How competitive are you as parents with school competitions?

[Carlymah]

My 7 & 8y/o DS's had a poster competition at school. I LOVE to make things and got stuck in to making their poster with them, admittedly, it was more mummy's piece of work than the boys
although we all enjoyed discussing the topic of "stranger danger" whilst making it so was a worthwhile exercise, plus, THEY WON! Bonus!
I will add, it wasn't to win some extravagant prize, the prize was a pencil case & a hat

After speaking to a colleague, he tells me he had a printing/web design friend submit a school competition entry for his child a few years back!

I'm interested to discover how far you have gone to ensure your child's success of a win at school?!

Not at all but I once spent every evening over half term secretly recreating a brain made out of clay words after I dropped the one that DC had spent hours making and smashed it

None at all. I have zero time for this. And zero artistic ability.
When I was in school my mother did some of my sewing and embroidery for me. Then my mother fell ill. She was hospitalised for many months (actually over a year). And so my two aunts came to our art and craft evening where all the work was on display. And they went ‘oh look at that. Didn’t X (my mother’s name) make that?’
😂😂

Actually writing that made me nostalgic. Both my aunts and my mother have now passed away. There is no one to chuckle with over that story!

My DD did was genuinely get carried away and produced an artwork so large she couldn't take it on the school bus and DH had to drop it off at school. She was five.

Apparently he was laughed at by the Secretary and headteacher (who then took it to the Reception classroom himself)

This is a reverse surely, if not what a shame you won a child's competition!

I think our school chooses the one that's good and had minimal parental help bar where it is necessary. DD2 has won a few competitions that have been all her own work which whilst good were not as good as ones done by parents.

It has been many years since I was primary school age so, no, I don't enter a competition meant for primary school children.

If this is for April Fools Day the joke's on you after midday. If not, you should be a little bit ashamed of yourself.

Reminds me of the time I 'helped' DD then 5 with her art homework. I should say I'm not that great at art, just better than a 5 year old 😂

Anyway, got called in to school, they were so impressed. Oh and they were going to enter it for a competition and how proud I must feel.

Obviously had to admit that DD hadn't really done that much. I cringe at the memory, I've never been so embarrassed!

I’ve made lots of projects with my son
But I’m quite happy to submit it as his work because I just assist him, regular painting, nothing he couldn’t do himself, he just needs the moral support. He’s a better artist than me anyway and way more imaginative

Funnily enough we've discussed this at home today. DD is 3 and her picture won the Easter competition at nursery. It was all her own work; lots of stickers, paint and little fuzzy balls. When the other pictures in the room were shown on the nursery's Facebook page it was completely obvious which ones had been done by the parents. Needless to say, they didn't win.

hahaha my my, honestly, you lot are the best

What are you teaching your child by doing this? What do you hope to achieve?

Our school discounts creations that are obviously made by parents and so they should. The poor children who have slaved away lose out to competitive parents.....so they probably won't bother to enter next time. Well done you 🙄

Ugh. Troll?

So not only did you enter a childrens poster competition and then won the prize from a more deserving child. You then proceeded to post it on here for further potential validation. Wtf? This must be a wind up. How embarrassing for you.

^ this

Nope, I don’t. I want my children to be proud of what they produce and not think their crap so Mummy has to do it. The point of the activity is to give them the opportunity to develop their skills.

Grrrrr I HATE when parents make it for the child.

With is fine if the child does 99% of the actual making.

My friend once was full of how wonderful it was her DD won the Easter egg competition that year.

She'd told me the weekend on the phone how she'd spent 4 hours making it. Her DD wasn't even home at the time.

She was cross at my lack of enthusiasm as apparently it was crushing her DDs joy 🙄🤦‍♀️

Worse thing is - she's a bloody teacher.

No, never done this, would be if it happened at our school

Pathetic

I want my children to be proud of what they produce and not think their crap so Mummy has to do it.

Yes exactly this. What a message to give your child, that their work is so bad mummy has to do it for them. Fast path to smashing their confidence in their own abilities.