Dressing up at short notice for older dc

[mum9876]

Is it just me? I'm finding it increasingly a problem than I'm asked to "dress" a junior school dc in fancy dress clothing with no notice.

This week - 4 days to turn them into a superhero.

Now I'm prepared to be shot down, but my 10 year old has precisely no dressing up clothes in the box that fit any more. Neither does she have any desire to dress as a superhero or anything else out of the ordinary.

So how in god's name am I going to get her to dress "as a superhero" this Friday. And pay a pound for the privilege.

[TimeForAnotherNameChange]

Ds1 (8) hates dressing up with a passion, and always has. He never participates in school charity dress up days and I'm sure as hell not going to force him. He's happy to go in his uniform for Friday's CIN bash and I'll support him all the way. Although thankfully this year our HT did an assembly where she demonstrated making a mask out of a piece of paper and some string, pinned a very bright tea towel to her cardigan shoulders and called herself 'super Head', to show the children that they can do this themselves at home for zero cost. I was actually very impressed with the message!

[TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams]

Got a Santa hat lying around anywhere in the Christmas decorations?

[AmazonGrace]

I have no other idea what else he could wear with his uniform other than red socks!

[AmazonGrace]

Ds has to wear something red with his uniform on Friday and donate a £1, tbh I don't know why they don't just let them have a 'dress down' day, think he's going to wear his poppy badge.

[JockTamsonsBairns]

If you don't want to organise it, and she doesn't want to wear it - why wouldn't she just go in her own clothes and donate the pound? It's not compulsory you know?

[spookyskeleton]

My DS1 is not keen on dressing up so he is wearing a football shirt - I know footballers aren't technically superheros but they are heroes to 8 year old boys and it is the best I am going to get

[MinionDave]

It's a pain in the arse, my D's is 9 but very tall and wears 13/14 yo clothing. Fancy dress at halloween meant buying a small mans from the fancy dress shop!

[MinionDave]

It's a pain in the arse, my D's is 9 but very tall and wears 13/14 yo clothing. Fancy dress at halloween meant buying a small mans from the fancy dress shop!

[Madamecastafiore]

I get away with this because ds refuses to dress up. He will wear a shirt and tie and glasses to be Clarke Kent with a notepad and pencil or have a fake wound put on his face at a push but you wouldn't get him donning a full costume.

I just send the quid in anyway and feel sorry for all the other mums who rush abut ike loonies.

[Nicknacky]

My daughters school is doing welly Wednesday PLUS an option to dress as a superhero. The idea is to decorate the wellies with glitter, drawings etc.

Given that I had to buy a new pair of wellies just to wear to school on that day, there is no way they are getting defaced. I had planned on a relative getting a good pair for Christmas but now have had to buy them.

I'm sick of it and I'm bringing it up at next weeks parents evening as are several other parents.

That's on top of shoe box appeal, panto, school trip, buying the Christmas cards, and another financial request which I can't remember what it was.

I'm not creative, last year h made a costume but I don't have the inclination to do this all the time. Just let them come to school in uniform ffs.

[redskybynight]

Our juniors has also done this.

But we have also been sent a letter saying that they do not want anyone to come in wearing an expensive bought costume but do suggest

• making a cape out of a bin liner
  
• wearing pants over trousers
  
• making a mask out of cardboard
  

-"Customising" wellies

DD is going in a homemade cape with a homemade mask, a white Tshirt and black leggings. V. Easy.

DS is "not doing that sort of thing now [he's] in Year 6" and is going in school uniform

[mum9876]

Very true Thea.

[Theas18]

Or, topically as it's today 11/11 an ordinary grandma or grandad with a war medal (cardboard and an internet image to model out of plasticine and cover in foil). I think they are the super heros of the moment!

[mum9876]

Been at work so only just seen all these lovely messages. Thank you I will read through all the ideas here and come up with something.

I felt quite guilty after realising it's for Children in Need.

I just know that if I go to the trouble of making a mask or cloak or something, she'll whip it off as she goes into the school building and hide it in her bag.

Now wearing something spotty instead is a good idea!

[Theas18]

I'd be far more inclined to discuss the concept of a superhero and send them as "MY superhero" rather than a bought conic book character.

Who it their superhero? Maybe it's grandad because he grows amazing veg. Maybe it's the doc who saved their life when they had meningitis? Malala would be an obvious one for a girl real life super heros don't come much more super!

[BreconBeBuggered]

Last time there was a superhero day at DS2's school, there was also a parent assembly. There were dozens of Spidermen and Catgirls, but the kids who got special mention were the ones who dressed as ambulance drivers, firefighters and so on. With extra kudos for the lad who dressed up as the HT.

Non-uniform is fine if they don't want to dress up, surely.

[HighwayDragon]

Ours is just own clothes day

[Angelto5]

Same going on at my dc's primary on Friday but it's dress as a superhero or wear something spotty.

[JulietBravoJuliet]

We have a sheet telling us how to make a superhero costume for Children In Need. It all looks very complicated!

[stealthsquiggle]

Are, not A&E, clearly.

[stealthsquiggle]

Pipbin - I think you A&E supposed to invent your own superhero, which makes it gender neutral.

[Pipbin]

I think the superhero plan is a poor idea as there are loads of characters for boys, but few for girls.

How about a nurse, then let someone argue the toss that nurses aren't super heroes.

[Purplepoodle]

Just send her in normal clothes with £1 if she doesn't want to do it

[TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams]

I'm loving this jet pack :)
kidcrave.com/scoop/make-your-own-superhero-costume/

Got any old t-shirts lying around
www.instructables.com/id/Super-Hero-Cape-from-a-T-shirt/

God I need to do some work and stop surfing for cheap easy costumes.

[OwlCapone]

Cape, ordinary funky clothes, bag of accessories : Super Stylish Girl - rescuing people from fashion disasters since 2014.