Book Week is a worldwide celebration of reading and it’s coming back on 1st March this year! The main aim of Book Week is to encourage children to read more by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own. We know another really great way to get kids more interested in reading and it’s letting them to dress up as their favourite book characters.
Although Book Week is a great chance for your kids to get dressed up, we know that getting ready for Book Week and finding that perfect costume can be a bit stressful, that’s why we’ve put together a list of some great costume options.
We have a range of costumes for girls and boys that are perfect for Book Week, including animals, fairy tale and historical characters as well as officially licensed costumes for everyone’s favourite book characters like Roald Dahl, Where’s Wally and Horrible Histories.
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is a very popular choice for Book Week with him being one of the most loved children’s authors. So whether your kid is a chocolate fan or a book-loving 6 year old, make sure they’re dressed in an officially licensed Roald Dahl costume.
For girls we have official Matilda and Miss Trunchbull costumes from the book Matilda. For boys we have The BFG costume, as well as Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
View our full collection of Roald Dahl Costumes
Where’s Wally
Although Where’s Wally is a character that people usually struggle to find, your kids will definitely stand out from the crowd with one of our officially licensed Where’s Wally costumes this World Book Day.
Where’s Wally is a collection of books containing illustrations filled with characters carrying out interesting and funny activities. Wally is a character always hidden within the picture. The aim is to find Wally, who wears his distinctive red and white striped shirt, bobble hat and glasses.
Get this unique and fun look with our Where’s Wally costume for boys, which includes the striped top, blue trousers, bobble hat and glasses. For girls we have the Where’s Wanda costume which includes the striped top and tights, blue skirt, bobble hat and glasses.
You’ll even be creating your own Where’s Wally picture in the school photograph – see if your parents can spot you!
We also have this costume available for adults so the whole family can dress up as characters from Where’s Wally, from kits containing the hat and glasses, to full costumes, check out the full range of https://www.smiffys.com.au/wheres-wally-costumes.
Horrible Histories
Your kids can dress up as their favourite characters from the Horrible Histories this Book Week. Horrible Histories are a collection of books written by Terry Deary. Surprisingly, history was Terry’s most hated subject in school, but he loved to write. So he has written stories in the most funny and horrible way to try and engage children and teach them about the past. Dressing up as characters from Horrible Histories will not only help your kids engage in reading, but they’ll also learn a thing or two about history.
We have a wide range of costumes for girls and boys, so everyone can find a costume they like. Our favourite costumes for girls include Mary Queen of Scots Costume, Boudica Costume and an Air Warden Costume.
For boys, we love the Henry VIII Costume, the Knight Costume, Tudor Executioner Costume, the Revolting Peasant Boy Costume, Monk Costume and Miner Costume.
Fairy Tale
Enter a magical world full of fairy dust and flying bow and arrows with our storybook and fairy tale costumes. This Book Week go back to your first favourite book to explore the enchanted forest and sing tuneful rhymes. Here’re our favourite storybook costume ideas for boys and girls.
For girls we have our Miss Hood costume, snow princess costume, sleeping princess costume, mermaid princess costume, and the forest fairy costume.
For boys we have our Robin Hood costume, deluxe hatter costume, and deluxe prince charming costume.
Pirates
If you want your kids to have adventurous Book Week celebrations, we have a range of pirate costumes.
Animals
Animal costume is always a great idea if you are looking for an easy outfit option. You will find a big selection of animal costumes, from wildlife animals like tigers to cows and pigs at Smiffys. Our animal costume collection includes costumes, onesies, instant kits and accessories to create different animal looks.
We also have an official license for everyone’s favourite characters from Madagascar, including Melman the giraffe, Marty the zebra, Alex the lion and others. We’re sure that any kid would be happy to dress up as some of the world’s most famous animals.
Historic
Your kids can explore the historical side of Book Week with our costumes. From Roman and Viking costumes to wartime costumes, you’ll be sure to find a costume for your little one.
We hope that you got loads of costume inspiration for the Book Week and you will be able to help your little ones look their best on one of the most important days in the school calendar. Don’t forget to show us your Book Week outfits on Instagram or Facebook!