To ask for a World Book Day character

[Frettle]

School has given a theme (I don’t remember there being themes in my school days!) of “masquerade ball, party clothes, gowns, cloaks and crowns”. What the hell am I supposed to do with this? It’s not clear whether they want a book character or just a generic “royal” costume.

What age is your child?

You pick a character from a book your child has read with something of those items included in their character. Cloaks covers Harry Potter.

What dressing up does your child already have? Cloaks and crowns gives free pass for superhero/princess type costumes that most children have at home.

5! In Reception

Highway rat has a mask and cloak
Any prince or princess character
Superman

Also supertato

A girl? Paper Bag Princess. Send her in a paper bag and a crown.

Seriously !
For primary age children.
I would be going to the head teacher and saying (in more polite words) "fuck off the theme is BOOKS".
Masquerade Balls are for adults.

Mine has to dress as an adjective, I'm sure the school thought they were being helpful.

Our school is doing the same this year, I'm enjoying the change!!

If it is your DS Prince Ronald has a crown too, but he is a bit of a doofus.

I don’t know why they just don’t re-name it World Kids Fancy Dress at School Day. When you’ve waded through all the Minecraft and Batmen and bloody Spidermen, how many kids actually go as a character from a book?

The whole thing needs a re-think - is it really encouraging reading, or just a daft dress up day?

My child is a bit disappointed 🙈

I think the waters get a bit muddied because most online games and TV shows/movies now have books.

how do you dress as an adjective? 🤣

The dressing up can be fun but schools don't need to come up with "themes"....the theme is BOOKS.
Batman and Spiderman are fine as they started life in comic books. There are also loads of Minecraft books so I wouldn't have an issue with that.
But what books for PRIMARY children have a masquerade ball? Seriously 🤷

I think The Highway Rat is a good shout.

James Herriot

The witch from room on a broom has a cloak?

"Red" is an adjective. (Or whatever other colour your kid's favourite top/dress is)

Come to think of it, DD could have gone in any of her normal clothes and say her adjective is talkative.

Because she's extremely good at being that

Our school is doing fairytales as a theme. My daughter wants to go as Matilda (you know a character from a book, being world book day and all). She’s dressing up and going as Matilda. I think they just come up with these re-invention’s to keep themselves in a job sometimes.

To be fair - I think it makes it easier as you will most likely have something that will fit the bill rather than then buying a book specific costume. Just send he in a princess dress and crown

If you have a girl, you could do Princess Pearl.

https://dl.booksee.org/foreignfiction/1128000/63447534cce041cd7a6aed371f458f86.pdf/_as/%255BMunsch_Robert%255D_The_Paper_Bag_Princess%28BookSee.org%29.pdf

Just sayin'