World Book Day: five simple costumes anyone can make, even in lockdown

Are you left scrambling for paints and glue-guns every year? Never fear – here are some options that Donna Ferguson and nine-year-old Flora put together in less than 30 minutesIt’s World Book Day in the UK and Ireland today, one many parents approach each year with a stomach-clenching sense of dread. I know, because I used to be one of them. I cannot sew, I am useless at craft and I am not the most organised parent in the world. Or even in our house.But my daughter Flora is nine, and I’ve learned a few tricks over the years. Armed with just four essential items – a professional face-paint kit, safety pins, a stash of coloured card and ribbons – I can throw together a World Book Day outfit in minutes, using the clothes in my daughter’s wardrobe. Here are five options using things most of us will already have in the house, and a good daytime activity that will cheer up those still remote-learning in the UK. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/04/world-book-day-five-simple-costumes-anyone-can-make-even-in-lockdown #world_book_day #books #culture #children #craft #children_and_teenagers #picture_books #family #parents_and_parenting