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138 easy last-minute World Book Day costume ideas for 2026
We've loads of brilliantly simple costume ideas for World Book Day. There's no sewing involved (although there may be some glue!) and we've included lots of clever ways to re-use princess, witch, animal and pirate outfits, as well as great props for children who don't really want to do dressing up
- Helen Brown
Published: February 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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World Book Day is on Thursday 5 March in 2026, although many schools and nurseries may decide to celebrate it on Friday 6 March to round the school week off with some costumed fun. If you’re looking for easy, last-minute World Book Day costumes that are simple to put together but look fantastic, we've got a great selection for you right here.
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Our no-sew costumes can be made using things you'll probably already have at home (or could quickly order online). We've even included ideas for re-purposing costumes you may already have – including pirate, witch and skeleton outfits, animal, fairy and ballerina costumes and princess dresses.
And, of course, if your child really doesn't like dressing up, there are plenty of ideas for 'costumes' where the main character in the book wears regular, everyday clothes – so all your child will need to do is hold a prop or maybe just brandish a copy of the book.
For each of our World Book Day costume ideas, we've listed out what you'll need to create it, including props and clothes (and a link to buy the book, if you don't have it already). Plus, where we can, we’ve included a pic of a child in the costume, as shared by one of the brilliant parents in our MadeForMums community, so you can get an idea of the finished 'look' you're after.
Looking for Halloween costume inspiration? Check out our list of 30 easy last-minute Halloween costume ideas for kids.
Here's our pick of easy, last-minute World Book Day Costume ideas you can put together super-quick...
1. Superworm
Pics: Donna Thrower and Sarah Bell
What you'll need:
- Pink clothes
- Pink cape or pink material to wear as a cape (optional)
- Pink headband — use paper and a pen to draw 2 big worm eyes to stick to the headband
- Or a pink towel/ blanket rolled up and decorated with paper eyes, plus any green/ garden-inspired outfit underneath.
Buy Superworm
2. Mr Bump
Pic: Millie Pike
What you'll need:
- Blue top and trousers
- Bandage (if you have one) or toilet roll (if you don’t) to wind around your child's head and middle
We've also got a brilliant idea for dressing up as Mr Strong – see idea number 36.
Buy Mr Bump
3. What the LadyBird Heard
Pic: Isabelle Rose Reed
What you'll need:
- Red dress or skirt and top (decorate by adding circles of black paper for spots)
- Fairy wings
- Headband — use black pipe cleaners and red pom poms to stick to the headband for antennae
4. Paddington
What you'll need:
- Red hat
- Blue coat or blue clothes
- Red socks
- Suitcase (optional)
Buy Paddington
5. Mr Twit from The Twits
Pic: Francesca M
What you'll need:
- A fake beard (buy one online or make one with dark brown wool)
- Dark, messy clothes
- A paintbrush and pot
Buy The Twits
6. Dog Man
Pic: Jess Correia
What you'll need:
- A blue t-shirt and blue cap plus jeans and brown shoes
- Fake ears (make using any brown material)
- Gold paper
- Face paint (if you want to add a dog face)
Buy Dog Man
7. Witch from Room on the Broom
Pic: Amy Townsend
What you'll need:
- Red top
- Dark coloured trousers or skirt
- Black cape
- Witch's hat and broomstick, if you have them
- Wand made from yellow card on a stick
- Toy cat (optional)
8. Supertato
Pic: Tasha S
What you'll need:
- Black belt with cardboard S stuck on the buckle
- Brown clothes
- Mask (band of black paper with eye holes cut out)
- Red material/shirt for cape
- Play veg
Buy Supertato
9. Burglar Bill
Pic: Jenny BW
What you'll need:
- Stripey jumper
- Flat cap
- Bandit eye mask (often comes with superhero costume) or draw one on with face paint
- Swag bag filled with crumpled-up paper (or cuddly toy!)
Buy Burglar Bill
10. Little Miss Sunshine
Pic: Jessica Hirons
What you'll need:
- Yellow t-shirt or jumper
- Cardboard
- Yellow paint and a black pen
- Yellow wool for the hair plus some red ribbon for the ties
11. Alice in Wonderland
Pic: Helen T
What you'll need:
- Blue dress
- White apron/pinny
- Hair bow
Buy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
12. Princess Pearl from Zog and the Flying Doctors
Pics: Sarah McKenzie and Hollie O'Conner
What you'll need:
- Red dress
- Doctor's coat from play kit
- Doctor's bag/ play stethoscope
Buy Zog and The Flying Doctors
13. Sparkle Boy
Pic: Sammy Kate Maggs
What you’ll need:
- Tutu
- Top and jeans
- Bead necklace
- Sparkly nail varnish
Buy Sparkle Boy
14. Harry Potter/Hermione Granger
Pic: Anna Dilku
What you'll need:
- Black cape (often comes with Halloween dressing-up costumes)
- White shirt
- Normal school trousers/skirt
- Stick (for a wand)
- Stripey tie or scarf
- For Harry only: glasses
- For Harry only: red face paint or lip pencil to draw on his forehead scar
Buy Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
15. A Smed or a Smoo
Pic: Louise Chubs
What you'll need:
- Red or blue clothes
- Red or blue face paint
- Green wig or washable, spray-on hair dye (optional)
- A paper cup — paint it red or blue, cut the bottom out and attach to string
16. Charlie Bucket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Pic: Lindsey Gaut
What you'll need:
- Scruffy clothes or an old jumper/cardigan
- A golden ticket – use some yellow card or cut out a section of a yellow cereal box, then write 'Golden Ticket' on the reverse side
We've also got a brilliant idea for dressing up as Charlie's Golden Ticket – see idea number 29.
Buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
17. Tom from Beast Quest
Pic: Lu Lucy
What you'll need:
- Brown trousers and oversized blue t-shirt you can turn into a tunic
- Laces to add to V cut into t-shirt
- Black belt
- Cardboard and brown/ grey paint to make shield and sword
18. A unicorn from the 'That's Not My Unicorn...'
Pic: Sammi Brennan
What you'll need:
- White or light-coloured top
- Tutu or bright skirt
- Tights
- Unicorn headband if you have one (or you can make a horn using rolled-up card and attach it to a regular headband)
19. Peter Rabbit
Pic: Rebekah C
What you'll need:
- Blue jacket
- Brown trousers
- Face paint or eyebrow pencil – to draw on bunny whiskers
- Bunny ears – made with cardboard and taped to a headband
- Bag of carrots (optional)
Buy The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit
20. Wally from Where's Wally?
Pics: Sammie S and Tenisha McDonald
What you'll need:
- Stripey hat
- Stripey top
- Stripey socks or tights — if you have them
- Round glasses
Buy Where's Wally?
21. Owen Grady from Lego Jurassic World
What you'll need:
- Checked shirt or plain shirt
- Gilet
- Walking/ desert boots
- Jeans
22. Bella Broomstick
Pic: Allana Murray
What you'll need:
- Long black dress (or black top and black skirt)
- Green belt
- Green stars (can be made from cutting green felt or card and attaching to the skirt)
- Witch's hat and broomstick, if you have them
Buy Bella Broomstick: Halloween Havoc
More witch costume ideas...
23. The Worst Witch: add a toy cat and a (messy) broomstick 24. The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz: accessorise with green face paint and an evil cackle 25. The cover star of That's Not My...Witch: she has green hair, if you fancy having a go with some washable, spray-on hair dye 26. The witch from The Apprentice Witch: colourful jacket or cardie over black witch's dress (or black skirt); hair in a ponytail; broom 27. Madame Olympia from Which Witch?: add a spot of make-up to get her super-glam look Pic: Tara B
28. Zog
Pic: Chelsea Abbott
What you'll need:
- Orange top
- Orange or beige pants
- Old orange clothing or fabric you can cut up and glue/stitch to the top to make wings
- Yellow/orange card to create a Zog-shaped mask with ears and a horn, plus a star you can stick to the chest
- Orange shoes or slippers (optional)
Buy Zog
29. A Roman from Horrible Histories Rotten Romans
Pic: Natalie McDermott
What you'll need:
- White or plain t-shirt
- Colourful sheet to drape over and blet to keep in place
- Any loose trousers
- Leaf crown and cuffs made from foil (optional)
Buy Rotten Romans
30. Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family
Pic: Fay Rebecca
What you'll need:
- A dark dress
- A white collar — use a school shirt underneath the dress
- Black tights
- Black shoes or boots
- Black lipstick or face paint (optional)
Buy The Addams Family: Story of the Movie
31. Tracy Beaker
Pic: Josie L
What you'll need:
- Red stripey top
- Messy dark hair (use washable spray-on hair dye or a wig, if your child's hair isn't the right colour)
- Sleeveless denim jacket (optional)
32. Dear Zoo
Pics: Sam Dhanilall and Emma Rodgers
What you'll need:
- Yellow/ beige clothes or lion outfit from dressing up box
- Furry material or ears on a headband for mane
- Cardboard, red paint and string for cage (optional)
Buy Dear Zoo
33. The Snail and the Whale
Pic: Abi Fields
What you'll need:
- Black T-shirt
- White fabric paint to draw on the snail trail message
- Toy snail to glue or pin onto the shoulder of the T-shirt (optional)
- Stuffed whale toy (optional)
34. Elmer the Elephant
Pic: Amina Rizwan
What you'll need:
- Bright coloured top
- An elephant mask: to make this, stick squares of coloured paper on 1 side of 3 paper plates, then sticking the plates together in a line, cut holes for the eyes in the centre plate, trim the side plates into ear shapes
- White paper or card, cut into tusk shapes and attached to the mask
- Brown paper or card, folded accordion-style, for the trunk (optional)
Buy Elmer
35. Charlie Bucket's Golden Ticket
Pic: Karen Hughes
What you’ll need:
- An old pillowcase
- Gold paint (or pick a yellow pillowcase!)
- Fabric/maker pen for writing words
Buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
36. Happy Birthday, Blue Kangaroo
Pic: Katie O
What you'll need:
- Pink clothes
- Pink ribbon in hair
- Blue kangaroo toy (optional)
Buy Happy Birthday, Blue Kangaroo
37. Mr Bean
What you'll need:
- Grey or black school trousers
- Tweed blazer
- White shirt
- Tie, preferably red
Buy Mr Bean's Entertaining Escapades
38. Matilda
Pic: Abi Walker
What you'll need:
- A dress, preferably blue
- White cardigan (optional)
- Red hair ribbon (if possible)
- White socks
- Black shoes
- Small pile of books
Buy Matilda
39. Aliens Love Underpants
Pic: Sharon D and Rebecca Holley
What you'll need:
- Underpants worn over trousers
- Green clothing
- Alien antennae or headband (optional)
- Spaceship made from cardboard and tin foil (optional)
40. The Cat In The Hat
Pic: Vicky W
What you'll need:
- Black leggings
- Black T-shirt
- White gloves
- Red scarf
- Stripey hat – you can make this using a tube of white card and then adding a rim and painting on red stripes
- Whiskers – drawn on with an eye pencil or face paints
We've also got a simple costume idea for dressing up as Thing 1 and/or Thing 2 — see idea number 74
41. The Man on the Moon (A Day in the Life of Bob)
Pic: Wendy Davis
What you'll need:
- White onesie (you can get astronaut-themed ones online)
- Blow-up alien or alien toy
42. Mr Strong
Pic: Jess Correia
What you'll need:
- Red top
- Red trousers
- Green hat
- Cardboard box covered in red paper with black eyes and mouth drawn on one side and holes made for head, arms and legs
Buy Mr Strong
43. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Pic: Lu Lucy
What you'll need:
- Orange t-shirt
- Black marker pen to draw on symbol (or draw on card and stick on)
- Cardboard and gold paint to create shield and sword
- Blue trousers
44. George’s Marvellous Medicine
Pic: Kimberley A
What you'll need:
- Red top
- Spoon covered in tin foil
- Old shampoo bottle with ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ label
Buy George’s Marvellous Medicine
45. One of the Ten Little Pirates
Pic: Joanne Hellowell
What you’ll need:
- Stripey T-shirt
- Jeans
- Pirate hat made from cardboard or a bandana
More pirate costume ideas
If you've got a pirate outfit, your child could dress up as: 46. The pirate from The Troll (see picture) 47. Captain Hook from Peter Pan (you can get cheap hooks from online fancy dress shops) 48. One of the pirates from Pirates Love Underpants: just remember the underpants, too! 49. One of the girl pirates from The Night Pirates Pic: Jessica H
50. Noddy
Pic: Lydia Gough
What you'll need:
- Red top
- Blue shorts and socks
- Yellow fabric to knot around the neck
- Blue bobble hat (or you can make a more pointy blue felt hat)
- Red cheeks – use blusher or red face paint
51. Interstellar Cinderella
Pic: Annika B
What you'll need:
- Cardboard box ‘jetpack’
- A tool (e.g. toy spanner) or tool box
- Goggles
- Ordinary clothes
52. Jack and the Beanstalk
Pic: Honor Bentley
What you'll need:
- Shirt
- Light brown trousers
- Crown (optional)
- Beanstalk made from a painted cardboard tube and green leaves cut out of cardboard
53. Morrigan Crow from the Nevermoor series
Pic: Emma Andrews
What you'll need:
- Black dress or skirt and top
- Red hairband
- Black boots
- Umbrella
Buy Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
54. Willie from Goodnight Mister Tom
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- Flat cap
- Dark coat or plain-coloured sweater
- Small box (Willie's gas mask box) tied with string to hang from your child's shoulder (optional)
55. Madeline
Pic: Vikki Barratt
What you'll need:
- White blouse or shirt
- Blue pinafore or dress
- White socks
- Black school shoes
- Red tie or scarf
- Straw hat (optional)
Buy Madeline
56. Harry from Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs
Pic: Vicki Jones
What you'll need:
- Normal clothes – with dinosaur details, if possible
- Small bucket containing toy dinosaurs
Buy Harry & His Bucketful of Dinosaurs
57. Fantastic Mr Fox
Pic: Hollie Bond
What you'll need:
- Jacket/blazer, waistcoat and plain trousers
- Colourful scarf/bow tie
- Fox head (if you're feeling creative), made from cardboard or papier mâché, with milk bottle tops for eyes and pipe cleaners for the whiskers
- Alternatively, use cardboard to make fox ears to attach to a headband, or a fox eye mask or face-paint some foxy whiskers
- Brown scarf – attach at the waist for a tail or make a fox tail using orange wool
Buy Fantastic Mr Fox
58. Mrs Fox from Fantastic Mr Fox
Pic: Bina Nandha
What you'll need:
- Dress and cardigan
- Old hair band
- Faux fur to attach to the headband
Buy Fantastic Mr Fox
59. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Pic: Stacey G
What you'll need:
- Green card and red card
- Sparkly green paper to decorate
- String
- Feathers
Buy The Very Hungry Caterpillar
60. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – part two
What you'll need:
- An old sheet, painted in butterfly colours
- Ordinary clothes
- Butterfly eye mask (optional)
Buy The Very Hungry Caterpillar
61. Snow White
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- A white shirt
- A long skirt
- Blue hair ribbon
- A red apple
Buy Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
62. Jonah And The Whale
Pic: Alison L
What you'll need:
- Wig and beard wig – or lots of brown wool
- A white sheet or white T-shirt and trousers
- A large scarf – to make a sash
- A whale, made out of a large drinks bottle with googly eyes and big flappy cardboard tail and fins
63. Daddy Fox from Fox And The Ghost Hunt King
Pic: Magda I
What you'll need:
- Red hoodie
- Plain or white T-shirt
- Some cardboard, paint, scissors and string – for the mask
- A fox soft toy, if you've got one
Buy The Fox and the Ghost King
64. An English dictionary
Pic: Gabrielle Marie
What you'll need:
- Old T-shirt
- Old leggings
- Fabric/marker pen for writing words
65. A Welsh dictionary
Pic: Vicky L
What you'll need:
- Large piece of folded card or a cardboard box with 1 side removed
- Coloured pens to decorate it with words from the dictionary (it doesn't have to be a Welsh one!)
Buy the Welsh-English Picture Dictionary for Children
66. Riley from Riley Can Be Anything
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- School blazer or jacket
- White shirt
- Tie
67. Oi Frog
Pic: Fiona J
What you'll need:
- Green top
- Green skirt and tights or green trousers
- Green frog mask or hat made of cardboard
Buy Oi Frog!
68. Mog
Pic: Jen Conway
What you'll need:
- Grey top and leggings
- Grey or white socks
- Hairband with grey cardboard cat ears
- Grey scarf tied around waist for a tail
Got an animal costume?
Then here's what your child could dress up as... 69. If you've got a donkey costume, dress up as the Wonky Donkey (see picture; add an eye patch too if you have one) 70. Tiger costumes are just the thing for The Tiger Who Came to Tea. For dressing up as Sophie, from the same book, see idea no 120. 71. A dragon costume can become the dragon from Room on the Broom 72. A bear costume can make a bear from That's Not My Bear 73. A monkey costume means your child can be the little monkey in Monkey Puzzle 74. Have a mouse costume? Dress up as Maisy from the Maisy Mouse series Pic: Lindsey Gaut
75. The Boy In The Dress
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- A dress
- A football
76. Pippi Longstocking
Pic: Terence
What you'll need:
- Blue dress or dungarees
- Red T-shirt or bits of fabric, glued on like patches
- Stripey tights
- Hair in piglet plaits – you can plait in some thin, bendy wire to make them really stick out sideways
Buy Pippi Longstocking Goes Abroad
77. A Roman from Rotten Romans
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- A white sheet, wrapped like a toga (check out this WikiHow). And do put something under it, like a long-sleeved top and leggings, or it could get chilly!
Buy Rotten Romans
78. Billy from Billy's Bucket
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- Blue top
- Beige pants
- Bright bucket
Buy Billy's Bucket
79. Horrid Henry
Pic: Victoria Holt
What you'll need:
- Blue and yellow striped shirt (you can sometimes find ones with the Horrid Henry logo on, like in our pic above, on second-hand selling sites such as Vinted)
- Blue or dark trousers/jeans
- Trainers
Buy Horrid Henry
80. Percy the Park Keeper
Pic: Jenna Hutcheon
What you'll need:
- Green cap
- Green jumper or shirt
- Stripey braces
- Light-coloured trousers
- Wellington boots
Buy The Rescue Party (one of our favourites from the bestselling Percy the Park Keeper series)
81. Thing 1 and/or Thing 2 from The Cat In The Hat
Pic: Kimberley A
This is a great one for twins, siblings or friends...
What you'll need:
- Red/orange T-shirt and leggings
- White card – on which you can write 'Thing 1' or 'Thing 2' and then pin it on the T-shirt
- Blue wig or washable, spray-on hair dye (optional)
Child with red hair?
Then your child could dress up as: 82. Ron Wealsey from the Harry Potter books: wear school uniform with a stripey tie 83. Tintin: gel hair up into a quiff and accessorise with a white toy dog, if you have one 84. Anne of Green Gables: wear a straw hat and a pinafore 85. Annie: wear a red dress and smile a lot! 86. Nancy Drew: carry your detective's notebook 87. Freckleface Strawberry: put hair in low pigtails and make freckles (if your child doesn't have them already) with an eyebrow pencil Pic: Getty
88. Dr Alan Grant from Jurassic Park
Pic: Lauren B
What you'll need:
- Beige trousers
- Denim or blue shirt
- Red neck scarf
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- ID pass (optional) made from card and sticky-backed plastic
Buy Jurassic Park
89. Mollie from The Wishing Chair
Pics: Getty
What you'll need:
There are (at least) 2 options here because different editions of the book have different outfits for Mollie...
- Blue and white stripey T-shirt with blue denim dungarees OR
- Orange spotty dress
Buy The Wishing Chair Collection
Got fairy wings?
Then your child could dress up as: 90. Tinkerbell from Peter Pan: in a green dress, if you want to channel the Disney Tinkerbell 91. Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream: accessorise with a mischievous grin 92. The Blue Fairy from Pinocchio: in a blue dress, obvs 93. The Wicked Fairy from Sleeping Beauty: wear black Pic: Getty
94. Angelina Sprocket
Pic: Maria Hackett
What you'll need:
- Pink dressing gown or adult shirt
- Patches of different coloured material or paper to glue onto dressing gown/shirt as pockets
- Bobbles to put hair in 3 bunches
- Glasses
- Cheese grater (optional)
Buy Angelina Sprocket's Pockets
95. Angelina Ballerina
What you'll need:
- Ballet costume or tutu and pink T-shirt
- Mouse mask or just finger-paint mouse whiskers
- Hair band with paper mouse ears attached
96. Biff from Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Pic: Katey Leader
What you'll need:
- Ballet costume or tutu and pink t-shirt
- White or pink tights
- Black and white face paint
- Add cardboard puppy ears on a headband (optional)
More tutu costume ideas:
Then your child could dress up as: 97. The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker 98. Delphie from the Magic Ballerina books: carry some ballet shoes, if you have them, and tell everyone they're magic Pic: Getty
99. Cruella de Vil or one of the 101 Dalmatians puppies
Pic: Getty (Dalmatian)
What you'll need:
For a Dalmatian puppy...
- White T-shirt
- Black marker to create spots
- White and black face paint (optional)
For Cruella de Vil...
- A black dress
- A white jacket
- Red or black gloves
- Black or white hair mascara or a wig
- A toy dog
Buy The One Hundred and One Dalmations
100. Queen of Hearts
Pics: Fern Connolly and Maria Hackett
What you'll need:
- A red or black top and skirt or red or black dress, accessorised with hearts if you have them
- Playing cards, glued together in a wide circle to make a ruff or a hat
- A suitably regal hairstyle
Buy Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
101. Greg from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Pics: Lauren E, Jess C
What you'll need:
- White T-shirt
- Black shorts
- Backpack
- Trainers
- White card with Greg's face drawn and cut out (optional)
102. Malala
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- A pink headscarf
- A pencil
- A notebook for magical ideas
Got a princess outfit?
Your child could dress up as: 103. Sleeping Beauty: no snoozing in class, mind! 104. Cinderella: glass slippers might be a stretch but you could accessorise with an invitation to the ball 105. The Princess And The Pea: scrunch up some green paper for a pea prop 106. The Princess And The Frog: accessorise wth a toy frog, if you have one 107. Little Princess: make her trademark big yellow pointy crown out of card Pic: Getty
108. Captain Tom Moore
Pic: Hayley Gregory
What you'll need:
- Blue shirt
- White scarf or tie
- Multi-coloured paper to make medals and ribbons
Buy Captain Tom Moore (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
109. Amelia Jane
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- 2 bows to make bunches
- Red (ideally patterned) dress
- Patterned tights (don't have to match)
- A little red face paint or blush for the cheeks
Buy The Amelia Jane Collection
110. Sugarlump and The Unicorn
Pic: Laura Hirons
What you'll need:
- White top
- Tutu
- Pink or white tights
- Unicorn headband — make from adding a paper or cardboard horn to a regular headband
111. Mona the Vampire
Pic: Fordana Chaudhury
What you'll need:
- Red cardigan
- White shirt
- Black skirt
- White tights
- Purple material for cloak
- Pipe cleaners to section and twist up hair
Buy Mona the Vampire and the Jackpot Disaster
More ideas vampire costume ideas:
Your child could dress up as: 112. Rudolph in The Little Vampire 113. Dracula 114. Ivy in My Sister, The Vampire: accessorise with school books Pic: Getty
115. Stick Man
Pics: Abi Fields and Louise Dzokoto
What you'll need:
- Brown clothes
- A couple of twigs or leaves to hold
- Leaf-shaped scraps of fabric to thread through belt or glue on brown top
Buy Stick Man
116. Betty O'Barley from The Scarecrows' Wedding
What you'll need:
- White dress
- Feathers (to stick on to the dress)
- A hat, preferably straw
- Small bouquet of flowers
117. Captain Underpants
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- Light-coloured clothes
- A pair of underpants – to go on top
- A red cape or blanket
Buy The Adventures of Captain Underpants
118. Sophie from The BFG
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- Pink dress
- Empty glass or plastic jar
- Piece of paper to write 'Sophie's Dreams' on – and stick to your jar
Buy The BFG
Got a skeleton outfit?
Then your child could dress up as: 119. One of the Funnybones skeletons: add a quirky hat 120. One of the skeleton ancestors in Pixar's Coco 121. The Skeleton Inside You: be a fact book in person! Pic: Getty
122. Goldilocks
Pic: Katie Dawson
What you’ll need:
- Normal clothes
- 3 teddy bears, preferably in different sizes
Buy Goldilocks and the Three Bears
123. The Paper Bag Princess
Pic: Sammy Mudd
What you’ll need:
- Large takeaway bag
- Flesh-coloured tights
- Pale pink jumper
- Headband with cardboard crown (optional)
124. Isadora Moon
Pic: Jessica Honnor
What you'll need:
- Black dress or black shirt and top
- Black and white stripey tights
- Vampire wings
- Bat hairband (optional)
Buy Isadora Moon Meets the Tooth Fairy
125. Sophie from the Tiger who Came to Tea
Pic Nicole Rigden Hamid
What you'll need:
- Dark pinafore dress
- Blue/purple shirt
- Pink or purple tights
- Purple ribbon in hair
- Tiger stuffed toy
126. The Highway Rat
Pic: Megan Watkin
What you'll need:
- White shirt
- Leggings (purple, black, blue)
- Black boots/shoes
- Black cape – or black hoodie/jumper knotted over shoulders
- A pirate hat, if you have one
Buy The Highway Rat
127. Lily Bobtail
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- Headband (add cardboard bunny ears)
- Pink cardie
- Pink/red dress
128. The Jolly Postman
Pic: Emily S
What you'll need:
- Smart trousers (pref navy)
- Smart jumper or blazer (pref navy)
- Shirt and tie
- Smart shoes
- Cap
- Over the shoulder bag
- Some envelopes
129. Lola from Big Hair, Don't Care
Pic: Getty
What you'll need:
- Pink headband
- Pink vest top
- Shorts
- Trainers
And if you've got a bit more time to do a spot of paper mâché...
130. The Gruffalo
We've put together a how-to video for this papier mache Gruffalo mask, which is super-quick to make – although you'll need to remember to factor in some drying time.
What you'll need:
- PVA glue
- Masking tape
- Cardboard
- Balloon
- Paints and marker pen
- Newspaper
- Tissue paper
Watch the full Make a Gruffalo mask video tutorial
Buy The Gruffalo
131. Aslan from The Chronicles Of Narnia
We've put together a how-to for this easy-to-make papier mache lion mask.
What you'll need:
- PVA glue
- Masking tape
- Cardboard
- Paint and marker pen
- Newspaper
- Balloon
Watch the full Make a Lion mask video tutorial
Buy The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
132. Peanut Jones
What you'll need:
- Stripey tights
- Blue t-shirt
- Dungarees
- Chunky boots
- A red sash or tie
- Rainbow coloured pens
- Freckles (draw on if you haven't got your own!)
Buy Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City
133. Artemis Fowl
What you'll need:
- White shirt
- Black tie
- Black suit
- Black shoes
Buy Artemis Fowl
134. Daisy from Greenwild The World Behind The Door
What you'll need:
- White top
- Long dungarees
- Red neckerchief
- Toy black and white cat
Buy Greenwild
135. Lyra from Northern Lights
What you'll need:
- Top or shirt
- Dungaree style dress
- Woolly hat
- Warm coat
- Bag with shoulder strap
- Toy animal for her daemon
- An alethiometer/ golden compass made out of card
Buy Northern Lights
136. Mary Poppins
What you'll need:
Mary Poppins wears several outfits in the film. This is her summer outfit when she jumps through the pictures on the pavement. You could also do her everyday outfit, which consists of a black coat and hat with a scarf and black umbrella.
- Summer hat with tulle wrapped round
- White dress
- Red sash (can be made using felt or a scarf) and red ribbons
- White or red shoes/ boots
Buy Mary Poppins
137. The Day the Crayons Quit
What you'll need:
- Leggings and top in one block colour
- Black felt or customised stickers
- Colour felt to make pointy hat
- Optional: sign/ placard
138. Tintin
What you'll need:
- Brown suit or brown trousers with blue jumper and shirt
- Travelling backpack
- White dog
- Magnifying glass
Buy TinTin
Additional research by Emily Longman Wall
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Helen BrownHead of Content Delivery
Helen is author of the classic advice book Parenting for Dummies and a mum of 3. Before joining MadeForMums, she was Head of Community at Mumsnet and also the Consumer Editor of Mother & Baby.
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