Homemade Easy Halloween Costumes of Book Characters (2024)

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What is the most easiest Halloween costume? ›

“Charlie Bucket” from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl Perhaps one of the most famous Roald Dahl books thanks to the film(s), Charlie Bucket wears normal clothes typical for a young boy such as shirt/jumper and jeans.

Dorian Gray, fictional character, the hedonistic protagonist of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). He exchanges his soul for youth that never fades.

DIY Skeleton Cutout T-Shirt Costume

Start with a black or white T-shirt, and draw shapes on it to mimic the rib cage, then cut out using sharp fabric scissors. Don't worry about perfection here. Layer it over the opposite color T-shirt to complete the effect and finish with black and white face paint.

You can dress as your favorite Disney characters or gather a trio of friends to transform into condiments (like mustard, mayo and ketchup!) or cardboard robots. Other ideas will have you rummaging through your closet to mix and match pieces to transform into flappers, lumberjacks and beloved book characters.

As a strategy for putting together easy Halloween costumes, it's foolproof: Just grab all the loudest and most colorful items in your closet, combine them and top off your ensemble with a beret and a bottle of Champère in hand. Joyeux Halloween! (That's French for “Happy Halloween!”)

Wear your comfiest reading clothes or pyjamas – showcase the habit. Draw a role on the wall – invite the children to draw round each other and modify the silhouette to create what a costume could be. Create costumes at school using the workshop in our low cost dressing up pack or by doing a 10 minute cardboard ...

Pyjama-based characters include one of The Midnight Gang, Sophie from The BFG, Tom from Tom's Midnight Garden, Wendy in Peter Pan and the grandmother in Little Red Riding Hood.

What do female authors wear? ›

' Wear things like .. blazers, long scarves, enormous dark sunglasses, dark denim, gray and navy, baggy tops with wide belts, striped things, the whole romantic-gothic look works. Make sure it's flattering. If you're a female writer, wear red lipstick, smoky eyes, or just foundation and run.

Who is Wednesday Addams? With the success of the recent Netflix show Wednesday, you'd be forgiven for thinking she's a TV and film character. However, there are plenty of Wednesday Addams books, too.

1) Sherlock Holmes. Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is one of the best fictional characters of all time. A detective in Baker Street, Holmes has a vast knowledge of science along with amazing reasoning and observation skills.

Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, for most of the book, has only one character, and it's one of the classic elementary/middle school reading books. Cast Away features Tom Hanks stuck on an island for four years by himself. If you're feeling up for a challenge, writing a story featuring one character is a great exercise.