How about one of these book character costume ideas from the best childrens picture and chapter books. Favorite book character costumes for kids on halloween. Rebecca, the main character, does not like pumpkins because as a poor child they were. These pictures are of the storybook pumpkins that several of the teachers decorated for our halloween celebration. Best children book characters dress up halloween ideas. When i needed a book character costume, for book character day, i knew immediately which character, from which book to choose. Wizard of oz character pumpkin book report, or if you want a prop for a display. See more from this shop on etsy, a global marketplace of creative businesses. In our school, every class decorates a pumpkin like a character in a. The whole school would participate and it was always so much fun. See more ideas about character pumpkins, pumpkin books and book character pumpkins. We are character crazy at our house right now from character themed birthday parties to halloween costumes to pumpkins. Trendy children book characters dress up awesome 37 best literacy day images in 2018 i think this would be an awesome school wide event idea.
I remember our rainbow fish won the contest one year. Dressing up as a teacher is a fun way to connect with your students. More pictures of 2nd grade students decorating their pumpkins as their favorite book. Book character pumpkins, book character costumes, book characters, squirrel costume, scaredy squirrel, creative halloween costumes, halloween ideas, book nerd, books. Next, plan out how you want your features on your storybook pumpkin to look. Book character pumpkins teaming up to teach clifford, cat in the hat, poutpout. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. We are two teachers from las vegas that would like to share our ideas and experiences from our classroom. The kids love it and have so much fun parading around every year. Im vanessa levin, an early childhood teacher, consultant, public speaker, and author. I wonder what the other teachers would think if i dressed up like camilla cream as part of the first week of school activities.
This teacher had students decorated a pumpkin as their favorite book character and the students had to create a book report. When my school had a book character dress up day, i told my dad i was going to be pippy. Families make the pumpkins at home to resemble a book or a character. Trolls princess poppy pumpkin diy for halloween 2017. Lose yourself in this spectacular collection of diy movie and book character costumes. Find instructions and inspiration for your coolest homemade costume. Decorate your pumpkin to look like a character from a book in our library. Students decorate a pumpkin like their favorite book character. Pumpkin book report by simply kinder teachers pay teachers. Made with boinx fotomagico photos by rebecca salazar music credits. Ive linked to many costumes you can buy and some you can make. Halloween class party baby halloween halloween pumpkins halloween 2020 book character pumpkins book character costumes book characters pumpkin books diy pumpkin. Students favorite storybook characters make debut as pumpkins.
Dress up as your favorite book character and have a happy bookish halloween. See more ideas about book characters, world book day ideas and book character pumpkins. The students were also allowed to dress up as storybook characters and they had to tell about the book and the character they were. Fancy nancy book character pumpkin pumpkin painting.
Painted foam pumpkin book character craft preschool inspirations. I usually buy a foam pumpkin for this project, because my students love to look at their. I dressed up as the the paper bag princess for literacy day all you need is a lawn bag and some construction paper. A teacher planning web breaks the theme down, week by week and includes a book list. You may use a real pumpkin but it may not be carved. You may paint your pumpkin, glue things on it, or use marking pens to make your creation look like a book character. Teacher at barrington participated in a day of learning how to coach each other. Halloween book character day, teacher dress up ideas. Available in blue or red, these ponchos are perfect for festivals or days out at theme. Pumpkin decoratingdress pumpkin as book character by.
There are two philosophies here, and as a teacher i respect both. Ideas to create a storybook pumpkin with your children for. Cat in the hat book character pumpkin pumpkin painting 76 perfectly painted pumpkins, no carve, for halloween. I wanted to post this again as a freebie for teachers who love this book as much as i do. Costumesteacher costumescostume ideasbook character pumpkins book. Book character pumpkins fun in the library media center by jennifer lassman. Pumpkin book report pumpkin book report family projecthave your students do these fun pumpkin book reports at home with their families. Please no movie characters unless the book came before the movie. Thingamajig by audionautix is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. Book characters dress up book character costumes storybook characters pumpkin decorating contest pumpkin contest pumpkin ideas pumpkin decorations halloween. Im glad i have this since my school dresses up for halloween and parades around the school. And pumpkinshaped book report on our teachers pay teachers store. Clifford decides the best halloween costume for himself. These are 12 photos of over 30 pumpkins decorated to match the theme or character of a book.
Hopefully, this list will inspire you to find a fun book costume that works for you. Then they get to be creative by choosing to make a large book full of photos of them as the character, decorating a pumpkin, or making a. As a ten year old with red hair, i was totally obsessed by pippy longstocking. There are labels and pictures showing how to set up your pumpkin patch in your dramatic pl.
This feisty character from a beloved childrens book makes for one charming costume that is easy to make. Halloween pumpkins halloween crafts halloween decorations halloween party halloween ideas halloween goodies halloween. At my sons school they announced a contest to decorate a pumpkin like your favorite book character. All entries should be based on a book or character from a book. Do the pumpkins always look so perfect and polished. How about one of these book character costume ideas from the favorite childrens picture and chapter books. Kids dress up like favorite book characters and participate in character trait analysis activities. It has become a tradition at our elementary school for each classroom to decorate a pumpkin as a character from a book. Our favorite book character costume ideas are all supereasy.
When i was a teacher, my students and i use to decorate pumpkins like characters in books. You can dress either as sam sparks the weather reporter from cloudy with a chance of meatballs 1 or sam sparks the baby strawberry savior from part 2. Dress up like an arcade character while keeping nice and dry with this pacman ghost poncho. Book character pumpkinsbook character daycharacter dress upbook character costumespumpkin decorating contestpumpkin contestpumpkin ideasbook characters dress upstorybook characters. For read across america week the studetnts and teachers dressed up as their favorite book characters. The man with the yellow hat just needs a friend or fellow teacher to dress up as curious george himself.
Mercer mayers little critter book character pumpkin pumpkin painting bring your favorite storybook characters to life with these pumpkin decorating ideas for halloween. Add some felt wings and make your own headband like project caitlins life did. Pumpkin decorating dress pumpkin as book character. Your class will have fun using these pumpkin book report ideas for. From dress up like your favorite book character day to decorate a pumpkin book reports there are so many fun hands on ideas out there. The library is hosting a book character pumpkin project. As you already know, tuesday is my favorite day because i get to link up with my buddy, holly. Today is halloween as well as dress up as ur fave story character and marky picked pete the cat.
The students had two weeks to come up with and create their idea. Pumpkin patch dramatic play is a fun theme you can do in your pretend or dramatic play center. We typically stick with nocarve pumpkins until just a few days before halloween. Parents can bring the pumpkins up to school if they are too heavy for the child to carry. All the books in this list can be used as readalouds. In the examples, some pumpkin characters are just faces, like. If youre anything like me youre always on the lookout for center activities that are.
Students dress up a pumpkin to look like their favorite book character. Students at anson jones elementary have mad over 100 pumpkins to look like their favorite storybook characters to promote reading while having fun immortalizing their child book heros. The kids dress up as their favorite book character and parade around the bus loop. Have the students pick a book, read it, then dress up as one of the characters for halloween. Decorate a pumpkin to look like your favorite book character. Nature pumpkins are easy to assemble and look cute for fall.
Much like the character parade, this halloween party alternative encourages students to dress up like the professional veterinarian, police officer, doctor, teacher, etc. A group of elementary school teachers from middleton school district in middleton, idaho, dressed up as mexicans and president donald trumps u. Pumpkin costume contest for students and staff dress up a mini pumpkin or gourd to look like your favorite book character. Idaho elementary teachers dressed up as mexicans and the. We made painted pokemon inspired pumpkins a few weeks ago with the oldest and the other two have been begging for their own favorite character pumpkins. Book character day, character dress up, teacher costumes, book day costumes, team costumes, teacher book week costume. Teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and. Every october the childrens library staff creates book characters out of pumpkins see more ideas about book character pumpkins, character pumpkins and book characters. Its a 2 liter soda bottle with a styrofoam ball on the top for the head decorated to look like a character from a book. Instead of just having the children dress up, make it into a lesson. Pumpkin book reports are one of my favorite family projects each year. Though both costumes are easy to put together as you can see on this guide, the latter is more fun and more recognizable to kids. A photo of about a dozen staff members wearing the costume was posted to the middleton school districts facebook page thursday evening, the idaho press reports.
It is really just a chance for them to show off their halloween costume. This would be adorable for kids to dress up as their favorite book character. Create decorated pumpkins based on favorite books from teaming up to teach a few years we had our students dress up in book character for fall fun see more. This cosplayer pictured above wore this to a cosplay picnic and kids absolutely loved it.
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