WORLD Book Day has returned for 2022 with children across the county dressing up as their favourite literary characters.
Youngsters have been inspired to dress up as pictures from their favourite books, with siblings in costume as the Snail and the Whale, while other pupils dressed as Peppa Pig, the Cat in the Hat, Cinderella and the Mad Hatter.
The charity event is held annually across the UK on the first Thursday of every March to encourage young people to read more.
Whether you dedicate weeks to creating your child's costume or face a last-minute panic in the morning every time, World Book Day still promises a day of magic for many.
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Did your kids dress up for World Book Day this year?
"Send us your best photos of your child(ren) dressed up for World Book Day 2022!"
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What is your child's name?Bella
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St. Peter’s community school
What did your child dress up as?Queen of hearts
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What is your child's name?Teddie Taylor
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Bernadettes
What did your child dress up as?Burglar Bill
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What is your child's name?Teddie Taylor
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Bernadettes
What did your child dress up as?Burglar Bill
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What is your child's name?Teddie Taylor
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?St Bernadettes
What did your child dress up as?Burglar Bill
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What is your child's name?Gracie cole
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Thomas a becket junior
What did your child dress up as?Alice in wonderland
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What is your child's name?Loui Legend
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Rather not say
What did your child dress up as?The octopus from the front cover of Julia Donaldson’s ‘Tiddler’
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What is your child's name?Keira
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?North Lancing Primary
What did your child dress up as?Ginny Weasley
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What is your child's name?Rosie Edwards
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Little Angels Nursery
What did your child dress up as?The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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What is your child's name?Bertie Bacharew
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Bernadette’s
What did your child dress up as?Gangsta Granny
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What is your child's name?Remy
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Early Explorers
What did your child dress up as?The Cat in The Hat
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What is your child's name?Jamie howard
How old is your child?14
What school do they go to?Paca
What did your child dress up as?Peaky blinders
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What is your child's name?Jamie howard
How old is your child?14
What school do they go to?Paca
What did your child dress up as?Peaky blinders
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What is your child's name?Jamie howard
How old is your child?14
What school do they go to?Paca
What did your child dress up as?Peaky blinders
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What is your child's name?Lenny & Frankie
How old is your child?3 & 1
What school do they go to?Wild monkeys nursery
What did your child dress up as?Pirate & spiderman
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What is your child's name?Lenny & Frankie
How old is your child?3 & 1
What school do they go to?Wild monkeys nursery
What did your child dress up as?Pirate & spiderman
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What is your child's name?Joey Hunt
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Grove Park, Crowborough
What did your child dress up as?The hungry Caterpillar- tabard worked with his wheelchair and harnesses
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What is your child's name?Albie
How old is your child?18 months
What school do they go to?Each peach forest school
What did your child dress up as?Cowboy
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What is your child's name?Oliver crooks
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Highcliff Acadamy
What did your child dress up as?Duffy for Brighton and hove Albion
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What is your child's name?Betsy Butchers
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Telscombe Cliffs academy
What did your child dress up as?Cruella DEVILLE
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What is your child's name?Cody and ruby
How old is your child?6 and 8
What school do they go to?Chantry primary school
What did your child dress up as?Willy wonker and Mary poppins
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What is your child's name?Aries
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Hopscotch childrens nursery
What did your child dress up as?Jessie (toy story) witch from room on the broom
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What is your child's name?Florence Colville
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?The Laurels Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Cruella de Vil
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What is your child's name?Max Jungherr
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Copthorne Junior school
What did your child dress up as?HENRY VIII
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What is your child's name?Oliver
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?St martins
What did your child dress up as?Where’s Wally?
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What is your child's name?Oliver
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?St martins
What did your child dress up as?Where’s Wally?
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What is your child's name?Jack Baldwin
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Maynards Green
What did your child dress up as?The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Hans Christian Andersen)
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What is your child's name?Reuben
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?King Offa academy
What did your child dress up as?Spiderman
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What is your child's name?Astro rickman
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Roselands
What did your child dress up as?The dinosaur that loved underpants
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What is your child's name?Jack
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Balfour Primary
What did your child dress up as?Captain Smith of the Titanic
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What is your child's name?Lincoln Payne
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Woodpeckers nursery
What did your child dress up as?Mandalorian
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What is your child's name?Lola Smith-Fuller
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Coldean Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Miss Trunchbull
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What is your child's name?Bethany Hulme
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Brighton Waldorf
What did your child dress up as?Janet from St Clare’s by Enid Blyton
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What is your child's name?Laceigh Harrison-Smith
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Chesswood junior school
What did your child dress up as?Alice in wonderland
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What is your child's name?Ayla Crompton
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Ferring CofE Primary school
What did your child dress up as?NoBot, the Robot with no bottom
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What is your child's name?Hope Edgerton
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Copthorne Juniors
What did your child dress up as?Oompa Loompa
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What is your child's name?Woody
How old is your child?19months
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What did your child dress up as?Skeleton from Funny Bones
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What is your child's name?Poppy Williamson
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Motcombe infant school
What did your child dress up as?Paddington bear
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What is your child's name?Zac
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?West Park
What did your child dress up as?Supertato
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What is your child's name?Braxton Locke
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?North Lancing Primary
What did your child dress up as?Sloth
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What is your child's name?Lola Damara
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Polegate
What did your child dress up as?Wild Boy
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What is your child's name?Lola Damara
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Polegate
What did your child dress up as?Wild Boy
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What is your child's name?Lola Damara
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Polegate
What did your child dress up as?Wild Boy
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What is your child's name?Wyatt Locke
How old is your child?18 months
What school do they go to?Little rascals Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Gruffalo
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What is your child's name?Lola Damara
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Polegate
What did your child dress up as?Wild Boy
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What is your child's name?Oceana higgs
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Warden park primary
What did your child dress up as?Little Bo Peep from Toy Story
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What is your child's name?Oceana higgs
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Warden park primary
What did your child dress up as?Little Bo Peep from Toy Story
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What is your child's name?Millie elliott
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Chyngton primary seaford
What did your child dress up as?Oompa loompa
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What is your child's name?Primrose
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?New horizons seaside primary school
What did your child dress up as?Greg the sausage roll
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What is your child's name?Dylan
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Seaside primary
What did your child dress up as?A velociraptor
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What is your child's name?Amelie Belsey
How old is your child?7
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What did your child dress up as?David Walliams world worst children
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What is your child's name?Amelie Belsey
How old is your child?7
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What did your child dress up as?David Walliams world worst children
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What is your child's name?Henry Shaw
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Springfield
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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What is your child's name?Isabella
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Moulsecoomb Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Mad hatter
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What is your child's name?harry and henri
How old is your child?11
What school do they go to?holmbush primary academy
What did your child dress up as?ant and dec
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What is your child's name?Sophia and Tyler Longley
How old is your child?6 and 7 years old
What school do they go to?West park Worthing
What did your child dress up as?Belle and footballer
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What is your child's name?Lula & Arya Scrivener
How old is your child?5 & 3
What school do they go to?Bevendean Primary School
What did your child dress up as?The Snail & The Whale
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What is your child's name?Alfie Thompson
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?North lancing primary
What did your child dress up as?Highway rat
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What is your child's name?Leo
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?The Gattons
What did your child dress up as?Dinosaurs love underpants
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What is your child's name?Chailey Heritage Foundation
How old is your child?4-15
What school do they go to?Chailey Heritage School
What did your child dress up as?Cat in a hat, Ganster Granny, Spaceman, Peppa Pig
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What is your child's name?Cassius
How old is your child?2
What school do they go to?Childminders
What did your child dress up as?Policeman
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What is your child's name?Chloe
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Chesswood
What did your child dress up as?Heroine Granger
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What is your child's name?Charlie and Amelia Bradmore
How old is your child?8 and 5
What school do they go to?River Beach Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Where’s Wally and cat in the hat
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What is your child's name?Charlie and Amelia Bradmore
How old is your child?8 and 5
What school do they go to?River Beach Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Where’s Wally and cat in the hat
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What is your child's name?Charlotte
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Woodingdean Primary School
What did your child dress up as?A cat
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What is your child's name?Frankie Wise
How old is your child?16 months
What school do they go to?Kimmys nursery and pre school
What did your child dress up as?Minnie Mouse
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What is your child's name?Stanley
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?City academy whitehawk
What did your child dress up as?Peter rabbit
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What is your child's name?Stanley
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?City academy whitehawk
What did your child dress up as?Peter rabbit
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What is your child's name?Alice
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Peacehaven Heights Academy
What did your child dress up as?Mary-Lou from Malory Towers
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What is your child's name?Kitt
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Upper Beeding Primary
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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What is your child's name?Greta
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?TAB
What did your child dress up as?Rey from Star Wars
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What is your child's name?Vega
How old is your child?6
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What did your child dress up as?A Crayon from “The Day The Crayons Quit”
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What is your child's name?Harley wilder
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Buckingham park primary shoreham
What did your child dress up as?Harry potter
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What is your child's name?Harry salvidge / Freddie Salvidge
How old is your child?5 / 5 twins
What school do they go to?Woodingdean primary
What did your child dress up as?Ours was non fictional books Army soldier and police man
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What is your child's name?Caitlynn
How old is your child?22 months
What school do they go to?Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Peppa Pig
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What is your child's name?Harry swallow
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Patcham infants
What did your child dress up as?An army character
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What is your child's name?Hudson Wells
How old is your child?1
What school do they go to?Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Stick Man
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What is your child's name?Callum Goddard
How old is your child?12
What school do they go to?Priory school Lewes
What did your child dress up as?James Bond
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What is your child's name?Ronnie
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?At martins
What did your child dress up as?Private desmond doss ww2 hero hacksaw ridge
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What is your child's name?Rory
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?City academy whitehawk
What did your child dress up as?The hungry caterpillar
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What is your child's name?Nellie
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Denton Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Cinderella
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What is your child's name?William barber
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Lancing college Broadwater
What did your child dress up as?Billionaire boy
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What is your child's name?Ronnie
How old is your child?4
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What did your child dress up as?Sharing the Shell by Julia Donaldson
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What is your child's name?Aliyeh
How old is your child?5
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What did your child dress up as?Batman
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What is your child's name?Ella
How old is your child?10
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What did your child dress up as?Miss trunchball
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What is your child's name?Asher Cooksley-Grant
How old is your child?3
What school do they go to?Early Year Nursery
What did your child dress up as?The Highway Rat
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What is your child's name?Jazmin Gibbs
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Sompting Village Primary
What did your child dress up as?The Mad Hatter
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What is your child's name?Jazmin Gibbs
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Sompting Village Primary
What did your child dress up as?The Mad Hatter
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What is your child's name?Oliver
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Grovelands
What did your child dress up as?Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs
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What is your child's name?Lydia Chiu
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?St Matthew's Church of England
What did your child dress up as?Fern from Charlotte's Web
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What is your child's name?Evelyn
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Heene CoE Primary
What did your child dress up as?Cupcake the pink unicorn
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What is your child's name?Ivan
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Heene CoE Primary
What did your child dress up as?Pirate Pete and his Parrot
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What is your child's name?Oliver
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Anthony's school
What did your child dress up as?Haery potter
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What is your child's name?Frankie and Lilah
How old is your child?8 and 6
What school do they go to?Sompting
What did your child dress up as?Where’s Wally and Matilda
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What is your child's name?Reece Thornley
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?Brackenbury primary school
What did your child dress up as?Harry Potter
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What is your child's name?Sophia & Jack Macquire
How old is your child?6&4
What school do they go to?Whytemead Primary, and Jack in the box Playgroup
What did your child dress up as?Queen of hearts and Incredible Hulk
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What is your child's name?Dulcie Allfrey
How old is your child?9
What school do they go to?Sompting village primary
What did your child dress up as?Oompa Loompa
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What is your child's name?Nova
How old is your child?4
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What did your child dress up as?Sophie From The Tiger that came to tea
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What is your child's name?Theo gregory
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?St Pancras Catholic Primary School
What did your child dress up as?Fortnite marshmello skin
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What is your child's name?Sol
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What school do they go to?Brunswick Primary School
What did your child dress up as?David Attenborough
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What is your child's name?Alfie Gregory
How old is your child?12
What school do they go to?Downs view
What did your child dress up as?Mad hatter
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What is your child's name?Alfie Gregory
How old is your child?12
What school do they go to?Downs view
What did your child dress up as?Mad hatter
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What is your child's name?Jack
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?City accadamy whitehawk
What did your child dress up as?Spiderman
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What is your child's name?Aubrey Brown
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?The Laurels primary school
What did your child dress up as?The Ice queen
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What is your child's name?Daisy and Louie
How old is your child?8 and 5
What school do they go to?Seaside primary
What did your child dress up as?Princess belle and gingerbread man
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What is your child's name?Isaac Dunham
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Ferring primary
What did your child dress up as?Dogman
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What is your child's name?Eli Godden
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Durrington Infant
What did your child dress up as?Pirate
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What is your child's name?Harriet Edwards
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Patcham infants
What did your child dress up as?Nurse
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What is your child's name?Logan Young
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Harbour Primary and Nursery school
What did your child dress up as?Dobby from Harry Potter
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What is your child's name?Jake, Scarlett and Benjamin
How old is your child?7, 10 and 9
What school do they go to?Holy trinity ce school cuckfield
What did your child dress up as?A ninja, a giraffe and Greg from diary of a wimpy kid
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What is your child's name?Willow woodhart
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?City academy whitehawk
What did your child dress up as?How I became a pirate
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What is your child's name?Millie clark
How old is your child?4
What school do they go to?Harbour primary newhaven
What did your child dress up as?Doodle girl abs the monkey mystery
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What is your child's name?Lauren Greenlaw
How old is your child?6
What school do they go to?Brunswick Primary
What did your child dress up as?Pippi Longstocking
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What is your child's name?Stanley gurl
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Whitehalk
What did your child dress up as?Spiderman
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What is your child's name?Stanley gurl
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Whitehalk
What did your child dress up as?Spiderman
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What is your child's name?Effie
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?St Martins
What did your child dress up as?The Cowardly Lion
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What is your child's name?tillie strong
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?peacehaven heights
What did your child dress up as?armanie grainger ,harry potter
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What is your child's name?Isla-Rose
How old is your child?5
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What did your child dress up as?Little Mermaid
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What is your child's name?Penelope pawsey
How old is your child?7
What school do they go to?Hangleton primary
What did your child dress up as?Coco Chanel from book of little people
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What is your child's name?Isobel
How old is your child?8
What school do they go to?Goldstone primary
What did your child dress up as?Wednesday Addams
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What is your child's name?Mia
How old is your child?11
What school do they go to?Priory secondary
What did your child dress up as?Her own character "Red" from her own published short story. She is the wolf !
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What is your child's name?Nevaeh Smith
How old is your child?10
What school do they go to?The Globe Primary Academy
What did your child dress up as?Wednesday Addams
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What is your child's name?Maisie
How old is your child?2.5 years
What school do they go to?Primrose House Nursery
What did your child dress up as?Oops a daisy here comes Maisy (fairy book)
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What is your child's name?Lola
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Hillpark
What did your child dress up as?Elsa
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What is your child's name?Nellie
How old is your child?2
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What did your child dress up as?Matilda
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What is your child's name?Gilly jamera
How old is your child?14
What school do they go to?Priory
What did your child dress up as?Super mario
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What is your child's name?Dulcie
How old is your child?6
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What did your child dress up as?Cruella De Vil
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What is your child's name?Serah Burke
How old is your child?11
What school do they go to?PACA
What did your child dress up as?Draco Malfroy
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What is your child's name?Riley
How old is your child?5
What school do they go to?Field place
What did your child dress up as?BFG
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