DRESS UP AS...

wheres wally?
or WEnda?
YOU WILL NEED
 White woolly hat
(a lot of discount shops
sell basic hats for 12)
 Red fabric paint or red
acrylic paint
 Paintbrush
 Double-sided tape
Red tissue paper

TO MAKE THE POMPOM HAT

1. Put your hat over the
top of a bottle. Use red
fabric or acrylic paint to
paint a red stripe right
round the bottom of
your hat. Leave to dry
somewhere warm, e.g.
near a radiator.

 Strong glue
 Brown paper
 Scissors
 Downloadable
hair template
(Wallys fringe is
on the same
template sheet
as his glasses)

2. Print out the

downloadable hair
template for either Wally
or Wenda. Place it on the
brown paper and use it
as a guide to cut out the
hair. Stick the hair to the
inside of your hat with
double-sided tape.
3. To make the pompom,
screw up a piece of red
tissue paper and glue on
top of your hat.

YOU WILL NEED

 White long-sleeved top

TO MAKE THE STRIPED TOP

 Cardboard
 Red fabric paint or red
acrylic paint
 Paintbrush
 Masking tape (preferably
thicker-width). If you
dont have masking tape,
this could be done with
sticky tape

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1. Fit the top over a piece of cardboard so it is quite

flat. Add evenly-spaced strips of masking tape across
the top. Keep doing this until you have masking tape
stripes all the way around.

2. Now paint on the

areas that are not masked
out with the tape. Leave
to dry somewhere warm
then repeat on the back
of the top.

3. When the paint is dry,

pull off the tape carefully.
Hurrah! You have a
striped top! Follow the
instructions on the fabric
paint to fix the colours.

YOU WILL NEED

TO MAKE THE WALKING STICK

 Thin card
 Long cardboard roll

1. Print out the walking stick template. Cut round

the two curved pieces. Place them on the card, then
draw round and cut out both pieces.

 Brown parcel tape

 Downloadable walking
stick template
 Brown paint and
paintbrush

 Pencil
 Scissors

2. Paint the cardboard tube and both curved pieces

of the stick brown on both sides.
3. When the paint has dried, tape the curved pieces
to the top of the tube. Add some tape to the bottom
of the tube too, and there you have ita perfect
Wheres Wally? walking stick!

TO MAKE THE GLASSES

1. Print the downloadable glasses templates and cut
out the pieces for either pair. Place the pieces on the
black card, draw round and cut them out.
2. Use sticky tape to attach the arms to the frames.

YOU WILL NEED

 Black card
 Scissors
 Pencil
 Sticky tape
 Downloadable
glasses templates

YOU WILL NEED

 Short cardboard rolls x 2
 Glue or double-sided tape
 Blue paint
 Black marker pen
 Ribbon

TO MAKE THE BINOCULARS

1. Paint the rolls blue. When they are dry use a black
marker to draw borders around both ends of the rolls.
2. Use glue or double-sided tape to fix the two
cardboard rolls side-by-side.
3. Attach some ribbon inside both sides of the
binoculars. Make sure it is long enough to fit around
your neck comfortably.

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it would be
As Wally sends postcards,
ard or have
fun to make a giant postc
on and give out!
some postcards to write
for Wally or a denim
Just add jeans and shoes
tights for Wenda (you
skirt and striped socks or
socks when you
can paint stripes on white
make your top).

TIPS

Dont forget
your favourite
Wheres Wally?
book to read
on the day!

Find other fantastic book-inspired fancy dress ideas at bookaid.org/worldbookday

Book Aid International, Registered Charity no. 313869, Company no. 880754, 39-41 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NR
Wheres Wally? Illustrations 19872014 Martin Handford, published by Walker Books Ltd. Wheres Waldo TM Classic Media Distribution Limited. All rights reserved.

WHERES WALLY?
Wallys Glasses and Hair Template
Cut
Fold

Wallys Fringe

attach double-sided tape

here to fix inside hat

Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert

WHERES WALLY?
Walking Stick Template
Cut

top of walking stick

Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert

WHERES WENDA?
Wendas Hair Template

attach double-sided tape here to fix inside hat

Cut
Fold

Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert

WHERES WENDA?
Wendas Glasses Template
Cut
Fold

Crafts & Costumes Editor: Natalie Abadzis, Art Direction & Design: Nikki Dupin, Photography: Laura Ashman, MakeUp: Sarah Gilbert