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Book Day Year 1 Boy

13 replies

frenchteacher2 · 02/03/2009 20:11

HELP...pleeeeeeease
Any advance on Horrid Henry, Just William,Harry Potter
Also liked Cat in the Hat stolen off similar thread on Education Topic
Gratefully

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scrooged · 02/03/2009 20:12

What about a roald dahl character? Mr Twit? (really easy, beard with sponge beans, plastic food) Enormous crocodile? BFG? Fantastic Mr Fox?

scrooged · 02/03/2009 20:23

You could make some butterfly wings and send him as the very hungry caterpillar, cake and all

stealthsquiggle · 02/03/2009 20:25

Captain Patch (The Night Pirates)?

Mr Men seem quite popular?

Nothing on the 'stickied' MNTowers thread?

Freckles78 · 02/03/2009 20:46

Where's wally? Zorro? A Musketeer? Have stacks of girl ones but am lacking for inspiration for boys too!

mrsmaidamess · 02/03/2009 20:47

Do you have any dressing up stuff that can be tenuosly linked to books? My 5 year old is going as Scooby Doo!

slightlyonedgemum · 02/03/2009 20:49

Where the Wild Things are. If you have a wolf type costume or just hands and feet he can wear normal clothes and mess his hair up. Bought a wig and pretend fang necklace for my son to add to his werewolf trousers (with feet) from halloween. Had great fun messing up the wig to look 'wild'!

stealthsquiggle · 02/03/2009 22:02

Most books enjoyed by small boys seem to have animal heroes, which makes life a lot harder.

If you own (and don't especially love) a velvet jacket you could attempt Willy Wonka?

lauradora · 02/03/2009 22:05

harry potter... rugby shirt, jeans, trainers, make a scar on his forehead with your lipliner, give him a broomstick and hey presto!

Leslaki · 02/03/2009 22:11

my y2 ds (along with half his year group) is going in Arsenal strip and taking his Arsenal annual. I work in the school and yet I am still powerless. HT has given in.... We don't 'do' dressing up at 7 - apparently. DD (5) is a different matter - I am not looking forward toWeds night... and I have to think of an outfit for me too!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

scrooged · 02/03/2009 22:12

ds is going as King Arthur. He's 9 though.

sphil · 03/03/2009 22:29

DS1 is going as a Viking (actually Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III from the Cressida Cowell books). We already had a helmet - add long sleeved T shirt, gilet, sword and you're there. He's 7.5 though. DS2 (6) is going as Robin Hood - all green clothes + hat.

ChasingSquirrels · 03/03/2009 22:33

ds2 (6y - yr1) wants to go as Tom out of BeastQuest

Me: what does he wear?
ds: a belt
me: and?
ds: raggdy clothes

ok - so that's easy, everyday clothes with a belt, but no one will know who he is being.

sphil · 03/03/2009 22:51

Ah - my Dses have to take a book with them too, so I am making sure they take the book their character comes from...

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