It’s Book Week! Don’t panic. No need to rush off to the shops – all you need is a cape.  Here are five simple ideas for Book Week costumes that you can cobble together the night before (providing you have a cape).

What you need:

• 1 x brown hooded cape (or red for Little Red Riding Hood)
• Accessories as listed below for each character

Watch the video to see how you can make four characters using the brown hooded cape

Will Treaty, Ranger’s Apprentice

• 1 x hooded cape
• 1 x pair long black boots
• 1 x tunic
• 2 x belts
• 1 x oakleaf (print out an oakleaf template here)
• bow and arrow
• toy sword or dagger
• Get the full instructions here

Legolas, The Lord of the Rings

All of the above, plus:

• add some shoulder armour and cuffs made from coffee cups
• Get the full instructions here

Puss in Boots

Replace tunic with:

• white flouncy shirt

Now add:

• wide-brimmed hat with feather (print out a feather template here)
• foil-style sword
• Get the full instructions here

Prince Charming

Take off the hat and replace it with:

• crown (print out a homemade crown template here)

Add

• a standard sword
• Get the full instructions here

Or fashion something in red for Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

• 1 x red cape
• 1 x basket
• 1 x cake tin & thermos to take to Grandma’s
• Get the full instructions here

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