Have you ever wished you could be a pirate, a robot, a princess, an astronaut, a knight or a fairy? This brilliant book gives you the chance to transform yourself into your best-loved characters. The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show you how to create fantastic costumes from everyday objects you can find around the home. Bring your imagination to life with Dressing Up Fun!

A young girl plays dress-up and imagines being a cat, a bird, a movie star, a doctor, and more.

Kids love to play dress up! Part of the Discover Series, ALL DRESSED UP is a fun way for kids to use their imaginations to try on different costumes. Whether you're looking for Halloween costume ideas or ready to take a short break from playing dress up, this short book features photos of kids in costumes. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture Books are a great way to introduce new words, images and ideas to kids.

Whether you have a boy who wants to be a cowboy or a girl who dreams of becoming a princess, you'll find the perfect costume in this great book from crafting expert and mother of two Emma Hardy. This collection of fun outfits is guaranteed to delight kids and please parents with easy-to-follow designs. If it's inspiration for Halloween you are after, try the witch or pumpkin, or one of the outfits for wannabe adventurers, like the swashbuckling pirate or matador. For the rest of the year, make one of the medieval characters or wild animals. The 35 projects include pieces that can be put together in no time and require no previous crafting expertise, plus more advanced pieces for those with more experience. The clear step-by-step instructions guide you through every stage and the helpful techniques section offers advice on everything you need to create a great costume. Every outfit is designed using readily available materials, so you won't have to make unscheduled trips to the store to hunt down unusual items. * All the elements of costume-making are explained--from cutting cloth to decorative detailing. * Includes full-size pull-out patterns, templates, and a handy techniques section.

Costumes are not just for Halloween. Dress-up and creative play are part of every kid's childhood - and on a rainy day a trunk full of costumes is worth its weight in gold. With 50 original designs for projects and accessories, this book provides a guide to creating and sewing costumes for children of all ages.

35 simple costumes to make for parties and dress-up games, with pull-out full-size pattern sheets 35 simple costumes to make for parties and dress-up games, with pull-out full-size pattern sheets Children love to dress up, whether it's for parties or just for everyday fun. If you want to add to your dressing-up box without spending a fortune, Emma Hardy has designed 35 magical costumes that will satisfy every child. Whether you have a little princess or a superhero in your family, or your children favor the traditional roles of cowboy, pirate or nurse, there are ideas here that are easy to make and much more effective than shop-bought outfits. All the favorites are included, such as animals—a lion, a ladybug, a dinosaur—and fairy-tale characters from Red Riding Hood to the Gingerbread Man. Two pull-out sheets are included with all the full-size patterns you will need, and there's a techniques section so you can brush up on your sewing skills. Your children will love these costume makes, and when the party's over, you can add them to your dress-up cupboard at home for many more hours of fun.

Michael Foley, the author of bestselling The Age of Absurdity, wants to understand why he doesn't appear to be experiencing as much 'fun' as everyone else . . . And so, with characteristic wit and humour, Foley sets out to understand what fun really means, examining its heritage, its cultural significance and the various activities we associate with fun. He investigates pursuits such as dancing, sex, holidays, sport, gaming and comedy, and concludes that fun is not easy, simple and fixed, as many seem to believe, but elusive, complex and constantly changing. In fact, fun is a profoundly serious business. His findings will invigorate you with insights, quite possibly help you to understand why the post-post-modern is actually the pre-pre-modern and, at the very least, make you laugh at life. ‘This book is such a wondrous kaleidoscope of rage, based on such a deep reading of all the sources, that I shall be searching out his other works to read forthwith. The man is a marvel.’ Daily Mail