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AIBU?

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To let ds1 wear what he bloody wants for world book day

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mosschops30 · 01/03/2011 19:27

All the years have been given a topic e.g. Cartoon character, film character etc.
Ds1 year is fairy tales.

He will not wear anything I've suggested (Peter pan) he just wants to go as Ben 10 or buzz lightyear.

So Aibu to let him go in what he wants? Why do all these days have to be so stressful, I just can't be arsed with it.
I like to pick my battles with 3 dcs and this just isn't worth it

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unfitmother · 03/03/2011 12:55

It's difficult, my DD is so excited, has been talking about it for weeks, couldn't sleep last night, was up with the lark this morning and has really enjoyed it.
DS, who has AS, hated it and could not cope with it at all, he used to wear his own clothes and say he was Alex Rider but even struggled with that suggestion.
They're like chalk and cheese!

MooMooFarm · 03/03/2011 13:01

Surely if Buzz Lightyear or Ben 10 can be found in a book, there's no problem?

I'm happy for the schools to have fancy dress days but why specify a 'topic' - isn't a book character 'topic' enough?

I would let him wear what he wants.

mamatron · 03/03/2011 13:23

Points taken CointreauVersial. I guess I'm lucky in that I only have to plan one costume for DD and that she loves dressing up. Her school also gave notice about WBD before half term. I don't understand it when schools give a day or two's notice to get a costume together, highly unhelpful. There's no need for any of us to spend money on ready-made costumes, there've been some great ideas on here already.

MooMooFarm · 03/03/2011 13:28

One of ours is being Horrid Henry. He already had a blue top (who hasn't?) so I got some yellow material from a charity shop and sewed a big yellow stripe across it a-la horrid henry. He's going to take his 'super soaker' water pistol as a prop and I'll make his hair look a bit messy & rub some 'dirt' on his face. Altogether it cost me 50p for the material.

vintageteacups · 03/03/2011 13:32

It was so funny when we turned up at school this morning! Almost all of the girls in school were angels!!! (they had to be bible characters).

In DS's class (yr 1), there was one Eve dressed all in green with some pink hearts stitched on(very proper mummy costume ).

DS turned up with just a crown and DD as an 'angel' with no halo. she said she wasn't being very good this week so she didn't think a halo was necessary!

Ealingkate · 03/03/2011 14:08

My DD1 is going to be Miss Honey from Matilda, nice flowery dress, glasses and a couple of books tied up with string - that should do it!!

Fimbo · 03/03/2011 14:27

It has been stopped at ds's school, as too many kids were turning up in football strips or disney dresses without coats etc in freezing conditions.

CPtart · 03/03/2011 14:29

I waved off this morning a stormtrooper and a ninja!!! Just 'cus thats what we had in the dressing up box that still fits.

Snobear4000 · 03/03/2011 15:02

I can not believe how hard this is for all you proles.

Find a book on your shelf. You have a bookshelf, don't you? Find a book, take it down, look at a picture of one of the characters. Copy some aspect of the character's features or clothing. If it's Harry Potter, get some old spectacles and a cloak. If it's the Cat In The Hat, make a red and black hat out of cardboard. It should take you about half an hour.

Or, you know, just admit you never read, reading to your kids is too hard, the telly is your god, and send them in with a Ben Ten outfit you bought at Tesco.

Someone needs to raise the next generation of toilet cleaners.

SpringchickenGoldBrass · 03/03/2011 15:14

Actually, we have a houseful of books and read at least one a night. But DS doesnt much like dressing up, and I am skint and no good at sewing, so things like this are a total PITA for us.
However, DS school don';t seem to have bothered this year, thank fuck for that. No sign of costumes on any DC today and no letter home.

GrimmaTheNome · 03/03/2011 15:43

Snob, what you describe is indeed easy. What's hard is when the school insists on some wretched theme which prevents you from using any character your child would actually want to appear as (or won't let you reuse the brilliant items you knocked up in previous years)

stealthsquiggle · 03/03/2011 16:04

My take based on this thread and other conversations:

Thumbs UP for the "dress as an adjective" idea - absolutely 100% guaranteed that you can come up with something within minimal/no spend and not too much effort, but leaves scope for those who choose to go OTT (me included )

Thumbs DOWN for themes. It just makes it harder, and further removed from DC talking about books that they love - and the bible theme is just plain daft - what is that saying - it's WBD but there is only one book ?

Right - GTG and pick up a very-definitely-from-a-book-which-is-not-film-or-TV-related fairy from school (and the book, which she took with her just to make the above really clear )

KleineMaus · 03/03/2011 16:09

I had no idea about this until yesterday and was worried I wouldn't have time to think anything up or make anything. We have come up with 'Where's Wally' for DS1. Red and white stripey top, bobble hat and glasses - easy!

megapixels · 03/03/2011 16:09

OMG, snobear's post should be framed and hung somewhere on a wall in Mumsnet Towers as the most ridiculously patronising post ever.

for you snobear.

MothershipG · 03/03/2011 16:34

Has nobody mentioned Muggles? (Confess I started to skim so apologies if I missed it)

My son is Year 6 now and really not interested in dressing up so he went as a Muggle

I started off his school life full of enthusiasm for this stuff but with 2 kids to do every year, plus roman day and Egyptian day... I have to say my enthusiasm has waned!

toomuchmonthatendofthemoney · 03/03/2011 16:35

snobear4000 welcome to mumsnet. now could you go and offend everyone somewhere else please?

nicolab6 · 03/03/2011 17:01

My son went to school in a bit pair of mens white Y fronts and a red cape - Captain Underpants.

Very simple for me and very brave for him, but he got plenty of positive comments

nicolab6 · 03/03/2011 17:04

Oops, just re-read my post and thought I should qualify that he did wear the pants over plain trousers and a T-shirt!

SlightlyJaded · 03/03/2011 17:04

@ snobear.

If nobody here read books or cared about their children's education, they wouldn't be worrying about whether they should be making more effort with the costume thing.

And if someone wants, and can afford, to buy a suitable costume, how does that make it less credible exactly? My DD put together her (rather clever) costume today but DS, 4 wanted to go to school in his Shop Bought Spiderman Costume . Luckily, this does not, I understand, affect his chances of getting a place at Oxford in later life.

So pat yourself on the back for your home crafted Tolstoy character creation and enjoy sneering at all the future loo cleaners of tomorrow.

Numberfour · 03/03/2011 17:09

Snobear, for example is a .................................

Numberfour · 03/03/2011 17:12

The real joke about Snobear's ridiculous post is that the Cat in the Hat's hat is in fact red and white. Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Now: can anyone give me any idea about how to make the flipping hat?? DS wants to be The Cat In The (White and Red) Hat.

lookbutdonttouch · 03/03/2011 17:21

GrimmatheNome

well that is true - I will admit to never having read The Iliad and it was lovely her being a character that everyone went 'wow' at first and then 'who are you?'.
I am new by the way so Hi to all of you - love this topic / page.

samels001 · 03/03/2011 17:25

my 1st for snob

I adore books, have read to DS since he was a few days old, sell books for a living (or it would be if schools would let me in!), volunteer in the school's library, but making a costume for World Book Day is my worst nightmare. Just NO thanks! (And I don't bake either for Cake sales..)

CPtart · 03/03/2011 17:26

Snobear we have plenty of books but they ain't on a bookshelf, please advise...

GrimmaTheNome · 03/03/2011 17:37

(wonder if snobear meant to be SnoBear - unfortunately posting to everyone else as 'proles' means she's always going to be SnobEar. A name change might be in order )

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