Just sent my son to school without world book day costume

[chandellina]

I thought it was optional but now I'm worried he'll be the only child not dressed up. (DH dropped him off so I didn't get to peruse the scene.) Should we drop round a pirate outfit for him to change into? Or should I hold firm that we didn't have any good ideas this year and that's life?

Today is 'Beach Day' for my dd. It is currently -22C ! (Not in UK) Not sure if she is planning on wearing her bikini.

I think if a child doesnt want to dress up then thats fine.

to those that say they are dreading having school age children, that they dont see the educational benefit, you are wrong, there a re loads that I can see!

Promotes discussion, confidence, sharing of ideas, oh and yes, its fun! ( for most!)

DS just doesn't go in for dressing up at the school. He refuses to even consider it, so he's gone into school today in normal uniform.

I'll probably look like the baaaad mum!

Oh, I think you're a bit mean, OP. Last time we had a fancy dress day at school, there was one reception child who came in in uniform (parents had forgotten) and I will never forget the sight of him sobbing in the playground. Makes me incredibly nervy about forgetting!

It's pretty easy to take something you've got and pick a book for it to fit.

Spiderman or Anakin would have been absolutely fine. Much better than nothing at all!

Lol I'm horrid. Dd has been naughty this week so no costume.
I will be flamed !!! I agree with ur DH about character building. I remember being left out of costume days when I was younger and feeling abit sad about it. But my parents did a lot more for me than a measly costume now and again.

I think that's a mean way for you to punish your child iloveweetos. Is 'character building' used when people don't want to be inconvenienced with the hassle of finding a costume?

I wasn't sure what the point was particularly at nursery age. Then I saw the combined excitement and cuteness when we got there, it was awesome

DD was the ladybird from 'What the Ladybird Heard' but we couldn't find either of our two copies to send with her!

Wow.
I never understand parents who take away the things that are very meaningful to children as punishment. They look forward to it. I once had a friend who experienced santa not coming at aged 7 due to being naughty. awful. Especially so young. Time outs and sticker charts and no lego for one day usually do it for us. But to purposely make a child feel left out for being 'naughty' is humiliating. I'm sure you have taught a lesson though. A life long memory too no doubt.

Dammit. Yesterday he forgot his lunch box and I didn't notice until 1pm and today I missed world flippin book day. Where do I pick up my 'Parent of the year' award?

Thingymajis - there is a difference between being forgetful and purposely punishing a child.

My dd's secondary school still does this - up to Yr 9. FGS!

I hate the whole dressing up thing with a passion and so have my children since they were about 6. Today, ds (11) went as Alex Rider, ie in ordinary clothes and dd (13) has put on the shortest of short black skirts, black tights, a black top and an ancient Gryffindor scarf and gone as Hermione Granger. I never knew Hermione Granger was a goth.

iloveweetos

Bloody hell, some crap parenting on this thread :( No child's behaviour is going to improve because you wouldn't let them dress up on a dressing up day.

Rooners Ds2 had 'culture' day at his school last yr. His class were given Asia so ds chose China and went in red cords, red hoodie and converse and we cut stars out of a cerial box that he painted yellow and taped saftey pins on the back which were then pinned up by his right shoulder.

Maybe chose a simple flag and dress dc like that? Wales could be green bottoms white top and make/paint a red dragon to pin/tape to top?
France/Germany/Italy hat, top, bottoms in the right colours(and order!)?

At my dc's school they stil do it up to 16 :o
This thread has saddened me, we want the moon on a stick from teachers and schools, they want something back and it's apathy or two fingers up.

My dd's school does it up to year yr 13!!

The teachers might have some way of dealing with this though so that noone feels left out. I remember DD saying that when she was in primary there were always a few who turned up without a costume and the teacher usually sorted them out with a scar on the head for Harry Potter or some fairy wings or something

Is hand in a costume for him :(

Dd went as little red riding hood - the only hassle it gave me was nipping into asda at 6pm last night to grab a costume even though I'd been meaning to get something for weeks

Oh god i've got all this to come again!

i used to seriously hate having to get 3 Older DCs dressed up for world book day. And WHY cant they hold it in the summer? Trying to fashion 3 costumes that would fit under a winter coat and/or keep them warm and hold up through rainy playtimes every year used to be a right royal and pricey PITA.

3 older DCs are way way past the age of primary school, but reading this thread has reminded me that tinyraggie has it all ahead of her ... plus the inevitable bloody easter bonnet competition, dress up as a victorian/viking/cavewoman day, etc

At my dc's school they stil do it up to 16

Ah my DDs World Book Day dressing up stopped after Year 5 but now she is in Sixth Form they have one or two fancy dress days a year for charity.

Of course now she is a big grown up 18yo she insists on making her own costume, but when the idea becomes a bit more ambitious than her abilities I usually still get the chance to join in and help out

Dds school are letting them all take in up to 3 books each, then they are swapping them after school. I think that's a much better idea.

more than half our school never bother

we did this year and didn't last as I couldn't be arsed

yanbu

I missed a costume day once and was upset about it all day thinking about DS being the only one not in costume :( I think I actually cried about it at work I texted the childminder asking her to be gentle with him in case he was upset and she said "Oh no! I'll make his favourite tea."

When I picked him up he was totally unbothered and apparently they'd gone through the dressing up box and found him something anyway, which I think he wore for about 15 minutes before deciding he preferred normal clothes anyway. He hadn't been upset in the slightest - I was worrying away all day and he didn't care!