Ds2 wants to go to school as a fairy on World Book Day

[LadyMuck]

And so far I can't coax him out of it. Am I going too far in asking the teacher to talk him out of it? He is in reception.

Why talk him out of it? My ds borrowed his sisters' fairy outfit (in pink) and ran round in it for a while - mind you, he was a bit younger than your ds, being about 2. We didn't make a fuss and just let him do it. Now he is as gender stereotyped as any boy could hope to be. What's the worst thing that could happen to him? The other kids might tease him. Perhaps you should just make sure he has something to change into if he changes his mind about being a fairy half way through the day.

Agree with Elasticwoman. Maybe try to make it a slightly toned down fairy, not tooooo pink and sparkly.

Tell him an elf is a boy fairy!
Thats what I have just done with my reception age son at midterm.. Traditional fairy tale day!
You should have seen the strop when I wouldn't by the dora explorer pink sparkley bike!

I think you are being a bit mean! This time next year he won't want to be seen dead near anything pink or sparkly. Make the most of it now, and don't forget to take photos to ebarass him with later in life!

I sent mine as the butterfly from the very hungry caterpiller, complete with home made wings that I helped him make out of card, glitter and paint. Do it now, take pictures and then you can blackmail him to clean his room when he's older

Possibly warn the teacher, so she can talk him out of it if she thinks he will get serious stick from the other boys??? If she's not concerned, let him go ahead and let her deal with the opportunity for talking about avoiding gender stereotypes!

I would let him go as a fairy if that's what he wants to go as.
agree with elasticwoman about providing a change in case he decides he doesn't want to be one halfway through the day.

A fairy I could cope with. My Reception aged boy wants to go as Mr Happy and I have nothing yellow to dress him in.

Seriously, I would probably not mention it to the teacher just yet but spend the weekend reading him books full of boy characters and see if that doesn't change his mind. How about buying a new book?

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My ds wants to go as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock 111 - complete with dragon. I would be delighted by a fairy!

my 9 year old ds1 wants to go as sweeney todd. ds2 hasn't decided yet, but we may go for the tin man. last year it was the wicked witch of the west...

your ds should go as what he wants. ds2 was picked up from after school today wearing a bridesmaids dress and apparently wants to buy a wig at the weekend. the other kids in his class are used to him and hopefully, because he is like he is will remember him when they grow up and resolve to be true to themselves as well. ds2 does ballet (the only boy) & loves dressing up in 'girl' clothes but appreciates it's for special occasions/fancy dress/world book day etc. so what?

Ds2 (4) did exactly this a few weeks ago at Cadbury's dd2's 1st birthday party. He insisted aaon going as Snow White complete with dress and clippy cloppy shoes. I let him go and as soon as he got there there were a few smiles from adults and smirks from othr children. He wasn't there two minutes before taking it off. Having said that, as soon as a few people left and there were fewer people there, he regained his confidence and put it back on again. He's usually such a 'boyish' boy, trains, cars, knights etc, but he's really into the Snow White video atm. I'm proud he had the innocence and confidence to wear what he wanted despite possible ridicule (which he understands), and glad we went with the flow. He did look ever so cute. He's not had it on since, but wanted to dress as Spiderman today.

I'd just let him go in what he wants to and send in a spare in case he changes his mind when he gets there.