Smiffys Roald Dahl The BFG Costume, Green with Top, Trousers, Ear Headband & Dream Trumpet, Officially Licensed Roald Dahl Fancy Dress, Child Dress Up Costumes

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What’s more, all the images of homemade costumes I’m sharing are from actual parents that have made it themselves, not something suggested in a magazine that seems impossible when you have to make it yourself! If you want to portray the BFG as he roams London, you could also wear a hooded robe and carry a long trumpet. Sometimes you can find a premade BFG costume online, but not always.

This costume is one that we made when my son was in Reception. Find a red top and blue jeans to wear, put a bit of brown paint inside a plastic bottle and a tiny bit of water, put the lid on tight and then swish it around until the inside of the bottle is covered. Write Marvelous Medicine on the outside of the bottle and you are done. BFG Costume You won't have to go to Infinity or beyond to make your kid a great Buzz Lightyear costume this World Book Day, you just need this easy-to-follow guide! Top tips for making World Book Day costumes Adapt a PE or sports kit, or their school uniform - think Football Academy for sports kit, Harry Potter and St Trinian's for the uniform. The safety vest was a one-size fits a very big adult, so I had to modify it a little first. I had Quinn try on the vest and then I folded and taped it in place to make it fit better. Roald Dahl characters make fun World Book Day costumes. Find out how to make this easy BFG costume – kids will love making the Big Friendly Giant's massive ears!This is a story about a little girl called Sophie who gets kidnapped by The BFG, whose job it is to blow dreams into kids' rooms. He tells her about his terrifying neighbours – more giants – who EAT children! The story becomes a quest for Sophie and the Big Friendly Giant to defeat the others, with a little help from Her Majesty the Queen of England (God rest her soul). For the BFG’s shirt, I wanted to find a rough peasant style/linen shirt. I love this baby muslin shirt but it wouldn’t work for us since I was making the costume for Quinn.

The Gingerbread House shares how to make some BFG ears. Bonus points are you can get your kids to make these so you don’t have to! Think about sleepwear - Pyjamas and nighties can work for all sorts of costumes, like The Darlings from Peter Pan or Sophie from The BFG. Make a simple mask. Paper plates are great for making simple masks. You can turn your child into pretty much any World Book Day character they fancy with a little crafting. The shirt already had a Mandarin style collar. I removed the buttons and added velcro using a glue gun like I did for the Prince Charming costume shirt.Both my kids and I are big fans of Roald Dahl and his characters are always a really popular choice for dress up whether it’s for World Book Day or for Roald Dahl Day itself. Like a lot of parents I’m not always keen to buy yet another costume for school so these DIY Roald Dahl costumes are a great idea.

Get the face paints out. Book characters can easily come to life with cute painted faces. Think The Tiger Who Came to Tea or the Cheshire Cat.

Look through EVERYONE'S wardrobes. Dad's tie may make a great Penny Crayon costume and an apron could be fashioned into an Alice in Wonderland dress. Disney characters can have some simple and easy-to-copy outfits, and most of them are based on books. Sew or use safety pins to attach a patch of old fabric to the trousers – it's all about the details! If you're after more book-smart ideas on how to make easy World Book Day costumes, we've got you covered! Here are just some of our vital tips for making easy and affordable costumes for World Book Day: Red Ted Art has a great Fantastic Mr Fox mask made out of a cereal box but there’s a template for it that you can grab too. Phew.