Where the hell do I find affordable spotty boys clothes for Friday

[Kate53]

So my children’s school has asked us to dress our children in ‘spotty’ clothes for children in need day on Friday, aside from the offerings from 1* sellers on Etsy and spotty pudsey t shirts at £16.99 on Amazon where can I find reasonably priced unisex required clothing? Clothing that will unlikely ever to be worn again 🙄

Crayola ultra washable markers are really good, and do wash out really well. I wouldn't draw all over something precious, but an old t-shirt or jumper is worth a go.

Our school did a Dress in Gold day last year. It was a bloody nightmare for boys and very unfair given that a large proportion of the pupils come from disadvantaged homes. I refused to go along with it and sent mine in yellow, which was almost as hard to find, only for them to come home upset that they weren't allowed in the photographs that the school was going to put on their website. I wish they'd just done a simple dress down day!

Definitely just draw on the PE t shirt. Use washable pens and it will be white again next week!

Sometimes mine draw a pudsey on the front, sometimes not…

Why are people buying shirts, give the money to the charity, I dont understand how anyone thinks spending money on dress up clothes is anything other than a total water when there are so many in food poverty

Even if you can afford it why would you give money to Asda or H & M rather then people in need?

Better still, get the children to colour them I.

This

Unless your son would feel embarrassed, I'd just send him in bright, normal clothes. I can't stand these commercialised charity days.

Sounds another not very well thought out idea, and how awful to not let them in the photos. It’s really difficult as a parent to opt out of these things. Even if school letters are worded with a gentle suggestion it then ends up being almost as good as mandatory as every single other child in your child’s class will be exactly fully kitted out to letter. For us it’s a financial and practical hassle and I really resent all the waste but I remember a time when such a thing would of been a major financial hardship as well, quite ironic, just a shame the fundraising strategy wasn’t better thought out

I will never buy this commercial nonsense.
Mine is wearing a yellow top that he already has.

Oh god every dress up initiative is the same. A pound donation for charidee and twenty quid to Tesco for whatever disposable costume they've been asked to wear. Even PJ day I bought new pyjamas I probably wouldn't have bought otherwise and so did many other people.

Yes drawing on a t-shirt is the answer - we’ve also done this for European/international day (draw flag of allocated country) and decades day (draw something that represents the decade you have been lumbered with - DD2 once did ‘I ❤️Westlife’ for the 90s 😆)

If it doesn't work out with the spots I'd just send him into school in some bright colours. I'd be tempted to draw dots onto a t-shirt but DS would end up sticking a jumper over it.

Thankfully our school is doing an ordinary non-school uniform day with the option to dress up if you wish, which I really appreciate!

So true!!

Any colour plain top and with a colour Sharpy pen or paint
draw spots, creative minds exactly what I'm doing for my kids,🤣🤣 save money

My dd just ignores it and wears whatever she thinks is supremely stylish.

Do this. It's ridiculous to spend money on an outfit so you can donate a much smaller amount to charity. I used to be a teacher and always hated this kind of thing.

Ask the school how they have 'poverty proofed' this event. Ours allows just own clothes, no requirement for spots.