Book Week is Sneaking Up on Us Again – Here’s How to Beat the Scramble!
If Book Week has a way of creeping up on your every single year, no matter how much warning you’ve had, this one’s for you! New research from Big W found that 49% of Aussie parents leave costume planning until the last few days. (No surprises there!)
But it’s not just the planning that’s the issue. Almost nine in ten parents have hit some kind of costume hurdle, nearly one in five have had a kid completely change their mind on them at the eleventh hour the night before.
The good news is BIG W has just rolled out Same Day Delivery with DoorDash. Order before 12pm in an eligible postcode and it’ll be at your door that afternoon!
Picture: Dan Peled
Mum of two and content creator Nat Alise knows this scramble better than most. She says Book Week always manages to surprise her — one year it’s under control, the next she’d got one kid switching characters overnight and another suddenly deciding they need something completely different. Being able to order online and have it turn up the same day, she says, takes the chaos out of it and let’s her family actually enjoy the fun part.
This Year’s Most Popular Book Week Costumes
If you’re after some inspiration, Big W’s sales data has these pegged as this year’s most popular picks, starting from just $10.
Green Fairy Princess – $10
Bright green fairy costume with sheer wing details, matching skirt, and a star-shaped magic wand accessory, perfect for fantasy dress-up.
Little Red Riding Hood – $15
A classic Little Red Riding Hood costume featuring a red hooded cape, a white and red checkered dress with puffed sleeves, and a matching apron with scalloped lace trim.
Mermaid Costume – $15
This enchanting mermaid costume features a shimmering purple and blue design with layered tulle accents, a fitted bodice, and a fish-scale patterned skirt, perfect for underwater fantasy dress-up.
Harry Potter Gryffindor Child Robe – $25
Long, deluxe robe in polyester with attached satin lined hood
Where’s Wally Child Costume – $25
With his trademark red and white striped top and beanie and black glasses, can you find Wally?
The Gruffalo Child Costume – $30
This comfortable and authentic costume will transform your little one into the much-loved (and slightly scary!) creature with the “terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws.”
K-Pop Demon Hunters Rumi Costume – $29 (plus matching wig – $25)
Rumi’s core Golden look features a digitally printed top with jacket. Short top has a white high collar and digitally printed details at the chest plus a jacket with shine jersey trim and digitally printed gold trim. Shorts are fabric with digitally printed gold belt and chain
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Jolene
Jolene enjoys writing, sharing and connecting with other like-minded women online – it also gives her the perfect excuse to ignore Mount-Washmore until it threatens to bury her family in an avalanche of Skylander T-shirts and Frozen Pyjama pants. (No one ever knows where the matching top is!) Likes: Reading, cooking, sketching, dancing (preferably with a Sav Blanc in one hand), social media, and sitting down on a toilet seat that one of her children hasn’t dripped, splashed or sprayed on. Dislikes: Writing pretentious crap about herself in online bio’s and refereeing arguments amongst her offspring.
