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Fancy Dress

October 9th, 2009

Whether it is for a party, a performance or a game, the clever ideas for fancy dress costumes in this Usborne Book of Fancy Dress are sure to inspire you. Bold photographs show you has dramatic the outfits can look and careful step-by-step instructions help you to get good results when you try to make fancy dress costumes yourself. This Usborne Book of Fancy Dress used to also be part of a combined volume book called Dressing Up but now you can buy just this Usborne Book of Fancy Dress by itself. This book by Ray Gibson has 32 pages and it is great for children ages 8 years and up. You will discover just how easy fancy dress costume making is.

Fancy Dress

Content of the Usborne Book of Fancy Dress:

Clown
Black-and-white cat (this cat has been eating a fish)
Giant vampire bat (this is a great Halloween costume - you make the wings out of a large, black plastic bag)
Butterfly (this cute, fancy dress costume looks like a fairy costume)
Skeleton
Boxer
Back-to-front person (mask instruction also included)
Headless man (this is creepy, great for Halloween costume)
Scarecrow
Superhero
Super-heroine
More heroes
Mad scientist
Space monster
Wizard
Comic waiter
Shopping lists (lists of what supplies you need to buy to make these fancy dress costumes. All are easy to find in local stores.)
Templates

Just click the link and/or picture above to see it on the Usborne website.

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