Coat ruined at nusery?

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Left DS (15 months) at nursery today with his new coat. It came home sticky & covered in glittery glue stuff, which after washing has just left light faintly sparkly patches all over the jacket.

I get that nursery isn't the place for expensive items ( this wasn't particularly) and I always send him in cheap or old sweater shirts / joggers as they tend to do a lot of messy play.

But I can't help be pissed off that they put him in his coat to do this sort of activity! It was literally the second time he'd worn it & it's ruined! I'd have no problem if it came home muddy from the garden. AIBU to expect them to use aprons / coveralls when doing messy craft activities? They were playing with sparkly jelly outside so assuming that was the culprit.

Can't help but feel a little pissed off. He only has one coat...

I've just remembered when DS was about 18 months and picked him up with hair full of glue and glitter. He'd put both hands straight in and then rubbed through his hair before they could stop him. The nursery staff were mortified, I thought he looked hilarious.

His coat was covered in green paint that day - he had a habit of wiping his hands under his apron. No idea how he did it.

I think you are right to be a bit annoyed. Why was he doing glitter with his coat on. But it's just one of those things. I'd probably moan on for weeks about it to anyone who'd listen but there isn't really much you can do about it now.

They were outside playing with glitter jelly according to the OP, so wearing a coat was probably sensible given recent temperatures.

Yes my ds always comes home from nursery covered in all sorts. I do agree with ragamuffin though that it's much worse/more annoying at school! My dd has lost so many bloody cardigans it drives me up the wall. Holey tights, scuffed shoes. I prefer the muck from nursery!

YABU. It's a coat. It still works as a coat if it has glue on and I bet your son doesn't give a toss.

I'm on work placement in a nursery, trust me the aprons don't make a bloody bit of difference, I swear they're just so that we can say we tried! They probably did have aprons on but the kids put their hands all in the glue/glitter/paint, then they lift aprons, touch their hair, scratch, fix clothes under aprons etc it's impossible to stop them!

But I can't help be pissed off that they put him in his coat to do this sort of activity

I can't imagine that they decided to put his coat on him to do this. More likely that he had his coat on when he decided to do the activity, or the activity was set up outside.

We have one little boy who wanders sadly around the garden, not joining in with his friends. His friends are busy making mud pies or digging or on the swing and rope ladder. But not this little boy, because grandma gas told him he can't go on the muddy bit because he might get dirty

I was that kid :(

I'd be annoyed too but I'd also know I was being precious

SavoyCabbage hilarious

Well done for seeing sense OP

AIBU to think a glittery, shaven-headed black man sounds DIVINE?!

Are you alright there Gammon?

Gammon YANBU

I'd prefer a glittery long haired yellow man myself

YANBU

You can send kids in in old clothes (trousers, tops etc), but kids generally only have 1 coat so they shouldn't have let it get in that state.

Wet play
Sand
Glitter
Paint
Glue

and a trillion other things

All get banned because of this

Is he happy? Then what's the big deal? Isn't it obvious you buy cheap clothes for nursery, including the coat. Let him have fun, get over it.

Savoy that really made me laugh! Reminds me of the mumsnet (urban myth?) about the mum who was rushing out to go for her smear test and grabbed a flannel to give herself a quick freshen up down below. Was in the middle of the smear and the doctor said "My, we have taken some extra trouble preparing for this smear today, haven't we". She didn't know what he meant until she got home and realised the flannel had previously been used for removing glitter gel, and hadn't been properly rinsed out.

I'd be pissed off too, I'm glad they do lots of craft activities at nursery and accept that clothes getting damaged is inevitable but most kids don't have multiple coats and I think they should have been more mindful of this when setting up the activity. Hope the tips help you salvage the coat.

You are not being very unreasonable. I expect my ds's coat to be caked in mud and sand, but not glitter.

My rule is all nursery items need to be able to cope with a 60 degree wash.

Hope this doesn't out me, but at least he hasn't come home with yellow hair. Three days it took to come out!

Op you are being very precious.

One of the joys of childhood is getting messy, rolling in mud, glitter and glue.

You say the cat is "ruined"- I would suggest that it is not. It still works as a coat doesn't it? It still keeps your child warm and keeps out the wind? The glitter is a badge of honour- a reminder of a great day.
In the years to come you will have lots of clothes " ruined", glue, grass stains, marker pen.
It's all part of childhood. Take a chill pill.

Savoy cabbage brilliant!

I've got to agree glittery coats are the envy of modern society...I may adapt one of mine today!

I'd be annoyed about this, actually. Have had 2 DC in nursery and never had anything other than the expected mud on coats. Paint/glue/glitter on a coat would bug me - especially as both nurseries I've used have done plenty of crafts and messy play and I've yet to encounter anything more than tiny amounts of anything on clothes. Food, yes! But they seem to be good at encouraging sleeves up/aprons etc as appropriate.

He might not have even taken part in the activity, just walked past the table and caught it with his sleeve.