School staff - who, or what, are you dressing up as for World Book Day?

[lucysmam]

If you are?

I need inspiration.

Nothing I have in the house is shouting at me to wear it, & I have stupid post-chemo hair that's doing my head in 🙄.

One of the girls at work suggested an Oompa-Loompa but I don't have anything handy to turn into an Oompa-Loompa. I've seen a book fairy on Pinterest but not sure I cba to add another crafty project at the mo...

(If you're not dressing up, I don't really need you to tell me that, unless you have something to suggest!).

Hi Lucysmam

what about a suffragette - you are pretty crafty so it would be easy
then the book would be something about Women Changing the World or a history text book

I’m meant to add I have a Skelton bird mask from Halloween so I might go as the book Funny Bones (the pet one)

I always dress up as Burglar Bill.

Black jeans, boots, black and white stripe top, tweed cap, mask and a big brown box with little holes in it.

The easiest one I have done in the past is Fern from Charlotte’s Web. Jeans, checked shirt and a pig teddy. Also had a spider from Halloween hanging from a pocket.

A muggle (normal clothes)

Or wally (where's wally) Fake glasses and a red / white stripy t shirt.

I'd go in brogues and a tea dress and be Miss Honey.

My mum was a Primary school teacher when I was growing up and I remember the year she wore a check shirt and dungarees and had me and my brother shove straw up the sleeves and legs as she was the Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz. I cannot imagine the mess that left around the school or how itchy it must have been

I've done Harry and his bucket full of dinosaurs before- jeans, t-shirt and some Dino's in a bucket. Simples 😁

A golden ticket. Two Primark pillowcases in the appropriate colour, decorated with a fabric pen. Worn over blank jeans and a black top.

Kristy Thomas from The Babysitters Club always works for me.

I wore a green dress and decorated my window that looked out over the playground with a ‘here be dragons’ map and propped up lots of dragon related books at the window.

We have just read Holes in year 6
I bought an orange 'paper' overall and an orange base ball cap
Came to about £10

One of our teachers came as moaning myrtle school uniform and a toilet seat

Cat in the hat - normal black and white clothes, make a stripey hat.

Often a witch of some sort as I have the hat and a few black dresses, just change it up with accessories to be different witches
Tight bun and angry eyebrows- Miss Hardbroom from the worst witch
Long plait with a bow- room on the broom
A cape- Meg from meg and mog
Stripey tights- squashed one from the wizard of oz

Oh! @JollyJolene you are a genius. I still have my copy of Charlotte's Web somewhere (I think at the top of the stairs).

I remember trying to show it to the butcher, through his shop window, after my Mum bought it for me. I'd have been maybe 6 or seven I think. It was upside down & he was trying to show me to turn it the right way up by gesturing through the window 🙈. I eventually had to go in to show him.

We're doing the hungry caterpillar, so we're dressing as the food he ate!

Red Riding Hood. Just a red cape and a wicker basket.

I used to dress as Percy the Park Keeper…jeans, waist coat, cap, wellies and soft toy animals tucked into all my pockets.

We’re not dressing up this year but last year we did treasure island as a department, pirates is pretty easy to do if you’ve got a Breton top and can fashion an eye patch,

Ordinary day clothes, jumper & skirt and a scarf perhaps, take a box of Turkish delight and give a piece out now and then....Susan or Lucy from The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. I know that is bending the plot a bit, but the children will love you for giving away sweets.

On a similar note, cobble together a tattered ruined wedding dress from old lace curtains & sheets, give out small slices of fruit cake, Miss Havisham from Great Expectations.