Fresh hell of world book day without characters

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So apparently it's a thing now to dress up as an object, but not a character for world book day. Thank you America. The supermarkets are no help as they only have characters in their fancy dress. Son (Y1) wants to go as a trampoline. So that's great. Any ideas? It needs to be easy as I'm beyond crap at craft/sewing, he'll need to be able to do lessons in it, needs to survive playtime, the rain and toilet trips. Google is no help as it just suggests what someone should wear for a costume party to go trampolining/what to wear to a trampoline park. Oh and I stupidly thought I had until Wednesday as didn't note the date had changed to Monday. Feel like I've spent more time than I want to on this already and I've achieved exactly nothing!

Ah but trampolines were invented in America so it’s their fault anyway*

• I made this up

Maybe it's not American, but when I googled for ideas, the word/vocab day ones were from America, so I assumed. Lab technician for science week?

Our school have to dress as a powerful word! What's wrong with a standard Book character costume??? Not impressed.

Mind you the class parents have decided that 'Superhero' is a powerful word... And other standard costumes can be used along the same lines.

Dressing up as “Science” ….
Get a fabric pen or crayons and on any plain tee shirt write a pithy comment eg “get lost” or “not me” etc etc…
When asked what you are…
You are a retort!

Sainsburys have a golden ticket outfit.

How about a trampoline hat? A typical Easter hat (available widely now eg in hone bargains) - and then add some painted wooden skewers/plastic sticks and a bit of netting (from a garden centre) ..and bobs your uncle
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/sawitdidit.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/trampolining-bunny-easter-hat-and-a-catch-up/amp/

Attach slinkies to the bottom of an old jumper as they look like springs. Everyone on here needs to join Parents Against School Dress Up Days on fb. Solidarity.

Could he go as a shop manikin?

He can just stand around all day, ignoring the teachers.

Trust me most teachers I know hate it too !!,
I'm going as Laura Ingalls Wilder ...Little House on the Prairie author and character
Old gingham dress
Mop cap
Big black boots
Book tied up with string lol

We had a word parade one year my son has sen and extreme difficulties with non school uniform days his word was noncompliant because he refused to not wear school shoes and school socks and the bloody wrangling I did to get him into jogging bottoms was ridiculous 🙄

This is so mad. Poor you. The best book character I did was Percy Jackson. He literally wore jeans and t shirt and I selotaped paper wings to his trainers. It is a complete nightmare!

Dear god, isn't it time parents boycotted this nonsense?

Just say you're not doing it. Stage a rebellion.

@Aworldofmyown

This year, we are dressing up as vocabulary. We are being punished for something 🤦‍♀️

Good Lord no! Thankfully our school are pretty chill. Mine are wearing costumes we already have and I bought cheap books that match to go with them. I can’t afford new outfits every time and work too many hours to be crafting away!

Put one of those pointy party hats on him and...VOILA...he's a pencil. A pencil used by an author. To write a book.

[quote Thewishingchair123]How about a trampoline hat? A typical Easter hat (available widely now eg in hone bargains) - and then add some painted wooden skewers/plastic sticks and a bit of netting (from a garden centre) ..and bobs your uncle
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/sawitdidit.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/trampolining-bunny-easter-hat-and-a-catch-up/amp/[/quote]
This is definitely crafting. Run away!

World book day is on Thursday isn’t it? Almost had a heart attack when you said Monday and had to double check!

Has the school said they have to dress as objects and not characters or is it just that your son wants to? Tell him he can’t? That’s nuts.

Stick a hoola hoop round his middle, braces to hold it up and dress him in white with a cross for the bouncy bit. He can take the hoop off easily for practical stuff, but still gets to be a trampoline in spirit.

Teach him how to make a boooooiiiing noise with a ruler on the edge of a desk. He can then go as the sound of a trampoline (lazy and rubbish solution!)

Rainbow beat me to it, but I was going to say a hula hoop with braces, maybe some netting round? So glad my three are teens now and this nonsense is behind us!

@Liveandkicking yeah you’re right..

@Aworldofmyown

This year, we are dressing up as vocabulary. We are being punished for something 🤦‍♀️

Us to. The word we have chosen is discombobulate

One of mine has to dress up as an adjective this year. I think school has done this because all the parents have banned books with mythical creatures, shape shifting and historical costumes in the hope of an easier morning on March 3rd.

@killerofhouseplants

Teach him how to make a boooooiiiing noise with a ruler on the edge of a desk. He can then go as the sound of a trampoline (lazy and rubbish solution!)

This is the BEST solution!

@mumofEandE

Tell him he blew away last week in the storm!

🤣🤣🤣

Why are you blaming America???
We have never had a "World Book Day" where I live and never heard of it anywhere else here either. Guess it's just fun to blame America for everything. Sorry, this one in on the UK.