Meg & Mog - Meg's Fancy Dress (Meg and Mog Books)

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Wally” from ‘Where’s Wally’ Famous for his distinctive red and white striped top, Where’s Wally is a popular costume for World Book Day because it only requires a striped top, bobble hat and blue trousers/jeans. Every year all children from around the world come together to share the joy of reading for pleasure and dress up as their favourite character. Finally to make Ethan's sceptre I used a wooden spoon, not the most obvious choice but I've been using them for a lot of crafts lately because they are just so strong, I know that even if nothing else comes home, Ethan will be carrying a wooden spoon at the end of the day! Emma from All she loves has put together an easy guide for last minute world book day costumes made from things at home which is very useful and handy with really good idea’s. If you bought or made Halloween costumes last year, you may already have an outfit for World Book Day.

The Little People Big Dreams books are brilliant for introducing little ones to trailblazers in different industries. Burglar Granny's clutching her swag in this all-in-one, long-sleeved pink and brown dress with white collar; the black mask is included in the costume but you'll need the grey wig to complete the law-breaking pensioner look. Add a golden crown (a paper cut-out one will match the book's illustrations) to this jumpsuit costume and practise your regal wave. If you have a fan of mermaids at home then they will no doubt already own a costume of sorts, which makes The Singing Mermaid an easy option. Part love story, part widower’s diary, part tales of single parenting, it tells of his wife’s cancer, her premature death and his attempts to rebuild his life afterwards with his six year-old daughter.If your little one wears glasses and wants to make a feature of them as part of their outfit, dress them up as JK Rowling’s Harry Potter.

If your house is anything like ours, you will have had letters home from nursery or school about dressing up for World Book Day. Print out a golden ticket and your little one can be Charlie Bucket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, dressed in blue trousers, white t-shirt and beige jacket.The crocodile pursues Hook everywhere, but has swallowed a ticking clock so Hook can hear it coming. Includes: plastic construction helmet, builder's belt, hammer, screwdriver, pliers, wrench and a plastic box cutter style knife and one child sized plastic yellow hard hat. Run, run, as fast as you can and dress up as the speedy, tasty treat from the traditional tale in this cosy costume, a brown top with matching trousers and headpiece.

The patron Saint's day falls on April 23 each year which is the same as World Book Day for other countries. As a parent this may well be the best investment you ever make, whether you like crafting or not, there will be days throughout your kids school career where something needs gluing to something else.We enjoyed stretching when Meg woke up, comparing our clothes with Meg’s all-black ensemble (we are very interested in clothes at the moment and particularly enjoy taking them off). You can make a simple mouse head from a cardboard box and add a few pipecleaners for those cute whiskers. The important take away from World Book Day though is not competitive costume making, it’s about enjoying books and having fun. No worries, there are still lots more book characters to dress as and my son didn’t want to go as Batman that year.

What World Book Day costumes did your child wear in the end and did you find it easy or difficult to pull off? Then once that was dry I cut some foam sheets into long strips and stuck them on using double sided tape to complete the top of the sceptre.

I was very relieved pleased when Sydney declared last week that she wanted to wear a Mog from Meg and Mog costume for World Book Day – not to be confused Mog the forgetful cat, as hubby did).