Thanks for the great ideas, book week is always a challenge for me. The last one I dressed my son as a page from a Tom Gates book, I drew an illustration from the book onto a white shirt, it worked out well I think.

We haven’t done book week yet but I think something like Meg who is a witch from Meg and Mog – super simple; a black dress and witches hat from the two dollar shop!

Is it a bit naughty of me to be a tiny bit grateful that this may not happen this year?

Yep, so glad dress ups weren’t the go when my kids were at school

I’m so glad book week dress ups weren’t a big thing when my kids were in primary school. I think I would have really struggled with costumes

I love the super reader idea. Simple and effective. An easy dress up to make your child very happy and proud.

Quick and easy for today’s parents us buy online and have it delivered. No fun anymore in creating costumes

Brilliant ideas here, thanks.

I see so many parents buying their kids book week costumes, half the time the kids are unaware of who they’re even dressing up as! That’s so sad. My kids used to find their favourite book, and we would make a costume of a character in that book. It increased their love for that book and we had fun creating together

Book Week used to be all about reading interesting books, not about who has the best costume. Why does everything have to become so commercialised? Let’s get back to basics, make sure all children know how to read and are up to recommended standards and understand the meaning of what they are reading.

I think book week is so exciting for children. My girls loved dressing up.

My daughter made her decision last year that she would go as the witch from Room on The Boom. So I’ve made her a long ginger plait for her costume. But her school did it in October last yr and we haven’t heard anything about it just yet so I guess it’ll be delayed again!

I still love Pippi Longstocking for a book week character.

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  • • Mum2archer replied
    • 21 Aug 2019 , 11:03 am

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  I remember my sister going as her when we were in primary school…over 25 years ago now lol

Loving the cape idea

Great ideas, my daughter went as Hermonie 2 years ago, this year she is going as Dorothy, my son a loot llama

My daughter’s best costume was Little Red Riding Hood. All I had to make was the hood, which was easier than I had first thought.

A large cardboard box, coloured markers, spray paint, and you could create your own ‘Book’ costume.

I just look in the dress up crate and make it a character

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 06 Aug 2019 , 10:07 am

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  Hooray for dress up boxes – they make costumes easier!

My girls have been both Matilda and a Gryffindor member before