Smiffys Roald Dahl The BFG Costume, Green with Top, Trousers, Ear Headband & Dream Trumpet, Officially Licensed Roald Dahl Fancy Dress, Child Dress Up Costumes

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If you want to portray the BFG as he roams London, you could also wear a hooded robe and carry a long trumpet. Sometimes you can find a premade BFG costume online, but not always. The BFG ears were rather easy to make using this awesome tutorial I found. All you need is flesh colored felt, a headband, and a hot glue gun. You could also just buy a set of large costume ears. Additional BFG Costume Ideas

Look through EVERYONE'S wardrobes. Dad's tie may make a great Penny Crayon costume and an apron could be fashioned into an Alice in Wonderland dress. Roald Dahl characters make fun World Book Day costumes. Find out how to make this easy BFG costume – kids will love making the Big Friendly Giant's massive ears!

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The safety vest was a one-size fits a very big adult, so I had to modify it a little first. I had Quinn try on the vest and then I folded and taped it in place to make it fit better.

We’ve got loads of activities for kids books with themes such as Superworm, The Snail and the Whale, Supertato and Dear Zoo. What’s more, all the images of homemade costumes I’m sharing are from actual parents that have made it themselves, not something suggested in a magazine that seems impossible when you have to make it yourself! Both my kids and I are big fans of Roald Dahl and his characters are always a really popular choice for dress up whether it’s for World Book Day or for Roald Dahl Day itself. Like a lot of parents I’m not always keen to buy yet another costume for school so these DIY Roald Dahl costumes are a great idea. Get the face paints out. Book characters can easily come to life with cute painted faces. Think The Tiger Who Came to Tea or the Cheshire Cat. Sew or use safety pins to attach a patch of old fabric to the trousers – it's all about the details!I added an oversized tan button to the front of the vest with a hot glue gun and then put a strip of brown duct tape on it to mimicthe button on the BFG’s vest. Big Friendly Giant Costume Pants The Gingerbread House shares how to make some BFG ears. Bonus points are you can get your kids to make these so you don’t have to!

Quinn already owned a pair of green cargo/khaki style pants that worked well. I did roll the legs up a bit but that was all I had to modify. Big Friendly Giant Dream Catching Net Sound good? Well, keep reading to find out out to get the BFG look and make those awesome big ears...Adapt a PE or sports kit, or their school uniform - think Football Academy for sports kit, Harry Potter and St Trinian's for the uniform.