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Please could someone make some suggestions as to what my reception DC could go as for a book character? He wants to go as Batman, but if anyone has any ideas of simple costumes for more 'book' like subjects (!), I'd be really grateful!!

My DS also Yr R also wanted to go as Batman but I managed to suggest a Knight as he loves a Merlin book we have at home so maybe that or Harry Potter, A Gruffalo or my older DS Yr 3 ( who hates dressing up) is going as a pirate

Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs - jeans, checked shirt, bucket, plastic dinosaurs

Harry Potter - school uniform, black cape, round plastic glasses, wand or stick

Going on a bear hunt - brown onesie!

my dd is doing this too - she is in Y1.

do most people make costumes, or is it expected that you buy one (i am not english, and i want her to be like everyone else!)

The boy from the Oliver Jeffers books. Red and white stripey tshirt, blue jeans, red and white wooly hat. Cuddly penguin for extra effect.

In reception, my son went as Charlie Bucket. He wore his own clothes and had a sash which I made of chocolate bars and a golden ticket.

Reception DD is going as a rainbow fairy. She is obsessed with them

There's a Beatrix potter thread running atm too, which has lots of ideas for simple costumes.

Chibi - it will be a mix.

I usually end up with a mixture of bought and made items. e.g. in reception DD wore a princess dress but she had a large badge which we made labelled "PEA" with a pea in the middle of it.

You also need to think about being not too warm, not too hot, able to do school work, able to eat, able to play and able to go to the loo!

So for example, there are always lots of Angelina Ballerinas (wear ballet gear, make or buy ears, paint on whiskers). But these are really only a good idea if your child can manage their own leotard.

Sorry not too COLD not too HOT. (not too warm, not too hot makes no sense).

My Year Two DTs want to go as Mr Bump and The Three Little Pigs (all three). My suggestions were Mr Tumnus, Where's Wally, Heidi or Pippi Longstocking but they were having none of it.

Horrid Henry, Pirate, Billys Bucket (boy with blue bucket) send the book in, also done Bob the spaceman (box and tinfoil) anything goes!

My Ds used to refuse to dress up. He is a Jack, so a bit of trailing plant from the garden, and he was Jack and the beanstalk, they couldn't argue with that

Fantastic ideas! Thanks everyone!