Completely o/t: World Book day dress up

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My sons school very kindly gave us no notice to dress up tomorrow for World Book Day - needs to be from a traditional story (whatever that means).

Any ideas - I figured I would ask you lot as you are so creative! Whereas I am hopelessly not.

Help!

Traditional means not power rangers, spiderman, batman or any costume you can buy in Asda.

Charlie Bucket or Oliver Twist is easy - send him in in clothes that fitted him 2 years ago and he has absolutely wrecked. Smudge dirt on his face and don't comb his hair.

send him as scarecrow from wizard of oz, with smaller torn clothes and and old wedding hat thats been trampled on???..yeah i know, im crap at this

see if theres any good ones here!

Pirate costume - Peter Pan character?

Let him carry a tin of beans - Jack & the beanstalk

Stick with handkerchief & toyu cat - Dick whittington

Green clothes - Robin Hood/Merry men

Oh thanks all! I am bound to figure something out!

I am rubbish at this sort of thing, really - my poor children. Thanks again

oh crap!, just told when picking dd up today, we have to get them dressed up tomorrow!!!

I ended up doing Oliver twist (thanks for that!!) - I put him in jeans that were too short and had holes in the knees already, and a old fashiony looking jumper that was too small and tatty - then took black make up paint and splotched it all over his face to look like dirt.

Hey presto! Oliver twist

at no notice do they think you have nothing to do of an evening.

ive got to work out what to dress dd in now!!!!!..i have...cat costume(from halloween), spanish dancer dress, princess dress, cowboy outfit, daphne(scoobydoo) costume, stephanie(laszy town) costume, chef's costume, showgirl costume(black leatard/skirt/waistcoat and hat)and erm...oh yeah, ballerina(actually dd's dance stuff, but very pretty pink tutu)..thats it...tellme what would be appropriate??...please!

ooooooooooohh cat in the hat!fabuloso!!!..the dancing girl hat would look fab for that too!!...you are a star!

LOl think they like to watch us squirm dont they!