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How does your child express their individuality? Tell us for a chance to win a £100 John Lewis voucher plus picture book Odd Dog Out

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SorchaMumsnet · 25/01/2017 09:20

Rob Biddulph's beautiful new picture book Odd Dog Out is all about blazing a trail, and being who you are. To celebrate its publication, we're asking you to share how your mini superstars dare to be different.

It's a dog's life in the big city but one dog doesn't quite fit in. It's lonely being the odd dog out when all she wants to do is find her place in the world. She's willing to travel far on her quest, but it might take a different kind of journey for her to realise that maybe she's exactly where she needs to be.

A sublimely sunny and exquisitely illustrated tale about fitting in and standing out, from the award-winning and tremendously talented Rob Biddulph.

We'd love to hear how your little ones to express their individuality (and how you help them to do so) - whether it's insisting on wearing their favourite character costume 24/7 or only eating certain coloured food. For a chance to win a copy of Odd Dog Out and £100 voucher to spend at John Lewis, just tell us on this thread.

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How does your child express their individuality? Tell us for a chance to win a £100 John Lewis voucher plus picture book Odd Dog Out
How does your child express their individuality? Tell us for a chance to win a £100 John Lewis voucher plus picture book Odd Dog Out
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piggypoo · 21/02/2017 19:36

Our DD, who's 3, goes through her Nana's wardrobe, and insists on wearing this awful 1970's purple glittery nylon blouse, she loves it! and has developed an obsession with my old fascinators, which she calls "attractors" and puts them on her head, and on her teddy's, and they have tea with this big knitted dolly, called Mrs. Machin!.

fazkin · 21/02/2017 19:17

My DS has grown up seeing his big sister obsess over pink so he has firmly claimed the "boy" colours which according to him are green, blue and yellow. Everything with that colour is his and he only wears those colours too.

baconbap · 21/02/2017 18:56

art, there's no room left on the fridge

windowmouse · 21/02/2017 18:20

Insisting on choosing their clothes and sometimes what we call him!

MAT12 · 21/02/2017 17:51

our daughter has sensory so no matter the weather she will often be found wearing sandals. You can imagine the looks we get when we are out in the winter.

bigarse1 · 21/02/2017 15:41

wearing a party dress while going on a skateboard, climbing stupidly high up stuff and doing karate!
twins who cant eat and don't let it stop them. they are individuals and never let their disability stop them. they laugh more than any children I know and conquer everything while wearing the most interesting outfits! they are very individual in that they survive on about 4 hours sleep a night so we are often at the park at 6am in the summer - we try to make the world fit them rather than them fit the world

sarahw2 · 21/02/2017 15:27

My son wears one sock. Always one sock only. It drives me bonkers!!!

freedomofspeech · 21/02/2017 14:53

She likes doing her very own form of breakdancing!

mumpetuk1 · 21/02/2017 13:57

They get dressed themselves at the weekends, lots of individuality right there!!

maria08k · 21/02/2017 12:31

Our son like to break from the trend....if all the kids at school are into Pokemon, he'll prefer something less mainstream. Same with fashion too!! I love his uniqueness x

vincenta · 21/02/2017 09:20

My 7 years old loves history, science facts,he is very curious and sometimes just can't stop in searching new information and later using it.He told that once even his teacher told him use less history facts in literature lesson.

meggysar · 21/02/2017 08:21

Both mine insist on wearing their football boots (studs removed thankfully) every day!

cluckyhen · 21/02/2017 05:51

Singing - doesn't matter where we are but my DD will burst into song

jamielmdjs · 20/02/2017 22:59

the little personality. laughing away in her own wee world. also singing to everyone, and then there's style - always wanting to dress over the top

buchanl79 · 20/02/2017 22:10

To express her individuality my daughter likes to pick her own clothes that I buy at the shops and she also likes to choose what she is going to wear at the weekends from her wardrobe

rocketriffs · 20/02/2017 21:56

My son expresses his individuality in many ways. One of the quirky things he does is re arrange the items on his dinner plate til he is satisfied they are in the correct place before eating. Silly me. I never put the food on the proper part of his plate.

Blondie1982 · 20/02/2017 19:45

Loves dressing up

user1472646069 · 20/02/2017 16:49

Hats are a must and she wears them so well.

xxgeexx · 20/02/2017 12:26

my son likes to draw this is his favourite way to express himself x

Iggy131313 · 20/02/2017 12:09

My little lad has a style all is own, I let him chose his own clothes in the morning and if that includes my net underskirt the. So be it....he will find his way 😊

Sarah250187 · 19/02/2017 22:27

My 4 year old makes up silly words and shouts them out really loud- especially in the supermarket!

Smellophant87 · 19/02/2017 16:14

My 3 year old son expresses his individuality with his wild personality - he is always the child who is discovering a new, and usually dangerous, thing to do whenever we go out!

grannybiker · 19/02/2017 13:05

By arguing with EVERYTHING! Grrrrrr, hoping it's a phase!

Portabella24 · 17/02/2017 19:10

My DS1 has insisted on wearing something in his favourite colour (red) every day. It got a bit challenging with school uniform but he has a red lunchbox and now his keys are on a red lanyard. We're used to it now but it was a bit odd at first.

angiehoggett · 16/02/2017 17:36

she loves to rummage through my wardrobe and make up bag, even down to giving her baby brother a make over, haha!