PUPILS across Worcestershire dressed up as their favourite book characters for World Book Day.
Harry Potter, Matilda and Spider-Man were among the popular characters that youngsters opted for for their dress-up days.
Schools across the UK held their own World Book Day activities on and leading up to the event with booksellers also hosting events and activities.
Families also celebrated the occasion at home with the World Book Day website offering many activity ideas.
This year the big day was Thursday, March 7.
World Book Day was created by UNESCO back in 1995 as a "worldwide celebration of books and reading."
It is celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world including the UK and Ireland.
The first event in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997.
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What is your child's full name?Sienna May
How old are they?1
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What is their character?Kat Slater from Eastenders
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What is your child's full name?Edward Warren
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?St Clements primary
What is their character?Minions
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What is your child's full name?Max Dunn
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Great Malvern primary
What is their character?Policeman colour yellow
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What is your child's full name?Harlow Bateman
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Not yet started
What is their character?Very hungry caterpillar (butterfly)
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What is your child's full name?Willow Rose Forrest
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?Red Hill c of e primary school
What is their character?Matilda
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What is your child's full name?Sam and Lucy Abbott
How old are they?6
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What is their character?Harry Potter and Hermione Granger.
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What is your child's full name?George
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?Red Hill
What is their character?Monkey
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What is your child's full name?Deklan-James & Oskar-Jay
How old are they?2 & 4
Where do they go to school?n/A
What is their character?Spider man & bat man
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What is your child's full name?Una-Hâf, Iola, Enfys Ellenton-Howells
How old are they?3/5/5
Where do they go to school?St George’s C of E
What is their character?Alice in wonderland, piglet, miraculous ladybug
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What is your child's full name?Ivie-Rae Lancett
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?Great Malvern Primary School
What is their character?Dress as a word- Competive
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What is your child's full name?Ayda & Marley
How old are they?4 & 3
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Matilda & Zog
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What is your child's full name?Zachary Matthews
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Pitmaston Primary School
What is their character?Gruffalo
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What is your child's full name?Chloe and George Whiting
How old are they?10 and 7
Where do they go to school?Romsley St Kenelms
What is their character?Hermione Granger and Harry Potter
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What is your child's full name?Skyla and Leo bailey
How old are they?2 and 5
Where do they go to school?oasis academy
What is their character?Sleeping beauty and Spider-Man
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What is your child's full name?Julia and Tomasz Edwards
How old are they?7 and 6
Where do they go to school?St. Mary's Primary Catholic School Evesham
What is their character?Tom and Jerry
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What is your child's full name?Oliver Tew
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?Hindlip CE First School
What is their character?Oompa Lumpa
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What is your child's full name?Vinnie James Davies
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Green lane nursery
What is their character?SONIC
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What is your child's full name?Tilly Openshaw
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Pitmaston primary
What is their character?Mary Poppins
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What is your child's full name?David henderson
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?Honeywell primary school
What is their character?Stormtrooper
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What is your child's full name?Charley Roberts
How old are they?10
Where do they go to school?The Grange
What is their character?A World Atlas
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What is your child's full name?Freya and Harper
How old are they?8 and 6
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?The flower from the book “the tiny seed” and Sophie from “The tiger who came to tea”
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What is your child's full name?Ruby-ann, olivia and Ruben
How old are they?3, 2, 4
Where do they go to school?St matthias primary and pre-school and shining stars nursary
What is their character?Ruby is an artist and Ruben is emotion (vocabulary parade) olivia was peppa pig
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What is your child's full name?Phoebe Brown
How old are they?11 months
Where do they go to school?Meadows nursery and pre school
What is their character?Lion
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What is your child's full name?freddy Munn
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?dressed as the world lazy ready for vocabulary parade
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What is your child's full name?Billy Munn
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?dresses as the word Lightning for a vocabulary parade
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What is your child's full name?Jasmine Munn
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?vocabulary parade dressed as the word flexibility
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What is your child's full name?Ruby Wells
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Red Riding hood
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What is your child's full name?Loki
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Harry Potter
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What is your child's full name?Jacob Richards & Leah Richards
How old are they?7 &5
Where do they go to school?Oasis Academy
What is their character?Harry Potter & Ariel
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What is your child's full name?Lily and Gracie
How old are they?7 and 2
Where do they go to school?Somers Park Primary school
What is their character?Matilda and Paddington Bear
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What is your child's full name?Abigail Ellis
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?St.George's C of E Primary school
What is their character?Rapunzel
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What is your child's full name?Sophie Ottaway
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Green Lane Preschool
What is their character?The Singing Mermaid
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What is your child's full name?Denni rose crook
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?St barnabas
What is their character?Dorothy
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What is your child's full name?Amelia Canning
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?St barnabas primary school
What is their character?Mount Vesuvius erupting
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What is your child's full name?Blake Haddigan
How old are they?3
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What is their character?Astronaut from Spaceboy
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What is your child's full name?Owen Russell
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Cranham primary school
What is their character?Where’s Wally?
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What is your child's full name?Regan smith
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?Northleigh primary
What is their character?Albert Einstein
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What is your child's full name?Grace mellichap
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Hallow c of e
What is their character?Mary poppins
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What is your child's full name?Sienna Charlotte May
How old are they?1
Where do they go to school?NA
What is their character?Minnie Mouse
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What is your child's full name?Elsie and Ava Parker
How old are they?7 and 6 years
Where do they go to school?North Worcester primary academy
What is their character?Hermione and Ginny
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What is your child's full name?Freddie Howey-Badgery
How old are they?3
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What is their character?Bear
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What is your child's full name?Xander Bateman
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Oasis academy warndon
What is their character?Hulk
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What is your child's full name?Jaxson Bateman
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Oasis academy warndon
What is their character?Spiderman
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What is your child's full name?Oscar Bateman
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?Oasis Academy Warndon
What is their character?Mario
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What is your child's full name?Isla Bateman
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Oasis Academy Warndon
What is their character?Alice in Wonderland
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What is your child's full name?Matilda Waldron
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Elsa
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What is your child's full name?Gracie Kay Burton
How old are they?4 years old
Where do they go to school?Madresfield Early Years Centre
What is their character?Mary Poppins
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What is your child's full name?Bailey Monk
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Cranham primary school
What is their character?Oompa loompa
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What is your child's full name?Cara Ritchie
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?St Barnabas school worcester
What is their character?Rockstar
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What is your child's full name?Chester william David Upton
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?Cranham primary school
What is their character?Policeman
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What is your child's full name?Willow Elizabeth Rae Upton
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Cranham primary school
What is their character?Wednesday
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What is your child's full name?Havana Hughes
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Pitmaston Primary
What is their character?Ness the nurse
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What is your child's full name?Olivia
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Cranham Primary School and Cranberries Nursery
What is their character?Flower princess
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What is your child's full name?Charlotte and Georgina Maxwell
How old are they?4 and 6
Where do they go to school?St Barnabas CofE Primary School
What is their character?Fairy and Colourful (for a vocabulary parade)
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What is your child's full name?Maisie Taylor
How old are they?2
Where do they go to school?Oasis academy warndon
What is their character?Flopsy
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What is your child's full name?Ella-Mae Hughes
How old are they?4
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What is their character?The butterfly from the hungry caterpillar
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What is your child's full name?Isabel hughes
How old are they?5
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What is their character?The tiger who came to tea
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What is your child's full name?Amelia fennell
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?North Worcester primary academy
What is their character?Elsa
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What is your child's full name?Mary-Jane Caroline Douglas
How old are they?4 months
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What is their character?Snow white
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What is your child's full name?Jack
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?Oasis academy warndon
What is their character?Rocky
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What is your child's full name?Megan and phoebe Cramer
How old are they?7 and 4
Where do they go to school?North worcester primary school
What is their character?Megan is a fairy ,Phoebe is Elsa.
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What is your child's full name?Olivia and George Withers
How old are they?8 & 6
Where do they go to school?Ombersley first school
What is their character?violet and Willy Wonka from Charlie and chocolate factory
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What is your child's full name?Boden Ren Dutfield
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Early Explorers Oasis Academy Warndon
What is their character?Willy Wonka
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What is your child's full name?Esmae & Willow
How old are they?8 & 5
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Demon Dentist & Wednesday Addams
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What is your child's full name?Ava-Rose Wheatley
How old are they?2
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What is their character?Bella
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What is your child's full name?Ethan Wheatley
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?St Peter's Droitwich
What is their character?Spiderman
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What is your child's full name?Joshua Hinton
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?St Peter's Droitwich
What is their character?Batman
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What is your child's full name?Victoria and Kyra Westcott
How old are they?10 and 8
Where do they go to school?Oasis Academy Warndon
What is their character?Harry Potter
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What is your child's full name?Fynn Cutler
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Pitmaston Primary School
What is their character?Wonka
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What is your child's full name?Rohgan Parrott
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Great Malvern Nursery
What is their character?Peter Rabbit
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What is your child's full name?Ayla goodwin
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Little lodge nursery
What is their character?Peter rabbit
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What is your child's full name?Holly Jones
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Oldbury Park
What is their character?Malory Towers
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What is your child's full name?Sophia
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Malvern vale primary school
What is their character?Tinkerbell
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What is your child's full name?Ella, Marcus and Brayden
How old are they?Ella 3, Marcus 9, Brayden 3
Where do they go to school?Marcus Great Malvern Primary school . Ella and Brayden pre school
What is their character?Ella Elsa, Marcus Hulk, Brayden policeman
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What is your child's full name?Xander Musa Al-Amir
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Red Hill C of E Primary School
What is their character?Harry Potter
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What is your child's full name?Elliott
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Great Malvern primary school
What is their character?Spider-Man
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What is your child's full name?Lilly-ann Louise cox
How old are they?10
Where do they go to school?Pitmaston primary
What is their character?Barbie
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What is your child's full name?Teddy-Ray Nicklin
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Tudor Grange perdiswell academy
What is their character?Little red riding hood
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What is your child's full name?Lacey-may Furnell
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?St Barnabas
What is their character?Sitch
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What is your child's full name?Arlo and Riley Coleman
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Great Malvern primary school
What is their character?Going as a word to “food” and “superhero”
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What is your child's full name?Lincoln
How old are they?10
Where do they go to school?Fort Royal
What is their character?Pokaman
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What is your child's full name?Chloe furnell
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?St Barnabas
What is their character?Goldilocks
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What is your child's full name?Sebastian Smith
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?Magic Moments
What is their character?Hulk
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What is your child's full name?Chloe Jelfs-nind
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Matilda
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What is your child's full name?George & Jacob Walker
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Hanely Swan Primary
What is their character?Stickman and Paddington
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What is your child's full name?Lila Rose Bray
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?St Matthias, Malvern
What is their character?Spider-Man (the word POWERFUL)
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What is your child's full name?Leo,Mia and Skylar
How old are they?9,4&6
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Footballer, Giraffe, Ballerina
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What is your child's full name?Eva McDonough
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Carnforth School
What is their character?The mad hatter
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What is your child's full name?Sidney Pope
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Greg the Sausage Roll
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What is your child's full name?Emily and Charlotte
How old are they?6 and 4
Where do they go to school?North Worcester Primary Academy
What is their character?Gunny Weasly and Rocker fairy
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What is your child's full name?Jessica Barber-bosworth
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Honeywell primary
What is their character?Bee
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What is your child's full name?Darren and Ryan
How old are they?9 and 4
Where do they go to school?St. GEORGE'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, WORCESTER
What is their character?Mr. Harry Potter and Mr. Spiderman
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What is your child's full name?Ruby richards
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?St Peter’s first school droitwich
What is their character?Taylor swift
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What is your child's full name?Jake gurney
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Pebworth first school
What is their character?Humper lumper
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What is your child's full name?Lucius James Davidson
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Honeywell primary school
What is their character?The Gruffalo
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What is your child's full name?Marnie chivers
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?St Clements
What is their character?Little princess
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What is your child's full name?Finley knight
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Ashbourne nursery
What is their character?Batman
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What is your child's full name?Lexi knight
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Pebworth first school
What is their character?Matilda
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What is your child's full name?Phoebe Banks
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?HALLOW school
What is their character?Hedwig
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What is your child's full name?Charlie barker
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Cranham
What is their character?Astanaut
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What is your child's full name?Willow-Rose
How old are they?9
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Bedtime Story Pyjama Day
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What is your child's full name?Eva-Grace
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Cranham primary school
What is their character?Princess Anna
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What is your child's full name?Sophie Ottaway
How old are they?3
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What is their character?The Singing Mermaid
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What is your child's full name?Tilly-may windiate
How old are they?7
Where do they go to school?Carnforth primary school
What is their character?Mirabel
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What is your child's full name?Poppie Morris
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Cranham Primary
What is their character?Little bo-peep
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What is your child's full name?Freddie, Dottie and Archie Handley
How old are they?8, 6 and 11
Where do they go to school?Red Hill primary school
What is their character?Buzz, Jessie and woody
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What is your child's full name?Mia & Maisie
How old are they?11 & 5
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Wheres Wally & The Queen of Hearts
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What is your child's full name?Paige Bullock
How old are they?3
Where do they go to school?Nursery
What is their character?Elmer the Elephant
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What is your child's full name?Scarlett Allen
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Perry wood
What is their character?Leopard
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What is your child's full name?Orla - Mae
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?
What is their character?Peppa pig wooden spoon
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What is your child's full name?George and Jacob Walker
How old are they?5
Where do they go to school?Hanley Swan. primary
What is their character?Stickman and Paddington
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What is your child's full name?Lexi and liam Matthews
How old are they?10 and 6
Where do they go to school?Cranham
What is their character?Paris Fury and a dinosaur 🦕
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What is your child's full name?Harley jauncey
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Nunnery wood primary school
What is their character?Willy wonka
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What is your child's full name?Charlie Stock
How old are they?8
Where do they go to school?St Matthias Primary School
What is their character?Dressed as a word Ambivalent
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What is your child's full name?James Watmore
How old are they?4
Where do they go to school?Na
What is their character?The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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What is your child's full name?Benjamin Buck
How old are they?2
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What is their character?Thomas the Tank Engine
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What is your child's full name?Florence Gummery
How old are they?6
Where do they go to school?Malvern Vale
What is their character?Willy Wonka
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