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AIBU to feel totally annoyed that nursery wants them to dress as members of the royal family

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microfight · 21/04/2011 15:12

I am sure many nursery's will be doing the same thing but next week is fancy dress for the royal wedding, they are 3-4 FFS. Apart from the obvious princess dress which she doesn't have what can I send her in. I really resent spending money on this especially as I am really not into this wedding at all.

When did this fancy dress to school/nursery thing start, and AIBU to think it happens too often and is a PITA.

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weegiemum · 21/04/2011 15:14

It is a PITA. Luckily my kids school aren't doing anything.

Headscarf, raincoat, wellies and gun = Princess Anne?

JarethTheGoblinKing · 21/04/2011 15:15

Dress her as a corgi?

BellaBearisWideAwake · 21/04/2011 15:16

Queen - lemon skirt suit, pearls, court shoes.

Sorry

Sounds like a royal pita

Sorry again

Champersonice · 21/04/2011 15:16

Why is everyone so anti-this royal wedding? Can't anyone be happy for them? Good luck to them I say, and look, most of us are getting a day off because of it!

Micro, as for the fancy dress theme - are you sure they have to dress as royalty and that it is not a wedding outfit? I know many schools are running this theme but have only heard of 'wedding outfit'. Let your DD dress up and have some fun and role-play!!

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microfight · 21/04/2011 15:17

I am not anti it I am just not into it Champersonice.

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rainbowinthesky · 21/04/2011 15:18

Sounds ridiculous. Cant you get together with the other parents and complain?

Champersonice · 21/04/2011 15:19

"Totally annoyed" seems more anti than just not into it, imo.

CheekyVIN0Time · 21/04/2011 15:20

im glad my kids are off school all next week.

Cattleprod · 21/04/2011 15:20

A nazi? That's prince Harry's fancy dress costume of choice. Hmm

rainbowinthesky · 21/04/2011 15:20

I'm not anti the wedding but this would totally annoy me.

Eggphemia · 21/04/2011 15:22

I'm sick of the whole thing - there's enough going on without needing schools, Brownies, etc., etc. turning themselves upside down about it.

DD is supposed to wear a "nice hat" to school next Thursday with her school uniform. Hmm She doesn't have anything suitable, and I'm buggered if I'm buying something.

Champersonice · 21/04/2011 15:23

I don't get why this subject is totally annoying people. When something (that is a happy occassion) is going on in the public arena, isn't it good that nurseries/schools are getting kids involved? Why shouldn't kids be able to get dressed up in 'their wedding outfit'? I bet something similar will be done when the olympics starts - will parents start moaning then as well??

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microfight · 21/04/2011 15:24

I am totally annoyed that I've got to dress her up not totally annoyed at the wedding champersonice

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Champersonice · 21/04/2011 15:25

Micro, don't you allow/like your DD dressing up/role-playing then? That seems strange.

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microfight · 21/04/2011 15:26

I was also around during the Queens silver jubilee and remember everyone really getting into it but we didn't have to wear fancy dress to school.

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Champersonice · 21/04/2011 15:28

The kids I know really enjoy dressing up and especially going to school in fancy dress - whatever the reason.

Panzee · 21/04/2011 15:29

Our school is doing Red, White and Blue. We're expecting lots of football kits but at least it's easy.

Champersonice · 21/04/2011 15:31

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee is being honoured with a bank holiday next year and I can bet you right now, there will be some kind of 'fancy dress' because of it. Watch this space...

meditrina · 21/04/2011 15:34

I think you ABalittleU - they do all sorts of dress up days, And this one seems a heck of a lot easier than insects or minibeasts.

Soldier? Or party dress as guest?

Zippylovesgeorge · 21/04/2011 15:35

Got a red/white/blue theme at one of our schools too - dead easy. One white t-shirt - 2 UJ flags - one sewn on the back and the other the front - worn with blue jeans/shorts :)

Surely if you've a small child to dress as a wedding guest then any dress is suitable???

I remember when it was the Golden Jubilee the nursery theme was Kings/Queens - lots of Disney princesses and boys in cloaks and homemade crowns - hardly taxing.

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microfight · 21/04/2011 15:38

Well I do obviously let her dress up but maybe I am strange then because I find it a PITA the amount of times a theme for dressing up comes round with next to no notice and normally an expense involved too. If it's not red nose day, it's world book day, or Christmas (fair enough), royal wedding, as you say possibly the Olympics, St Georges Day, Easter Parade, it's too much!

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microfight · 21/04/2011 15:40

Red white and blue is great!

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strandednomore · 21/04/2011 15:40

I am totally against the whole bloody wedding thing. Go ahead, get married, be happy - I just don't care about it and don't see why the kids should have yet another day off school when they've just had more than two weeks off and the last thing I need is another bloody day when I can't get anything bloody done. I think it's an ostentatious waste of money and totally out of snych with everything else that's going on in the world at the moment. In fact I would go so far as to say it is a complete anachcronism.

Right. Got that off my chest. Dd1 has been asked to go dressed as "royalty" for some event her school is having and wants to go dressesd as a knight Hmm. Not keen on buying a knight's costume at £13.99 so trying to work out how to fashion a helmet out of an old cap, some cardboard and some tin foil...

Eggphemia · 21/04/2011 15:41

Yes, it's the fact that there's something different every month that we're expected to dress them up for, and that usually entails expense.

Flippingebay · 21/04/2011 15:42

I don't know why people get so 'anti' about the whole thing. It's for small kids at nursery, ok, so the parents might not be into it, but where is the harm in your kids dressing up (which most of them enjoy) and giving them something to think about, plus, this is the sort of thing they'll remember. I have fond memories of dressing up in union jack clothes for the Jubilee and making scrap books with my Mum for Charles and Di wedding.