Book Character Costume Challenge

Get ready for one of our most creative contests yet! This quarter, students will bring their favorite book characters to life by designing and presenting a book character costume. Reading is an adventure, and this challenge encourages students to dive into a book, understand a character, and creatively represent them through costume and storytelling.

🎭 Contest Challenge
Students will choose a character from a book they have read and design a costume that represents that character. The costume can be simple or elaborate, homemade or assembled from items you already have. Creativity is the goal! Students will then present their character by sharing who the character is, the title of the book, why they chose that character, and one interesting fact about the character or story. Presentations can be recorded as a short video or shared with photos.

📚 Age Divisions
Little Explorers (Ages 4–7) Costume plus a short introduction of the character.
Trailblazers (Ages 8–12) Costume plus a short explanation of the character and story.
Rangers (Ages 13+) Costume plus a character explanation and deeper description of the character’s role in the story.

🏆 Judging Criteria
Entries will be judged on creativity of the costume, connection to the book character, effort and presentation, and enthusiasm and storytelling.

🎁 Prizes
Each age group will receive the following prizes.
1st Place – $25 Amazon Gift Card and Homeschool Safari Certificate
2nd Place – $15 Amazon Gift Card and Certificate
3rd Place – $10 Amazon Gift Card and Certificate

📅 Important Dates
Contest Opens: 3/9/26
Submission Deadline: 5/8/26
Winners Announced: 5/15/26

📥 How to Enter
Choose a book and character. Design your costume. Record a short video or take photos. Submit your entry in the Quarter 4 Contest Thread. Make sure to include the student name, age group, book title, and character name.

🦁 Why We Love This Challenge
Stories help us explore new worlds, develop empathy, and spark imagination. This contest encourages students to read, imagine, and creatively express what they’ve learned. We can’t wait to see your characters come to life!