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Celebrated for 23 years and across 100 different countries, World Book Day is a day devoted to giving each child, tween and teen a book of their own. We celebrate authors, illustrators and sensational storytelling, bringing books to life through engaging workshops and fun resources. Dress up as our favourite invisible cat, Pip Jones and Ella Okstad‘s Squishy McFluff! Use our mask as a template, dress all in white and walk around as silently as possible – you’re invisible after all! With the help of a grown-up, use hot glue, staples or safety pins to attach these to one side of the pillow case.
First, cut out a single strip of white card long enough to fit around the child’s head, just like our cat ear headbands earlier in the article. World Book Day this year takes place on Thursday 2nd March 2023, and we can’t wait for the world to join us in our passion for sharing amazing stories with children. Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, we know it can be overwhelming to come up with costume ideas for children, so we’ve put together a selection of easy ways to dress up inspired by some of our favourite characters. Absolutely no sewing necessary. We’ve tried to keep our costumes simple and to use items you might already have at home. Looking for a last minute World Book Day costume? To make life a little easier, we have put together a collection of brilliant costume ideas inspired by some of our favourite Faber characters. When you’ve wrapped your template in wool, it’s time to cut along the outer edge – push the scissors between the two cardboard rings to help guide you. Get a grown-up to help with the sharp scissors! Make a template for your pom pom. Using a compass or a round object, draw two circles of the size you would like your pom pom to be. Get a grown-up to help!
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Cut out a straight mouth and circular eyes from the smaller cardboard box to make the Iron Man’s eyes and mouth. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can create a cape of feathers! You will need: an old pillow case, grey and white paper/card and a hot glue gun, safety pins or staples.
If you’re going to be a bona fide bird, you’ll need eyes and beak. Cut out two circles and a triangle from the white paper/card. Make sure there’s a grown-up present to assist younger children!
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Uki must dodge the Endwatch, the Shrikes, Clan Septys and the guards and find a way to complete his quest before all is lost. Staple the ends of the strips together so that it can comfortably fit around the child’s head without being too tight or too loose. Podkin, Paz and Pook must somehow travel through the wolf-filled forest and discover a way to convince their mean uncle to let them have the bow. If they fail, the whole rabbit world is at stake. Illustration by David Wyatt Uki & the Outcasts
You can staple, hot glue or safety pin the ear to your red fabric to keep it in place. Make sure there’s an adult present to help! First, cut out a single strip of white paper long enough to fit comfortably around the child’s head. You may need to staple two strips together for older children. The Legend of Podkin One-Ear’ won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017, the Prix Sorcieres 2019, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018 and nominated for the Carnegie Award 2018. It has also been optioned for television. Illustration by David Wyatt The Gift of Dark Hollow After capturing Charice, there is only one spirit left for Uki to find: Mortix, the most dangerous of all. With his friends Jori, Cole and Kree, Uki heads to Eisenfell – the greatest city in Hulstland – only to find that Mortix has taken control of Emperor Ash and is plotting to conquer the whole Five Realms with her terrifying army.The Gift of Dark Hollow was nominated for the Carnegie Award 2019. Illustration by David Wyatt The Beasts of Grimheart Attach the eyes on either side of the hood of the hoodie with some hot glue, safety pins or staples. An adult will need to help with this part – be careful! Uki, a young rabbit cast out from his tribe, must take on an impossible quest to capture a series of evil spirits before they unleash havoc across the Five Realms. Illustration by David Wyatt Uki & The Swamp Spirit
Podkin’s world has been taken over by a race of evil iron-covered rabbits called the Gorm. When they come to his warren one Bramblemas Eve, he finds himself running for his life and fighting to survive. Uki’s tale continues! Along with his friends, Jori, Kree and Mooka, Uki must venture into the mysterious Fenlands to capture Charice– the spirit of plagues and diseases– before she can spread her poison everywhere. Illustration by David Wyatt Uki & The Ghostburrow If you would like to add some DIY into the outfit, why not create Mia’s magical staff? You will need: A long piece of cardboard, purple paint and glitter. Tie the red fabric around the child’s head and estimate where you would like to place the brown paper ear.Use our mask template to create the look of Ted Hughes and Chris Mould‘s The Iron Man. Complete the look by wearing grey or even create an iron body out of cardboard boxes. Staple the ends of the strips together so that it can comfortably fit on the child’s head without being too tight or too loose. If you have them around at home, you can also add in white cat ears and white face paint to create Squishy’s cheeky face. You will need: White paper/card, scissors, a staple, a hot glue gun or safety pins and a white outfit. For fans of the brilliantly funny series by Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey. Dress up like Dave with our handy printable mask and complete the look by putting your arm in a sling!
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