Book Week outfits leap off the page

IT’S Book Week and the pressure of creating a costume for your child can be immense. But, as all seasoned parents know, there are some outfits you will see year after year. Here are the eight types of costumes you will see at your child’s Book Week parade:

1. The custom-made masterpiece

This parent likely started preparing for Book Week at the start of the year. A full princess ball gown or a detailed tutu featuring everything the Hungry Caterpillar ate, this costume will be a Pinterest-worthy masterpiece.

2. The superhero

No matter what their parent tried to dress them in, this child refused to go to school in anything but their Spider-Man outfit.

3. The last-minute costume

This is the parent who missed the note – cue the mad dash when their child asks where their Book Week costume is (five minutes before they are due to leave for school). This child will be sporting her school uniform, along with a soup pot on her head. It was planned all along she was going as The Saucepan Man from The Magic Faraway Tree, OK?

4. The child-made costume

This child really wanted to make their own costume, with no help from their parents. They arrive in a cardboard box with some shakily drawn yellow eyes.

5. Where’s Wally

You will definitely see a large number of the old favourites, such as Where’s Wally and Harry Potter. Luckily, there is no awkwardness about being in the same costume as a friend when it’s Book Week.

6. The impractical costume

This parent went a bit overboard. Their child looks fantastic – the problem is that they can’t do anything. They can’t sit down, they can’t walk in a straight line (let’s face it, they can barely move).

7. The twosomes

Some siblings or BFFs will come in costumes made for two. Think ‘Thing 1 and Thing 2’ and ‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’.

8. The minimal costume

A child might not be keen on wearing a costume – but it doesn’t mean they cannot be part of the fun of Book Week. This child might just wear a hat (thank you Cat in a Hat )or hold their Nerf crossbow (thank you Hunger Games).