To boycott the school Christmas jumper day?

[TheBigBumTheory]

I've just heard the glad tidings that our PTA has decreed that every child shall report to school on a certain date wearing a jumper that can only be worn for a few weeks a year and will not fit them next year. Oh and bring a pound to take part.

I am fairly anticonsumerist and dcs will not be taking part, I will happily donate cakes/chocolate to the Christmas fair and support the pta in other ways.

We have just ignored the superhero day for much the same reason-total waste of money for sweat shop outfits made of plastic materials.
We will donate to Children in Need.

Bah bloody humbug

NewStatesman, the PTFA arrange them at my school.

I dressed as a pupil on superhero day, it went down very well and cost nothing!

I like the Pom Pom idea.

It would appear that Christmas jumper day is going to become an ongoing thing. We had one at work last year and it's just been announced that we are doing it again.

Last year most people wore a jumper or t shirt from primark. I got a Santa shirt from primark, wore it on Christmas jumper day and Christmas Day itself. It went horribly out of shape and shed glitter everywhere after one wash so I threw it away.

I don't do disposable fashion so there is no way I'm buying a new item from primark every year to wear once or twice and then throw away.

Hopefully the jumpers might be better quality than the t shirts, but what the OPs PTA needs to do is have a Christmas jumper stall at the autumn fair where everyone donates last years Christmas jumper and buys replacements for a nominal price in a bigger sizes for growing DCs

Remembrance day dress up was split into front line and the home front. Most children were soldiers, evacuees or nurses.