Book Character Halloween Costumes for Kids

Many school districts allow students to dress up for Halloween. Often, however, there are limits to the Halloween costumes allowed. Book character costumes are an often used theme for Halloween costumes in elementary schools. If your child is already planning to be a skeleton for Halloween you might rather not take the time to create a completely new book character costume for school. Creating a book character Halloween costume does not have to be hard. Here are some simple ideas for creating a book character Halloween costume for your child. And who knows, he might want to keep the book character Halloween costume for trick or treating too!

Junie B. Jones. Children love the funny and cute Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park. A Junie B. Jones costume is easy to create. Just put together some slightly mismatched clothes that include a striped sweater, glasses, and huge bow for her hair and this book character Halloween costume is done.

Harry Potter. Harry Potter is a popular and easy book character Halloween costume. If you have an old graduation gown it works perfectly as a Hogwarts robe. Fashion a magic wand out of a twig, draw on some round black glasses and a lightening bolt scar, and this book character Halloween costume is finished.

Wimpy Kid. The Diary of Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney is super popular among elementary and middle school students. The simplistic drawings featured in the Wimpy Kid series could be turned into a great book character Halloween costume. Just purchase a white sweat suit. Using a fabric marker, draw lines to create the legs, arms, and torso. White gloves or mittens and white shoes will also add. Wear a solid black backpack. Finally, draw facial features above the child's real features using black Halloween make-up. This creative book character Halloween costume is sure to be a hit at school.

Fly Guy. Younger elementary kids love the fly guy books. Fly guy can be turned into a book character Halloween costume. Just create some wings out of cardboard and attach to your child's back. Then cut some huge eyes out of cardboard and attach to a visor. Suddenly you have Fly Guy, a great book character Halloween costume.

Geronimo Stilton. The Geronimo Stilton series makes for a fun book character Halloween costume. All your child needs are some whiskers, a black nose, and some mouse ears. If he carries around a Geronimo Stilton book no one will mistake this mouse book character Halloween costume for another book mouse.

Sure, you can turn just about Halloween costume into a book character Halloween costume, considering there are books about everything. But why not get really creative this year and come up with a true book character Halloween costume for your child for school. Use these book character Halloween costume ideas as a springboard for even more creativity!