{"id":8210,"date":"2017-08-10T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boptillyoudrop.com.au\/?p=8210"},"modified":"2024-07-15T21:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:22:40","slug":"book-week-diy-adventure-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.boptillyoudrop.com.au\/perth\/2017\/08\/10\/book-week-diy-adventure-costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Week DIY Adventure Costumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Book Week! The idea can bring chills to your spine or have you jumping for joy at the thought of creating a costume. This year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbca.org.au\/cbca-childrens-book-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children\u2019s Book Council of Australia<\/a> has chosen the theme of<\/p>\n<p><em>Escape to Everywhere<\/em><\/p>\n<p>conjuring up images of travel, adventure, and exploration.<\/p>\n<h2>Junior school ideas<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8212 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/boptillyoudrop.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/08\/DIY-Book-Week-Costumes-for-Junior-Primary-Bop-till-you-Drop-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When thinking back to the favourite adventure books for younger school goers, the following classics came to mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019re Going on A Bear Hunt<\/li>\n<li>The Gruffalo<\/li>\n<li>Where the Wild Things Are<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So we scoured the internet to help you with some (hopefully) simple costume ideas for your younger Book Week fans.<\/p>\n<h3>DIY We\u2019re Going on A Bear Hunt Costume<\/h3>\n<p>Probably the simplest of all, the family wears fairly normal clothes and adventures around the countryside. Dress your little one in their favourite and most comfortable clothes, maybe even choose colours similar to the characters, send them with the book and perhaps a set of binoculars.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t have binoculars? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theottoolbox.com\/2014\/09\/bear-puppets-were-going-on-bear-hunt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use this tutorial<\/a> on making a simple pair from things found around the home.<\/p>\n<h3>DIY The Gruffalo Costumes<\/h3>\n<p>While the mouse is the one on the adventure, do you sometimes wonder if the Gruffalo isn\u2019t having a lot of fun along the way too?!<\/p>\n<p>So, if your little one decides to be a Little Brown Mouse or the Gruffalo, <a href=\"https:\/\/au.pinterest.com\/boptillyoudrop1\/diy-costume-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we have you covered.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>DIY Gruffalo Costume<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mumsgrapevine.com.au\/2014\/08\/book-week-costumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mums Grapevine<\/a> took a simple onesie and transformed it into a great (and warm) Gruffalo with the addition of some purple prickles, eyes, and horns.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed for time? <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.partydelights.co.uk\/make-gruffalo-mask-world-book-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This mask tutorial from Party Delights<\/a> should have your little Gruffalo parading in 5 minutes!<\/p>\n<h3>DIY Where the Wild Things Are Costume<\/h3>\n<p>While not much of an instruction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babble.com\/home\/family-halloween-costume-idea-3-where-the-wild-things-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these images over on Babble<\/a> are inspirational and will give the crafty parent some great ideas on how to have your own Wild Thing for Book Week.<\/p>\n<p>Top prize for funniest instructions goes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Carol-Costume-From-Where-The-Wild-Things-Are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Instructables<\/a> with their first supply required for their Carol costume, A giant jar of patience! That should go with most costumes, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<h2>Upper Primary Book Week Costumes<\/h2>\n<p>There is a point where Adventure\u00a0 books take a turn and become Action &amp; Adventure. For those children who are into a little more daring and adventurous have a look at the following options\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8211 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/boptillyoudrop.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/08\/DIY-Star-Wars-Costumes-Book-Week-Bop-till-you-Drop-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>DIY Star Wars Costume<\/h2>\n<p>With the Star Wars series being turned into a number of books, it was only fair to include a few Star Wars options in the list.<\/p>\n<h3>DIY Princess Leia Costume<\/h3>\n<p>Growing up most girls wanted to be Leia and it\u2019s no different nowadays. <a href=\"http:\/\/buggyandbuddy.com\/easy-princess-leia-costume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Bug &amp; Buddy tutorial<\/a> was probably the simplest using a white A-line dress. Now it wouldn\u2019t be a Leia costume without those signature buns. Don\u2019t despair we found this answer over at <a href=\"https:\/\/asthebunnyhops.com\/princess-leia-yarn-headband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As the Bunny Hops<\/a> for those with short hair. Or girls with long hair can go with traditional buns, sock buns, or try out <a href=\"http:\/\/mesewcrazy.com\/2015\/09\/princess-leia-hair-tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these pipecleaner buns from Sewing Rabbit.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0DIY Jedi Costume<\/h3>\n<p>If your craftiness extends to a pair of scissors, then there is always <a href=\"http:\/\/smartgirlsdiy.com\/2015\/03\/last-minute-star-wars-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this great tutorial on Jedi robes from Smart Girls DIY<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget that any self-respecting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herecomesthesunblog.net\/star-wars-party-games-diy-lightsaber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jedi needs a lightsabre<\/a> and we found this fantastic (and safer) option over at Here Comes the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>If your child is into more magical adventures such as Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, or perhaps they want to fight snakes like Indiana Jones, or maybe they prefer the cunning of Tintin, then head on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/au.pinterest.com\/boptillyoudrop1\/diy-costume-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our DIY Costume Board on Pinterest<\/a> for these and other suggestions (along with those listed above).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px;text-indent: 20px;width: auto;padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px;text-align: center;font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;color: #ffffff;background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px;position: absolute;z-index: 8675309;display: none;cursor: pointer;top: 1412px;left: 183px\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Week! 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