Am I going to let DD look like an idiot sending her in like this tomorrow?

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It’s Christmas jumper day tomorrow and yesterday I rushed out to get something for both kids.

I managed to get a jumper for DS but nothing for dd as there was nothing in her size.

Finally found what I thought was a long sleeved dress and thought fab. She can wear that over her uniform.

Got it home...and dh pointed out it was a nightdress.

I have no one to ask and no way to buy anything else.

So my choices are:-

Send her with the nightdress jumper or send her in anything I can find in the drawers.

Which one would be better?

Yeah looks like a dress to me and she's only 7 as well so easier to get away with. The material looks thicker than a normal night dress

Looks fine to me.

My DC’s primary school did dress like an elf day a few days ago, and quite a few kids were wearing what looked like elf pyjamas.

I’d wear that as a dress...

So hands up whose kids have dropped a Christmas jumper request last minute? Mine came in the recent bloody lockdown!

I think its lovely ...she will look great x My 9 yr old wont wear xmas jumpers anyway so she always goes in just anything lol ..no one really cares!!!! Hope your dd has a good day

My 8yr old was eyeing that up in Sainsbury’s last night! I think it would be fine with tights and boots, maybe a chunky cardigan. Mine would wear it to school

Doesn't really matter if it says it's nightwear on the label. Lots of nightwear is just t-shirts/ leggings etc that can double up during the day as long as it's warm enough! It's not like it's checked flannel pyjamas or something.

I think it's genius. As it's a nightie she can also get some wear out of it and it'll be less of a waste.

@ThatIsNotMyUsername

I’d wear that as a dress...

So hands up whose kids have dropped a Christmas jumper request last minute? Mine came in the recent bloody lockdown!

Last year new HT swapped Christmas Jumper day last year for a "Dress down day". Wear a christmas jumper if you want but no pressure.

It is lovely, she should be fine but I wish schools didn't do this. I feel for some families who just can't afford to go and buy Christmas jumpers or Pudsey t shirts or whatever else comes up during the year but I know I'm missing the point.

I think it's fine. At most schools you can always just wear a bit of tinsel or similar instead of buying a Christmas jumper. My dds school PTA does a second hand jumper sale which is a good idea.

I think if you DD is comfortable to wear it then it will look fine.
I think it's pretty cute and I would probably wear something similar myself!

fruitpastille that is OK if the kids are OK with it but if you are always the poor kid it must be horrible. I know a school where they all decorated old jumpers which I thought was great but yet again being the kid without the "right" thing isn't the same.

@ancientgran

It is lovely, she should be fine but I wish schools didn't do this. I feel for some families who just can't afford to go and buy Christmas jumpers or Pudsey t shirts or whatever else comes up during the year but I know I'm missing the point.

I agree. Another pressure on parents. And so many jumpers bought just to be worn once or twice.

Daydreamsinglorioustechnicolor, I was at a friends when her daughter came in with her new onesie that had been bought for a fund raising thing at school, children to go in nightware and pay £1 for the privilege. I asked how much the onesie was and it was something like £10 so my friend had paid £10 so she could donate £1 to a charity. I know the little girl will probably use the onesie but it just didn't seem very logical to me and again the poorest kids wouldn't get new nightware and the £1 would be alot for some families.

I know it is meant well, I know it is probably fun for most but I just can't feel comfortable with it. I much preferred the school where the kids brought in old jumpers and did a craft project decorating them with tinsel and baubles which was all unwanted stuff that was donated.

Its perfect

Our school gave all the kids an extra school jumper on Monday to ease pain on family money... then on Wednesday announced a Christmas jumper Day on Friday. For gifts to do into hampers for our struggling families.

The lack of joined up thinking there 🤦‍♀️ Own clothes day would make much more sense.

Plus I don’t like them on principle. A jumper that they will wear 4 times then grow out of is pretty wasteful.

MinesAPintOfTea that is exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of, it is all so illogical and wasteful.