Book fair - supposed to dress DS as book character [no idea, begging for help!]

[crokky]

I need to dress DS as a book character for the school book fair. Please help me!! I have absolutely no idea!! He is 3, but the nursery is part of the school and does the same stuff so I am new to this and very lost . Please tell me what (and how!) you have dressed your child for this sort of thing. Very grateful for any help!

[hocuspontas]

Harry (from Harry and the box of Dinosaurs)
Wally (from Where's Wally)
Harry Potter if you're REALLY desperate

Or basically any boy in a well-known book. Just get some clothes in the same colours. Most children come as a super-hero because they already have that at home!

Don't fret - you will NOT be judged

[FritesMenthe]

if you search on 'world book day' you'll find loads of threads with some brilliant ideas.
My favourite is Mr Strong, wearing a cardboard box painted red.

[GoldenSnitch]

My nephew got a big square box, painted it red and drew a face on then wore it with a hat - voila - a Mr Man! (Mr strong I think it was)

Or, black cape and glasses - Harry Potter

[buttercreamfrosting]

Really easy one is 'Smartest Giant in Town'!

[buttercreamfrosting]

Ooo ds loves Mr. Strong - will go for that next time!

[NellieTheEllie]

Buy some fake fur and make a simple tabard, triangle fur ears on an alice band and fur mittens. (Could do a tail too) - The Tiger Who Came To Tea.
Depending on colour/pattern of the fake fur, it would suit any animal in a book!

[MadameCastafiore]

The little boy who wears a long white shirt, black hat and big glasses from Peter Pan.

An evacuee - there are thousands of books with evacuees in them - normal school type clothes, label tied on them and a box carried with string for their gas mask.

[crokky]

Thank you everyone, you are much more imaginative than me

[MadameCastafiore]

Where are you Crokky - I hae a giraffe tabard you can borrow - they are very cheap on ebay!

[WriggleJiggle]

Black t-shirt, black trousers, black tail = cat
Brown = bear
White = polar bear ..... you get the idea.
Then go along your child's bookcase and find a book with one of those characters in it.
Its much easier to think of the outfit then match it to a book (imo).
Costumes don't have to be great, just a hint of an idea is good enough. Its all about the taking part rather than the quality of the outfit .

Oh, and it helps if they can take in their book (named), particularly at 3yrs old when verbalisation and memory still have room for improvement!

[crokky]

thanks MadameCastafiore, am in Bristol, but can't get anything yet as they are going to issue more regulations concerning the outfits. It all seem very serious

I do have some facepaints though, so I can do that bit!

[Elk]

A pirate with a hook for a hand - Captain Hook

Scruffy clothes - Charlie from Charlie and the Chococlate factory or James and the Giant Peach

Cowboy outfit (brown trous and waistcoat, hat and gun)- another character from Charlie and the Choc. Factory.