Today Syd is dressing up as Mog From Meg and Mog for World Book Day, so I thought I’d share her costume. On world Book Day, children all over the UK (and world, I assume) go to school dressed as their favourite book characters. Read on to find out how I created Syd’s costume.
I asked Syd a few weeks ago who she wanted to go dressed as, and she picked Sophie from the Tiger who came to tea. I was very pleased with the choice… Until I realised I’d have to make some funky patterned tights as they can’t be bought for love nor money.
I was very relieved pleased when Sydney declared last week that she wanted to be Mog from Meg and Mog for World Book Day – not to be confused Mog the forgetful cat, as hubby did).
DIY Mog from Meg and Mog Costume
I figured that the easiest way to create the Mog from Meg and Mog costume was… A stripy jumper, black leggings and socks, a cat tail and some kitty ears, It turned out they were much easier to come by than the funky patterned tights were proving to be. I wasn’t wrong!
I got the stripy top from Asda (£5). Her cat ears and cat tail cost £6 in a local fancy dress shop, but you can get them on Amazon, too. Syd already had black leggings. That’s literally it! I told you it was a super easy Mog from Meg and Mog costume!
I did Syd’s nose, mouth and whiskers with a waterproof liquid eye liner. It cost me £1.50 in Superdrug, but is available from Amazon too. (I’m going to have fun getting that off later, aren’t I)!
Giddy Mog Alert!
Drawing on a wriggley, excited three year old is no easy task, so it’s not perfect. She looks like some kind of cat-bunny hybrid to me, but Syd was more than pleased with the end result, and super proud of her Mog from Meg and Mog costume! I put her hair in 2 buns, right behind her cat ears. In the end, I figured that if she took off her headband, she would still have cat ears, then!
I have to say, for my first attempt at a world book day costume, I am pretty pleased with the results. What do you think? Did your little one dress up today? Finally, if you enjoyed this post, check out my family category.
Why Mog from Meg and Mog for World Book Day?
If you’ve read the Meg and Mog books yourself, you’ll know why they are so popular with kids. I loved them myself, back in the day. A hap-hazard Witch, causing more trouble than she can handle, and her cool cat, who goes along for the ride. There’s plenty of books out there. If you haven’t already got them, we got the complete Meg and Mog collection from The Works for £30 – It saved us about £60 on individual RRP’s, so was a steal!
If you don’t want to buy all of them, here’s the individual titles…
• Meg’s Christmas
• Megs Eggs
• Meg in the Jungle
• Meg’s Car
• Mog in the Fog
• Meg’s Castle
• Mog’s Missing
• Meg and the Pirate
• Meg on the Moon
• Meg Comes to School
• Meg and Mog
• Meg Goes to Bed
• Meg up the Creek
• Meg and the Dragon
• Mog at the Zoo
• Meg, Mog & Og
• Meg’s Mummy
• Meg and the Romans
• Meg’s Veg
• Meg at Sea
Most of these are available to buy individually from Amazon.
Do you remember these books form when you were in school? Which was your favourite? The first book, “Meg and Mog” was always mine. I went Trick or Treating as Meg, in my binbag dress and cardboard Witch hat many years running. Do you prefer my easy Mog from Meg and Mog costume for World Book Day, or do you think a Meg costume is easier to make? Let me know in the comments!