Activities and ideas to celebrate World Book Day 2024

What can I do for World Book Day 2024?

There are so many different ways to celebrate World Book Day, so whether you're dressing up as your favourite character, or fancy creating your own special book mark -  we've got something for you here on Blue Peter. 

Join the Blue Peter Book Club 📖

What better way to celebrate the joy of reading, than to join a book club! The Blue Peter Book Club is your gateway to a world of reading excitement. Each month, we dive into awesome stories, engage in discussions and enjoy fun activities, quizzes and challenges. 

Get involved with the Blue Peter Book Club and catch up on our latest reads.

Create your own custom character book mark 🐶

If you've been wanting a handy little tool to keep track of where you're up to whilst reading our Blue Peter Book Club recommendations, then we have the perfect craft for you!

Follow these instructions to find out how to make our super simple and cool customised bookmark.

Earn your Blue Peter Book badge 💙

Did a story make you laugh out loud, whisk you away on a thrilling journey, or introduce you to unforgettable characters? By sharing your book reviews you could earn this book-tastic badge.🤩

Apply for your Blue Peter Book badge today!

Play This or That with Tom Fletcher 🤔

Have you ever thought about the weird and wonderful worlds you find in books? Would you prefer to fly to Neverland with Peter Pan, or float across London with Mary Poppins?

Watch This or That to hear Tom Fletcher's thoughts on the options, as you make your own choices. And if one round wasn't enough, you can also watch This or That round two with even more tricky questions.

Write a story using Blue Peter’s story cubes 📗

Need an idea for your next story? Let our story cubes take some of the strain off your decision making and write a story with their help.

Create a cute animal bookmark 📘

Never lose your place again, with our super cute bookmark make. You could even make one of these as a gift for another bookworm in your life and every time they read their book, they’ll think of you.

Dress up as your favourite character 📙

It’s fun to dress up as your favourite character on World Book Day, but how about this year you do it differently? Use items you already have around the house to build a costume. Can you recycle some old, or worn-out clothes to make something truly unique for your character?

Check out these seven easy and sustainable World Book Day costume ideas with CBBC.

More World Book Day fun 🤩

Celebrate World Book Day 2024 with fun quizzes, clips and activities on CBBC.

Find out all you need to know about World Book Day 2024 with Newsround.

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