Elmer Girl's costume skirt, headband, fancy dress, world book day, One size fits all

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We’ve got quite the selection of costumes from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate factory, including Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, an Oompa Loompa, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop and a Wonka bar itself! All these costumes are cheap and easy to make, making them ideal when you're on a budget or for beginners looking to become better crafters. The story of a small caterpillar who eats everything in sight before becoming a butterfly has been a staple for generations.

You can recreate this shark head mask example we found on Pinterest using flexible card/foam – the cutout mouth is where your kid can see out of! To find out how to transform your little girl into Ariel in three easy steps, follow our step-by-step instructions. By Roald Dahl, this BFG costume comes with everything your child needs to transform into a giant including a horn to blow good dreams and a large ear headband.But if you're reading this article last-minute, then you can whip up a pretty decent Mr Tickle in an hour or two.

Scott Bedford over at Make Fun Creating has got a next-level papercraft tutorial for how to make a Cat in the Hat hat – complete with hidden pop-up cats! You'll need a baseball cap and plain blue t-shirt as the base, plus some felt and fake fur and a fabric pen or Sharpie-style marker to decorate the t-shirt. Choose from your favourite characters like Buzz and Woody, Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas or the iconic Minnie Mouse. For a basic Mr Bump, you just need a pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt, plus some bandages and safety pins. It's perfect for little ones with plenty of room for them to run and nothing too expensive that you'll shed too many tears if they ruin it.

I love Elmer… I bought the full book collection from the Book People last year for mega cheap, and I got an Elmer bag with them too! Brown, grey and black clothes work best for chimney sweep costumes and you could look like an extra from Oliver Twist or Mary Poppins. We like this tutorial for how to make your own from Kids, Gifts and Toys (below) – complete with MDF sword and shield, but you could also junk model these out of recycled cardboard boxes. Dive into a world of pure imagination with our Willy Wonka costume, become a hero and dress up as Matilda or have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious World Book Day and dress as everyone's favourite nanny Mary Poppins. Von Fantasy-Büchern über Abenteuergeschichten bis hin zu Märchen feiern wir Bestsellerautoren wie Roald Dahl, Julia Donaldson, JK Rowling, Beatrix Potter und David Walliams, um nur einige zu nennen, und bieten auch Kostümideen für den Welttag des Buches für Erwachsene an Es wird für die Kleinen noch viele weitere faszinierende Charaktere geben, die sie kennenlernen können.

A bad boy from the world of comic books, the Joker costume is perfect for World Book Day if your child isn’t a massive fan of reading hefty books. Dress as Harry or Hermione with our character outfits or represent your house with a robe and costume set to really show off your school spirit.This Cruella De Vil costume from the book 101 Dalmatians features the prominent Dalmatian spots on the skirt and cape. For those unfamiliar with the source material, Elmer the Elephant is a book by David Mckee about a multicoloured elephant living in a herd of grey elephants. As Book Day grows year on year, more parents and teachers are beginning to join the fun and dress up in Book Day costumes . Whether you’re dressing up tots or tweens, these costume ideas are super easy and lots of fun to put together, with ideas your little ones and your older boys will love! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).