the other unstuffed to tie around the waist
Make the hat using a washing paper pot with red and white layers of card and a paper plate glued to base
Cut a serviette or white felt for the tummy and sew roughly, or use sticky back plastic to glue to the child's top
Add a red bow
Face paint the white face, black whiskers and pink nose
Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Packaging paper, gold paint and a Sharpie.
Glue two lots of packaging paper or gold paper to each other
Once dry fold over and cut a hole in the folded end for the head
Draw the ticket details on with a Sharpie
Alice in Wonderland
WHAT YOU WILL NEED: A cardboard box big enough to fit the child in, paint in a range of colours
Make holes at the sides of the box for arms
Cut a hole in the roof so the head is comfort and secure the side flaps so they rest on the shoulders
Decorate!
The BFG
WHAT YOU NEED: Cardboard, wool, glue, felt and an old wrapping paper tube
Cut out ears from cardboard and stick to an old Alice band
Glue white wool for hair
To make the BFG’s horn, glue a cardboard cone to the inner tube of wrapping paper
For the dreams jar, add fairy lights to a plastic or glass jar
If you need to make a waistcoat, cut the back and side sections out of felt and glue together