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16 February 2024 | Posted in:  Book Week |

Roald Dahl Dreaming With Eyes Open Book Week Costumes for 2022

Roald Dahl Book Week Costume Ideas

*Update: Go check out our complete guide for Book Week 2024 ideas!

With Book Week 2022 and the cold winds of winter upon us.. we’re slowing down and reminiscing on those childhood books that we would curl up and read when we were young. On the top of my list is the well-loved and known Roald Dahl. Bringing us titles like The BFG, James and the Giant Peach and Matilda we have a feeling everyone might have a favourite book on this list!

Whether you fell in love with The Witches, or could recite every line of Charlie and the Chocolate factory.. there truly is a story for every child in this list! Let’s take a look at some of the best Roald Dahl stories, and the best character costumes you can wear for book week 2022 and the Dreaming with Eyes Open theme!

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Matilda Costumes

Clever, magical and she’s had enough! Matilda shows us what happens when you mess with the wrong girl! This story shows us from a child’s perspective, how hope and a little love can save anyone!

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The BFG Costumes

This well-loved classic story follows orphan Sophie as she is whisked away to dream world by The Big Friendly Giant. He lives surrounded by nine other fearsome giants who spend every night munching down humans. Or, as the giants call them, human beans. She joins him in his giant world, and the two hatch a plan to get the Queen’s help to save the world from giants! Those ears are a must for this costume!

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Costumes

We all know it. Poor boy wins golden ticket, old man can suddenly walk, Willy Wonka does his Willy Wonka thing, Oompa Loompas.. you know how it goes! Some of the best characters come from this family classic! With some of the strangest scenes, there’s a million good ideas for dress ups in this story!

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The Witches Costumes

If the grand high witch taking her face off didn’t traumatize you as a child.. were you even a Roald Dahl fan!? I read this book back to back and back again, with the movie playing in the background! Never getting tired of the excitement and fear I had of ladies who wore gloves! This is one costume you can take to the next level!

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Fantastic Mr Fox Costumes

A logic-based fox, running on animal instinct to save his peculiar little family and friends. A rowdy group of farmers..  how could this go wrong? I loved this one even as I got older!

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George's Marvellous Medicine Costumes

Revenge is best served in a big pot full of strange ingredients! Especially if your grandma is a bug eating witch lady! George might’ve been your idol if you liked to make magic potions in the kitchen as a youngin’!

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James and the Giant Peach Costumes

A book for those kids who needed an escape from home life, poor James is kept miserable y his two terrible aunts until he find a magic giant peach, which he uses to escape to the sea!

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The Twits Costumes

Two hideous idiots, a spiteful marriage and a couple of monkeys! It doesn’t take much to turn the Twits upside down! Team Twits or Team Roly-Poly Birds?

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The Enormous Crocodile Costumes

Six mischievous animals, all working on the same goal. Unmask the enormous crocodile! We see The Enormous Crocodile, Not-So-Big-One, Humpy-Rumpy, Trunky, Muggle Wump, Roly-Poly and Toto and Mary all work together to foil the beast’s plans!

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Revolting Rhymes Costumes

We are revolting children
Living in revolting times.
We sing revolting songs,
Using revolting rhymes...

This a Dahl take on a few classic fairytales. We see a fresh poetic take on Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs!

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Roald Dahl Costumes for Kids

With all of our beloved Roald Dahl book characters in mind, we better have a look at the best book week costumes for kids! We’ve got all the favourites Charlie, The Grand High Witch, The Enormous The Crocodile, Fantastic Mr. Fox and even the coveted Golden Ticket!

Image of a boy in a crocodile costume Image of a boy in a Fantastic Mr. Fox costumeImage of a girl in a The Witches costumesImage of a girl in a golden ticket costumesImage of a boy wearing a Charlie Bucket costume

         

 

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Roald Dahl Teachers Costumes

We can’t be letting the teachers miss out on this theme! We have a great range of Book Week costumes for teachers too!

 

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Now that’s a good reading list! I hope you enjoyed reading about my favorite Roald Dahl books! Did you find some inspiration? Or even better, a Book Week character idea or costume? Let me know what your favorite Roald Dahl book is below or if it’s missing from list!

If you’re still stumped there are a few things to remember when picking a Book Week costume…

If You Can Dream it, You Can Be It!!

Pick A Book (Any book is OK! Even comic books or history books are an option!)

Choose Your Character

Find a Costume!

Dress Up and Have Fun!

 

One last thing before I go… don’t forget, we love to see everyone’s Book Week Costumes!

Tag us on social media @heavencostumes and use the hashtag #heavencostumes for a chance to be featured on our socials and website!

 

Until Next Time….

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