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Nicola McLean shared this lovely photo of her two boys Striker and Rocky as Odlaw the baddie from Where's Wally and Clark Kent, Superman's down-time alter ego. Cut out Dennis' wild curly hair from black card and stick it to your child's head with an Alice band. Pop your little one in green or brown leggings, an oversized brown t shirt and belt, then slip a cheap costume ring onto a chain and have them wear it round their neck. West End performer Darren Day dressed his little girl Maddy up as Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, writing: "Our Maddy channeling Veruca Salt". It’s that time of year once again where the world comes together to celebrate the magic and importance of books.

This year, World Book Day falls on 2 March, and if you're looking for inspiration for costumes then you've come to the right place! These days you will have to decide between a plain black modern batman outfit, or a grey, black and yellow traditional batman outfit! Dress your kid up in an Alice in Wonderland dress (follow these instructions to make your own), then get them to wear your homemade house over the top. We found this on Pinterest, and the girl has simply written words from the dictionary all over a plain white T-shirt, with the word 'Dictionary' highlighted in red.

You only need a smart jumper with shorts and walking boots to look like Julian, Dick, Anne or George, ready for another adventure. All of her characters are still remembered with books including noddy in toy land and the famous five. Paddington Bear is instantly recognisable from his blue coat and red hat, so you can make a pretty convincing costume if you have either of those lying around the house.

Find face paint tutorials YouTube for tigers, lions, bears, pigs, dogs, and more to create your own easy-peasy costume. This poll uses a cookie which we have classified as ‘strictly necessary’ for the duration of your online session. Loads of your kid's favourite Disney films actually started out as Brothers Grimm fairy tales, which makes them a perfect option for World Book Day.Arguably one of Julia Donaldson’s best children’s books to date, everyone will recognise your little witch in her cute costume on World Book Day. Cut some oak leaf shapes out of yellow and orange card and glue them together to make these adorable fairy wings. At Malory Towers they make friends, have midnight feasts, play tricks, solve mysteries and they both become Head Girl when they are in the Sixth Form. In every form there is a Head Girl and in the Sixth Form, or sometimes Fifth Form, there is a Games Captain and a Head Girl of the whole school. For the distinctive black and white hair style, use black hair spray or mascara – just check on the label that the product is safe for children first!

To make the hat, roll a piece of card into a tall cone and decorate with stars and stripes of different coloured card. You can easily dress your kid up as the adventurous comic book character with a blue or green jumper, collared shirt and a little hair gel to make the quiff.The books followed the adventures and mishaps of a group of children, Julian, Dick, Anne and Georgina and their loyal dog Timmy. Let's be real, while it's all fun and games for the kids - who get to ditch their uniforms and go to school in fancy dress, the experience can be slightly less fun for you the parents, who have to actually create the costumes. For her iconic blue hair, you can try blue hair mascara, hair chalk or blue hair spray for colouring that will wash out at the end of the day. She rebuffs Mary-Lou's attempts to make friends, since she believes Mary-Lou to be feeble and unable to stand up for herself, and clashes with fellow new girl Sally Hope, who insists that she is an only child despite written and verbal assurances from Darrell's mother that she has an infant sister.