Evacuee Day at school - ideas please !

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Ds is having an Evacuee day at school as part of their WW2 topic - they have to wear suitable costumes - so far I'm thinking long shorts, long socks,gas mask box, little suitcase and teddy (they are all walking to the local station as if being evacuated) - I was wondering if there's anything else I could add and where would I find a sleeveless pullover (apart from hacking the arms of an old school v neck jumper) ?

Cut his hair very short

Try a school uniform shop for a sleeveless pullover.
I'd also recommend trying to get a school cap from a charity or second-hand shop too.
Hawkins Bazaar do wooden pop-guns!
Unless you are a glutton for punishment don't do what I did and knit your ds a slipover

pillow case with stuff in.
big label attached to jumper

marina

now that's dedication

bet you were the talk of the staffroom

Try a charity shop. I did step-d's costume last year for a couple of quid. Grey trousers cut off so they were long shorts, pair of long white socks, a blouse and a jumper that was too small for her. I wrapped one of dd's shoe boxes in brown paper and attached string for the gas mask and made a big label for dsd. We had a really old suitcase in the loft that we were going to send her with but she wouldn't take it. She said I was going OTT!

luggage label with name on

Good ideas in the stills from the Narnia film - have a Google.

bread and marge sandwich for lunch

Get the box you have wash powder tablets in and put brown paper over or paint in brown. Put string around. Perfect gas mask box

It was a cool slipover (this was for World Book Day and ds was Just William btw, but same era) and it brought some closet knitters out of the staffroom too.
I love to knit and this was a simple boxy cotton slipover from Vogue Vintage Knitting. It wasn't one of those brain-drying but beautiful Fair Isle ones!

Marina - my knitting is so basic I think he'd be wearing a shapeless cloth ! Have just looked in local uniform shop, but no sleeveless pullovers.

Boys - grey school trousers with long grey school socks pulled over trousers. Pair of lace up boots, or similar if you have them, old tatty jumper preferably dark colour. I went to Oswald Bailey and bought a check flat cap.

girls - long scruffy looking dress (charity shop is good for this sort of thing.) Blouse under dress, long socks, old cardie.

That'a all I did for mine, and it was fine.

what is Oswald Bailey ?

Believe it or not, DS1 (age 8) bought a replica rubber gas mask from a fancy dress shop near us a few months ago. I think it was about a tenner. I was highly amused when he got home with it. He wore it to school for a history day (he was agrieved the teacher made him take it off for assembly.....)

a gas mask would be fab - have looked in our local party costume shop in case, but no sign

It's the sort of thing my Dad has in his garage.

Oswald Bailey is a camping supplies/walking sort of store, don't think there's many around now. Probably a bit old hat.