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World Book Day costumes - share pics of this year's costumes to win a bumper crop of WBD goodies.

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RachelMumsnet · 27/02/2015 16:36

In case you haven't heard, it's World Book Day next week and we want to know what inspired (or desperate) costume feats are you going to pull off this year. Upload your pictures to this thread and we'll pull out a winner from the Mumsnet WBD Hat on Monday 9th March.

The winner will receive an array of Dear Zoo goodies including: bundle of signed books, book and toy set, finger puppet set, mini backpack, plastic craft apron, socks and a bowl, plate, mug set and for older readers we have a set of signed Goth Girl books and a set of signed Geek Girl books plus red sparkly Geek Girl glasses. And of course a full set of the £1 books.

If you are stuck for ideas visit our World Book Day page for some great suggestions from mumsnetters.

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timefliesby · 05/03/2015 09:47

You managed a photo? I had one child having a tantrum all morning because his Grandma muddied his costume to make it look more authentic (he went as Tom chimney sweep from The Water Babies) His teacher had to coax him out of my car. The other one went as Tinkerbell and arrived in a pink and green dress with pink glittery wings and a pink faux fur bolero proudly clutching Peter Pan only to find all her classmates in forest school gear. Epic fail.

lisanorfolk · 05/03/2015 09:47

My daughter Tiana as Little Red Riding Hood :)

World Book Day costumes - share pics of this year's costumes to win a bumper crop of WBD goodies.

MissPoppins · 05/03/2015 09:43

Veruca Salt

FranksBobot · 05/03/2015 09:40

The Cheshire Cat

Treekul · 05/03/2015 09:40

Pippi Longstocking!
A Dinosuar out of Harry's Bucket!
A cat!

JessesGirl · 05/03/2015 09:38

I have twin Dinosaurs this morning. From some generic Dinosaur book I certainly did not forget and have just sent them in their pyjamas, nope, not me!!

chez1979 · 05/03/2015 09:36

Cerys The Geek Girl and Lyla Hunger Games

MamaRiches · 05/03/2015 09:27

My son Liam went as a Roman gladiator from his horrible histories book.

sealight123 · 05/03/2015 09:14

My Little Gruffalo's Child

MizLizLemon · 05/03/2015 09:09

DD makes a suitably sinister demon headmaster.

LittleBoxes · 05/03/2015 09:06

A Dementor.

iklboo · 05/03/2015 09:05

DS's school isn't doing his until tomorrow.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 05/03/2015 09:04

Not an entry, just sharing...

I love the randomness of WBD, walking to school with a dragon, on a scooter, wearing a coat. My DD went as a dragon from ZOG.

I'm loving Gangster Granny!

HappyHippyChick · 05/03/2015 08:25

Not sure why the photo didn't attach!

HappyHippyChick · 05/03/2015 08:25

Ds1 as the cat in the hat and ds2 as Harry Potter.

Melsharpshooter · 05/03/2015 08:18

My daughter is going as the butterfly from monkey puzzle. Think it took longer to hand stitch it all, then how long she'll be wearing it lol

Katz · 05/03/2015 08:16

This year DD2 is Gaiana from Jedi Academy but my favourite WBD costume was when she was Mr Gum

ValhallaramaoftheWAandCT · 05/03/2015 00:35

DD1 is going as Harriet Manners of Geek Girl fame.
DD2 is Rosie Revere, Engineer.

Both girls' costumes were made out of DD1's old PE t-shirts. Geek Girl's top has GEEK written across it using a fabric pen, her jacket has geek-related badges courtesy of eBay and her glasses come from a Secret Seven thing she sent off for last year. Rosie Revere's 'dress' is a PE t-shirt with what used to be a pirate bandana badly stitched around the bottom, snipped sleeves and fabric pen to add the black bits. Headscarf is from a length of fabric that was used as a tablecloth for a party pre-children. A pencil has been stitched and glued to it.

I am going as Valhallarama of the White Arms and Chunky Thighs but don't appear to have a photograph of myself in my costume. C'est la vie.

Nagasaki · 04/03/2015 20:40

My son is going as Max from Where the Wild Things Are. He loves it!

nickelbarapasaurus · 04/03/2015 20:25

I went as Twenties Girl (Sophie Kinsella)
I made the dress eyars ago, and just added the headband and necklace form random.

If anyone wants to do 20s style - you can easily do it with two straight pieces of fabric, joined at the shoulders and put a wide ribbon round the hip.

Curlygirlie · 04/03/2015 18:44

My son wanted to go as the snail and the whale so we made it into a half term project!

Woahbodyforrrrm · 04/03/2015 15:33

Ah thanks newshoes I was surprised how many compliments we got for it I tried to talk my eldest son into going as burglar bill, we love that book!

Some great ideas here for next year!

Callmegeoff · 04/03/2015 08:49

www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=54319438252&set=a.54319168252.65381.689793252&type=3&theater

This is an old costume for a seaside theme But if anyone needs inspiration it was very easy, although had to drink 2 bottles of bubbly for the eyes! Her sister went as a box jellyfish and made it into the local rag.

sadiewoohoo · 04/03/2015 00:25

My son went as Professor Branestawm last year

fatbottomgirl67 · 03/03/2015 13:16

my son as 'Gangster Granny'

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