Book Character Halloween Costume Ideas for Teachers

As a teacher-librarian I always dress up for Halloween at school. My students love it! Students really enjoy seeing their teachers as "real" people and dressing up for Halloween is a great way to show this. Many schools require that teachers and students dress up as book characters, or at least leave the scary stuff at home. It is a great idea for any teacher to dress up at as a book character for Halloween, requirement or not. Here are some great book character Halloween costumes for teachers.

Dorothy. Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz is easily recognizable and works great for students as young as kindergarten or as old as seniors in high school. A gingham dress, spray-painted ruby slippers, and brown braids are the only necessary components for this book character Halloween costume for teachers.

The Cat in the Hat. Dr. Seuss's famous Cat in the Hat is a great idea for a book character Halloween costume for teachers. The only items you really have to have for this simple book character Halloween costume are a red and white striped hat and painted on black whiskers.

Coraline. The recently created movie has made Coraline a bigger hit than ever in school libraries. Coraline is an easy book character Halloween costume for teachers. Just don a striped sweater and add a straight, black wig and Coraline you are!

Fancy Nancy. The adorable picture book series Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Conner can make a great book character Halloween costume for a teacher. All a teacher needs for this cute book character Halloween costume is a red wig and some "fancy" items such as long strings of pearls, a feather boa, and a dress.

Miss Viola Swamp. Most elementary schools are familiar with the story, Miss Nelson is Missing. Miss Viola Swamp, the evil teacher who replaces the sweet Miss Nelson to shape up a terribly behaved class, makes a great book character Halloween costume for a teacher. Teachers creating this Halloween costume just need a black curly wig and an ugly black dress to become Miss Viola Swamp.

Harry Potter Characters. A number of Harry Potter book series characters make great book character Halloween costumes for teachers. From Hagrid to Professor McGonagall to Hermione Granger, Harry Potty is full of great ideas for book character Halloween costumes.

Students love for their teachers to get in on the Halloween action. If you are a teacher, make your students' day by choosing one of these great book character Halloween costumes for teachers and have fun!