It’s the time of year that sparks fear in the hearts of parents everywhere. No, not Halloween. World Book Day - especially when you are told your DC need to wear a costume to school the next day and you have zero artistic ability.
Happily the Mumsnet World Book Day™ cavalry is here! 
Last minute costume ideas can be found here. tiny.mn/1gw9wRK
There are downloadable costume resources for you here. tiny.mn/Nr2Snj
It’s all about reading, so this year's book list is here. tiny.mn/1pikuk7
And, because we believe the whole ‘pay it forward’ thing here at Mumsnet Staffordshire you can win a Hugless Douglas bear (plus bundles of books for three runners up) by sharing your ideas and helping some other desperate soul here. tiny.mn/1e9UbbH