To think this is ridiculous?!

[jarhead123]

Someone has put on fb that her daughter is going to school in World Book day dressed as Mrs Hinch?!

Now I quite like her but this is madness yes?!

[MoanaMakeWay]

She has also featured a boy, so that's not quite true, is it?

My two also love Marie Kondo and watch her on Netflix. She's adorable.

I love the judgement that all the parents must be "shallow and dim". Actually, I'm pretty well educated and am the least shallow person going. I don't give a shit about looks, likes and dislikes etc as long as someone is kind and inclusive. It seems that the people slating someone for doing something they enjoy are the shallow ones.

Again, just because my children enjoy Mrs Hinch doesn't mean they want to be Instagram Influencers. They're intelligent enough to know that sort of thing isn't a fantastic career option. DD wants to go into medicine and DS is very into archaeology. It's amazing how you think that one passing interest means there can be no others.

[Oliversmumsarmy]

I bet the competitive parents have been either up all night sewing or ordered the costume online at vast expense

One actually made a school uniform complete with school logo for Barney the Bear (the class stuffed toy that someone took home each night and you had to write about) Even knitted the school cardigan complete with buttons.

So being up all night just to make their dcs costumes was nothing new

[IHateUncleJamie]

@MoanaMakeWay Also some nasty book snobs around, which is horrible. If someone is reading, they're reading

Except they’re not, are they, because Mrs Hinch’s book hasn’t even been published yet. 🙄

[Oliversmumsarmy]

Had to google Mrs Hinch.

She apparently is pregnant with her first child.

My house looked like hers before I had kids.

[FookMeFookYou]

Maybe the teachers had to advise the parents to 'keep it clean' and she took it too literally.
Drops mike....boom

[according]

It's just a bid from parents to get their kid, and therefore their insta handles, featured on Mrs Hinch's feed. Which she is indeed doing in her stories this morning.

It's also worth noting that Mrs Hinch's book isn't even released until next month

[MoanaMakeWay]

Except they’re not, are they, because Mrs Hinch’s book hasn’t even been published yet

Someone up thread mentioned autobiographies.

[AliceLiddel]

I saw a kid this morning dressed as Part Time Working Mummy PTWM. Complete with baby bump. why would a child know who she was? mind boggling.

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

why would a child know who she was? mind boggling.

Because their parents follow these Insta stars and of course children want to like what mummy and daddy like. It's all based on the parents doing it in the hope of likes, no doubt this parent also submitted a photo to PTWM in the hope of it being shared on her page.

The thing I find most frustrating about the Mrs Hinch costume is that it is encouraging young children to think chemicals and cleaning products are things to be played with.

[downcasteyes]

I find this depressing. Mrs Hinch isn't exactly the person to set a child's imagination on fire, is she? A wee one should not be thinking about chores and cleaning the house as imaginative work. You can only hope that this is just an expedient decision by the parents and that the children have a rather richer cultural life in reality than this suggests that they might.

I am also about someone wasting that much bloody plastic - are they going to keep using that bowl after it's had permanent marker on it. That stuff will look the same in 3000 years. Stop buying and binning it!

[Feelingtherain]

I think this is being taken far too seriously. The family probably thought it was funny, including the child.

I was trying to sway DS2 away from being a superhero. ...its very difficult trying to defend one's book snobbery to a 4 year old who reads lots of marvel story books!

[NerrSnerr]

Each to their own. I'm not into Mrs Hinch (as I don't want to be depressed by thinking about how much time I don't spend cleaning).

My daughter loves books and I read to her daily but she wanted to dress up as Spider-Man because he's cool. We agreed on the witch from room on the broom in the end, but just because dresses up as something that isn't from a masterpiece or a STEM book doesn't mean she doesn't read or isn't going to be the next female astronaut (although if she wants to be a cleaner or a Instagram star that's fine too)

[IceRebel]

I was trying to sway DS2 away from being a superhero

Why? Most superheros come from comic books, it's a perfectly legitimate costume.

[MoanaMakeWay]

I can think of many worse people to look up to. I'd much prefer my child wanted to be someone kind and harmless like Mrs Hinch than the current American president or our Prime Minister for example.

[wednesday32]

I don't think it really matters. Most children I see dressed up are superheroes or character from TV shows that have not derived from books. All that really matters is, does this day inspire children to learn and read?

[MoanaMakeWay]

Does this day inspire children to learn and read

Not solely by sending children in dressed up, no. It depends what the teacher does from there. It's more in our everyday actions than one day a year, but many of the children enjoy dressing up, so 🤷🏼‍♂️

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

All that really matters is, does this day inspire children to learn and read?

Well I'm not sure Mrs Hinch inspires reading or learning. She posts pictures and videos to watch and creates mountains of plastic pollution. So unless you count watching at reading and promoting plastic waste as learning then no I don't see how she is relevant to world book day.

[downcasteyes]

"I can think of many worse people to look up to."

But it's not 'dress as a public figure' day. Or a general costume party. It's world BOOK day.

[Feelingtherain]

Why? Most superheros come from comic books, it's a perfectly legitimate costume.

Absolutely. But I'm aware parents judge shop bought shiney costumes....and like to show off that its about good children's books. I was recongnising that i was being sucked into the pretentious school playground thing.

[Oliversmumsarmy]

Does this day inspire children to learn and read

Only inspired mine to think of an easy costume we could put together. PITA.
I think it had the opposite effect.

Dd used to love reading till school told her she had to write a book report on every book she read.

Stopped her reading altogether.

She hated writing.

[MoanaMakeWay]

I agree with the comments about plastic.

[EveryYouEveryMe]

There was an article in the mirror that states parents spend more money on the costume than actual books.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/world-book-day-parents-outfits-14097200

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

Errrm that article is thoroughly misleading since it states:

They are happy to pay £100 for costumes so their offspring can out-do classmates.

Yet the average household’s bill for recreation and culture, including books, was just £74.60 last year, said the Office for National Statistics

Who are these children in £100 costumes?

[Purplecatshopaholic]

How do you go as someone on World Book Day who hasnt actually published a book yet? She could go as me if thats the case....lol

[MoanaMakeWay]

I've never, ever come across a child with a super expensive costume. Most are cheap ones from ASDA or superheroes they already had with the odd homemade and the children who don't fancy dressing up.

Also, obviously she's written a book, it's been available on pre-order for months, so to go as someone who hasn't written one at all would be a little strange.