Darth Vader @ Book Week

The force is strong with this one!

Not every day you get to drive Darth Vader to school. Yesterday my son's school celebrated Book Week, that once a year event that sends shivers down every Mum's spine.  The school my daughter goes to doesn't celebrate it but for the 2 years she went to the school my son goes to now, she got dressed up for Book Week and I soon learnt that she would change her mind at the last minute.

The theme for this year's Book Week was "Across the Universe" so my son was in his element going as one of his favourite characters, Darth Vader. Just about every child comes dressed up as a character from a book and they do a little parade around the teachers and parents. They get so excited. The costume was relatively easy to put together. I just used a few things from other costumes.

There was the black cape from my daughter's Halloween costume last year.

There was the black top and black pants from my son's Ninja Halloween costume from last year (plus his every day black rubber boots).


I printed out this control panel, laminated it and then pinned it to his top. The helmet I did fork out $20 for but he absolutely loves it and I'm sure it will come in handy for many years to come. He's already planning his Star Wars 7th Birthday party in November.

It was great to see the teachers getting into the spirit. There were plenty of Cats in their Hats, witches, Mrs Wishy Washys and the school principal was a Stormtrooper who was well aware of Darth Vader being in the crowd.

So from the early days of my daughter wanting to go as a "winter fairy welcoming spring" (based on a fairy book by Shirley Barber) I can pretty safely say that my job here is done with Darth Vader's mask being pulled out every August for at least the next 3 year's worth of Book Weeks. 

Did you celebrate Book Week where you are? 

What last minute costumes did you put together?