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Children’s Book Week Costumes & Ideas 2025
Children’s Book Week 2025 is from Saturday 16th August to Saturday 23rd August 2025 with the theme “Book an Adventure”! Looking for inspiration on what to dress up as for Children’s Book Week? Find amazing Book Week costume ideas and inspiration at Spotlight and shop the range of great kids' costumes.
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You’ll find iconic Book Week costumes such as Disney Princesses, Fairytales, Animals and more! Don’t forget to check out the variety of costume accessories, wigs, face paint and craft supplies so you can put together a costume to remember. If you’re looking to create an extravagant costume to impress or a last-minute easy Book Week costume, find it at Spotlight.
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Spotlight Is The Home Of Book Week 2025 Costumes And Ideas
Children’s Book Week is a magical time when children across Australia unite to celebrate books, authors & illustrators. Children’s Book Week is an opportunity for schools to have fun and put on costume parades, reading activities, run competitions and tell stories to enrich growing minds. Reading and the love of books can transform the lives of young students, promoting literacy skills, imagination, communication and inclusion. Children’s Book Week aims to ignite the love of reading and literature for everybody. Spotlight is your destination for ready-to-wear costumes as well as art and craft supplies that will help you make Book Week come to life.
Discover Teachers Book Week costumes, Toddler Book Costumes and Tween and Teen Book Week Costumes today!
What is the Book Week 2025 Theme?
The Children’s Book Week theme for 2025 is ‘Book an Adventure'. 2025 is also a special year marking 80 Years of Book Week! This theme is a great reflection of the adventurous and curious nature of young readers and how enriching and life-changing reading can be. Embark on a reading adventure which spans across lands, time and memories.
Stand Out With DIY Book Week Costume Ideas – Make it Yourself With Spotlight
Put your crafting and sewing skills forward and why not create your own costume? With materials such as face paint, cardboard, felt, glitter, glue, fabric, ribbons, trims and templates you can make some great costumes at home. You can also add DIY elements to elevate a ready-made costume. Book Week Projects to try:
- Gumnut Baby Costume Project
- Eggs & Ham DIY Project
- Sparkly Fish DIY Costume
- DIY Cardboard Dinosaur Costume
- Mermaid Makeup Tutorial and Mermaid Crown Project
- Easy DIY Girls Tutu Project
- Fleece Unicorn Hoodie Cape Project
- Pirate Face Paint, Cat Face Paint, Tiger Face Paint & Clown Face Paint
Choose From A Range Of Creative, Funny And Unique Book Week Outfits
Infuse your Book Week celebrations with a whimsical charm by dressing in a funny Book Week costume. Unique book week costumes with masks and accessories or even inflatable costumes will always be the star of the show. These costumes are instantly eye-catching and fun to watch but also fun to wear, leaving any child feeling excited about celebrating Book Week, maybe even to the point where they’re excited to read a new book.
Find Easy Last Minute Children’s Book Week Costumes
If you need quick ideas for an easy book week costume, check out the range of ready-to-wear kids' costumes which are available for click-and-collect and express delivery. You can put together a great last-minute costume with some face paint, craft supplies, fabrics and accessories. For ready-to-wear costume ideas, our top picks are below:
- Butterfly Costume Kit
- Red Plumber Overall Costume
- Kids' Pirate Costume
- Kids’ Red and White Stripe costume
- Disney Sleeping Beauty Costume and Disney Rapunzel Costume
Find The Best Book Week Costumes From Popular Book Series
From fantastic wizards to magical fairies, there are so many characters for book week costumes that represent beloved stories, including popular book series. Dressing up as characters from a book series is a wonderful idea for a group costume with many book series revolving around an ensemble of characters. Find a whole range of Book Week costumes for different characters right here.
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Shop Everything You Need For Book Week 2025 At Spotlight
Shop online or visit a Spotlight Store to find the perfect Children’s Book Week Costume. You’ll love the selection of kids' costumes which are perfect for Children’s Book Week. Also discover the great range of adult costumes which are great Book Week costume ideas for teachers. Shopping at Spotlight is easy with our range of payment options including Afterpay. Shop online and get FREE shipping on orders over $120, or use our easy FREE 2 hour click and collect* to find a last minute costume. Find the perfect costumes for Book Week 2025 at Spotlight!
