Special dressing up days at school - number day nightmare

[Bluebells81]

Our primary school takes part in days where the children where special clothing - today being 'Number Day'.

These are always massively stressful for my DC (9). We make a plan led by them. Sometimes I relent and buy some rubbish off Amazon that will be exactly the same as half the rest of the kids (e.g for Egyptian Day, Victorian Day etc), but generally try to avoid this and make something from what we have at home.

As day nears DC gets increasingly stressed about their outfit - generally I think they'd just rather wear school uniform every day and not have the disruption to routine. Today, yet again, we had the mother of all tantrums about their outfit and were all late for school with everyone crying. How can I make this the fun educational experience that it is supposed to be!? Or is it a nightmare for other families too?

More than a couple of times a year does seem burdensome to me- talk to the head of the school.

I wonder if any headteachers are reading this and realising that 88% of Mumsnet users who responded dislike having so many dress up days.

The DC’s primary school always used to do Greek Day for Y5 (come to school in a sheet and sandals) in December. I know it ties into the curriculum, but still!! DS’s Greek had thermals and wellies!

Opposite problem for WBD here - this year is themed as books from other cultures - fine but apparently this is to be expressed by wearing the colours of a flag of the world (or own cultural dress but obviously only applies to a minority). So IMO so broad as to be pointless in relation to WBD.
Book-loving Y5 DS highly unimpressed and going in school uniform.