1980s day - any cheap and easy ideas?

[babybouncer]

Please, wonderful creative mners... DS is in reception and I'm struggling for ideas.

[SavoyCabbage]

For dressing up? I would fashion a rubicks cube costume out of a cardboard box.

Or neon clothes?

[Knottyknitter]

Cut sleeves off an old sweater for legwarmers, sweat bands etc, big box painted up as ghetto blaster. Bright non matchy colours and stuffing in the shoulders; think fresh prince etc...

[LocalEditorNottingham]

A big white t-shirt with 'Frankie Says ...(insert whatever you like)' stencilled in large black letters.

[SE13Mummy]

From looking at my 'bottom infants' class photo from 1983, I'd recommend that he wear very short, shorts with either a hand-knitted jumper with geometric patterns, a furry sweater or an Adidas-style shiny tracksuit top. Ideally, lots of orangey-red or else browns and blues. From the photo, it seems important to have collars so pointy that it is possible to impale a classmate upon it.

A charity shop should be able to supply something suitable. Failing that, search online for retro or vintage boys' clothes - eBay seem to have various suitable items for not very much money.

[Panzee]

Don't go, teachers' strike. :o

[scarlettsmummy2]

Something brown and knitted or a garish shell suit (going by my own childhood photos!)

[EverythingCounts]

Shirt and braces if you can get hold of any (oh, hang on, unlikely for reception age). Legwarmers, sweatband /headband would work too.

[PastSellByDate]

Does DS have a pirate costume?

If so - get some face paints and send him looking like Adam Ant.

Just need a straight white stripe across bridge of nose & high cheek bones.