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Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games

Cargo pants, shirt, jacket, hair braided to the side, bow

Where's Wally

Red and white striped shirt (stick red tape on a white shirt), beanie

Rey from Star Wars

White top, khaki pants, material wrapped cross-wise across the body, belt

Jon Snow from Game of Thrones

Black and brooding is the theme here. Cape, sheep skin and sword.

Offred from The Handmaid's Tale

Red clothes, white bonnet

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Red coat/dress, black hairband

Augie Pullman from Wonder

 

backpack, full-face helmet

A clever take on War and Peace

I love this twist on the 19th century epic romance, War and Peace.

 

Dora the Explorer

Dora the Explorer Dora Deluxe Adult Costume

Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

Black and orange striped shirt, toy tiger

Celaena Sardothian from Throne of Glass

all black, long blonde hair, gauntlets, swords

The Boy in the Dress: David Walliams

Borrow your sister or girlfriend's dress and team it up with soccer boots.

Ninja Turtle

Green clothes, red headband, disposable foil pan (from Coles or Woolies) painted green

Harry Potter

School uniform, tie in House colours, cloak, wand, (glasses and scar for Harry)

Commander Lexa from The 100

All black, black makeup across the eyes, shoulder armour

Percy Jackson

orange shirt, blue jeans, trainers, blue jacket

Nancy Drew

tartan skirt, twin set, head band, magnifying glass

Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain

For Skulduggery - black suit, white shirt, black tie, black hat with white band, skull mask or makeup

For Valkyrie - T-shirt, black pants, long black coat

Pennywise from IT

White clothes with red pom-poms, red balloon

Pirate from Treasure Island

white or striped shirt, black pants, headscarf, sword, belt

Pippi Longstocking

Long red braids and long socks, shirt and overalls/dress.

"A" from Pretty Little Liars

Black jeans, black hoodie, red letter A

Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid

black and white clothes, wimpy kid mask

Arthur Dent from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Easiest costume ever - pyjamas, bathrobe and towel

Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter

wizard cloak, tie in House colours, toilet seat

The Day the Crayons Quit

The Day the Crayons Quit

Fern from Charlotte's Web

Jeans, plaid shirt, boots

Stranger Things

Raid mum or dad's wardrobe for 80s gear

Alice in Wonderland

Blue dress, white apron

Archie from Riverdale

jeans, trainers, blue and yellow top

Emily from Amulet

blue pants and shirt, long gloves, hooded cape, amulet round neck

Max from Where the Wild Things Are

Grey pyjamas or onesie, crown, tail

Great Gatsby

Suits for men, fringed flapper dress, long beads and headband for women

A twist on 50 Shades of Grey

Wear all grey, raid Bunnings for paint sample cards

Dr Seuss

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