World Book Day - 1st March - what to dress as for nursery?

[anonymum11]

2.5yo DD goes to nursery where children are dressing up for World Book Day on 1st March. I wondered if anyone has ideas for a character - preferably a children's character - that we could dress her as. I'm looking for an outfit we could make relatively easily at home, rather than a bought one.

Olivia Twist. Then you celebrate Dickens at the same time, which is a bonus!

Sophie from the Tiger who came to Tea: you just need some Harlequin pattern tights. Failing that, how about the Big bad mouse (buy a cheap hairband and attach some fake fur ears). If your DD is anything like either of mine, the costume will stay on for ooh, 3 minutes....

Princess Pearl - a 'normal' dress, a paper crown and a stethoscope? Doctor's kit/bag optional.

The witch from Room on the Broom - a hat, broom, cape maybe a toy cat, bird, frog etc.

Good ideas, thanks - might go with the mouse idea.

I once had a similar last minute fancy dress panic with an adult friend of mine. He was panicking with only 2 or 3 hours before a book themed fancy dress party.

Solution? Toy soldiers, string, baggy White shirt, khaki long shorts, White wooly socks and black shoes.

Gulliver having just stood up after being tied down by Liliputians.

Little Princess - white shift dress (easy to make) and yellow crown (similarly).