Schools - Christmas jumper day - wear an Xmas jumper and raise £1 for charity

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Do you never buy your kids a Christmas dress/top etc? It doesn’t have to be a ‘jumper’ it can be any item of clothing. Surely it’s not a new concept? If moneys tight you could have planned in advance and picked up a bargain on Vinted earlier in the year.

I’ve literally never heard anyone complain about this! Surely your kids have something they can wear? My son has hand me downs from a nephew, a red jumper we could put something festive on, or even a Christmas hat! I think you’re being a bit miserable unnecessarily! No one says go and spend £40!… I mean where have you seen £20 Xmas jumpers for kids anyway!

My son didn’t actually want to wear the one his cousin handed down but we got one in Primark for £3!

My youngest's school does Christmas jumper day but they can wear non uniform and anything festive if they want. I've got a box of Christmas jumpers in the loft that I have picked up from charity shops over the years. When my youngest grows out of one I donate it to the school.

Yanbu. Donating to charity is fine if it makes children aware of people less well off than them. But contributing to extra stuff by buying an Xmas jumper defeats the purpose.

Charity shops are a pain to get to for people who work full time and all the best Xmas stuff is gone now anyway. Tinsel on a jumper is a great way to make a kid self conscious.

this is hilarious 😂. lord there is enough clothes made at the mo to clothe the next 6 generations of humans. nothing wrong with charity shops they actually get a lot of new. don't like charity shops then you have vinted depop ebay facebook market place etc. 🙄
by the way ever heard of a washing machine

We wear our Christmas jumpers all through December so for us it's worth it, especially when you can buy them pretty cheap from supermarkets etc. Lots of children choose to just go in non uniform, especially some of the older children. I don't think there is any harm and a lot of the children find it really fun.

Exactly what mine did. Got 4 virtually new jumpers for £6. I will donate them in turn next year.

Christmas jumper day is not a new thing, it has been going for years and a lot of people enjoy it..Obviously it isn't for everyone so either partake or don't, nobody is forcing you to buy christmas jumpers if you don't want to.

@PineappleRox for SEN kids you improvise (like I said with my daughter wearing a t-shirt instead).
Or they go in uniform or a regular jumper from home. That applies to non SEN children too.
You know what..... the school won't really care much for one day.
They also won't expect everyone to turn up with the £1 and they won't turn away any kid in a Christmas jumper but no pound coin.
The school really won't care if a kid doesn't pay up.
Also your comment about the PTA is sexist and childish.

You're so negative and making up problems where there are none. Some people don't mind helping with these things. No one is expected or forced. It's just a letter of hanging the stuff up and letting people look through it. There is no.ironing, washing or sorting involved.

And it's optional. If your child doesn't want to do it, they can go in uniform or own clothes.

If they're old enough to wear adult clothes, they can sort it themselves anyway.

If your kids aren’t bothered and have no desperate need to join in, just don’t do it.
If you can’t afford it, maybe approach school and explain the problem. Hopefully they will have some spares.

YABU I would think most children own a Christmas jumper/ some sort of Christmassy clothing. If not send them in their own clothes with some tinsel. If they don’t want to be different then vinted / marketplace will save money. Get them in a size bigger to last 2 years.

*oh and I’m not opposed to second hand. All of ds’s baby clothes were from EBay. Sometimes it’s luck of the draw what’s available in the right size at the right time.

I bought them so they'd fit for at least a couple years and one year just made little Christmassy badges they stick on a regular jumper. I wouldn't be buying something just for one day.

@PineappleRox Can DCs not pin decorations you own onto any jumper? A few bits of tinsel would surely do? I would not dream of buying a Christmas jumper. Never have and never will. Your dc can surely improvise?

YANBU. I’ve lived in a semi-rural area while not owning a car. I’d have to order those sorts of things online where even at a cheaper price it would come to £15+ with delivery for one child. There were no big supermarkets nearby for cheaper options. I have struggled financially in the past, hence no car, and this sort of thing used to make me sweat nearer to Xmas.

I don’t think everyone understands what it’s like to be counting down your last pounds with days to go at the end of the month. I’ve been in tears before wondering how I’m going to pay for the train to work in those last few days and Christmas jumpers were the least of my worries. My poor ds just had to miss out.

I’m very fortunate to have managed to work my way out of that situation, but I’ll never forget the stress and resentment caused by the school CONSTANTLY asking for money for different events.

I bought some Christmas jumpers on Vinted or ebay a few years ago and my 3rd child is currently wearing them.

If they don't want a Christmas jumper just let them wear any jumper though.

Our school doesn't do a lot for charity, just the British legion for poppy day and buy a cake for 50p for a local hospice a couple of times a year. Both entirely optional. Christmas jumper day is free..as is yellow and odd sock day. They do have an own clothes day where you have to bring chocolate for the tombola but a £1 bar of dairy milk suffices.

Speak with the school. Ours do Xmas jumper day/non uniform. No child is made to wear a Christmas jumper. Not all our children celebrate Christmas, so non uniform is absolutely fine.
Likewise children who cannot afford £1 to donate are also not penalised and made to wear uniform. They can still come in the jumper/own clothes.

I think this could easily be sorted by communicating with the school.

Even though it’s easy to get one cheaply second hand, I think it sends all the wrong environmental messages

Most schools have some kind of Christmas Day celebration so it shouldn’t come as a surprise really? It happens every year!

I work in a primary school and we have Christmas jumper day but it’s not compulsory and if they’re wearing an ordinary jumper that’s absolutely fine too.

My son’s old primary has a big stash of jumpers. Each year they take donations from the school community, they get washed and dried, and are given out for those who don’t have one for jumper/Christmas dinner day. Most then get given back and reused year on year. Works really well as the school is in a deprived area.