Dress up like a famous bear

[LondonSuperTrooper]

Hi

Please can someone give me some idea of how to dress up my DS and I as famous bears? It seems like such a simple concept but I'm struggling to think of how I can do it without going to the expense of buying a costume.

I think that I will probably skip dressing up but my DS has to do it as the reception children will be dressing up for children in need.

Thanks!

[sospanfach]

Yogi and Booboo? That only requires a pork pie hat and a tie for Yogi and a blue dicky bow for Booboo? And some bears ears - do you have one of those Pudsey headbands left over from Children in Need?

[CecilyP]

For Winnie the Pooh, you would just need a vest. But it might be a bit indecent!

[Bramshott]

Rupert is pretty easy - red jumper, checked scarf, pale trousers.

[redskyatnight]

Paddington? Coat, floppy hat, wellies and suitcase?

[PestoCaffeinisto]

Paddington = duffel coat, wellies, floppy hat, mini suitcase and jar of marmalade

Attach a label aswell saying 'Please look after this bear'

[LondonSuperTrooper]

Thanks for the ideas, they are great!

[Pagwatch]

Muddy clothes and a hat - bear grylls

[Pagwatch]

Well I thought it was good

[LondonSuperTrooper]

LOL @ Pags

Bear Grylls - it is good thinking! Maybe I can dress up as him?

[choccyp1g]

I think Bear Grylls is atually the "chief Scout" so if you have Beavers or Cubs uniform....easy!

Or he could just go BARE

[booboobeedoo]

Dress as Pudsy? White hanky, felt tip pen spots and wrap it round your head over one eye.

[treas]

Well pag it made me chuckle

[MardyBra]

You could streak and go as "Running Bear"

[not helpful emoticon]

[ShowOfHands]

I've been looking at the thread title in active convos and thinking 'Bear Grylls or Theodore Roosevelt' all morning so I acknowledge how bloody funny we you are.

[Takver]

DD did Paddington in school coat, floppy hat, then cardboard box labelled 'marmalade sandwiches' and cardboard badge saying 'Please look after this bear'. If you can find a hat the rest is pretty easy.

[OTheHugeWerewolef]

Bow tie and pencil moustache, and go as Ted Heath?

[MardyBra]

Ted Heath didn't have a moustache or a bow tie did he?

[LondonSuperTrooper]

I think that Ted did have a bow tie but no mustache?

[OTheHugeWerewolef]

He had a pencil moustache when he was younger. So I suppose you'd have to specify young Ted Heath

[MardyBra]

Ted Heath

I am old but obviously not as old as you OThe and just remember him as he was when he was PM sans moustache. There are a couple of pics of him there in a bow tie, but he does appear to be in evening dress.

[MardyBra]

There seems to be a different Ted Heath with facial hair.

[MardyBra]

Or maybe you are talking about the other bandleader Ted Heath.

Anyway, why am I discussing Ted Heath's facial hair on the internet? Sorry for the hijack OP.

[OTheHugeWerewolef]

What? That's a different Ted Heath?

I am covered in shame

[MardyBra]

I would say that you needed to go this thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1332155-Things-youve-recently-found-out-that-everyone-else-knew-already?msgid=28230726
but I didn't know about the band leader one at all until googled.

[Pagwatch]

Oooh, just caught this thread again. So glad.
I can stop sulking.