we .ve had htis before havent we? plain black t s hirts for a 7 year old

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national school wear centre hvae some

I got one for dd1 there (she is a book btw, thanks her school )

Would a plain black sweatshirt do?

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hahaha - read the seventh paragraph

lol

honest my national school wear centre had some a couple of weeks ago

or you could buy one with discreet logo and turn it inside out

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I googled plain black t shirt and that was the second site!

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ha I died one at the weekend and she(dd2 6 ) came out of school yesterday saying I don't need this now, they have our costumes,so why did she bring home a letter last week saying she neede a black t shirt and trousers ?

ha I dyed one at the weekend and she(dd2 6 ) came out of school yesterday saying I don't need this now, they have our costumes,so why did she bring home a letter last week saying she neede a black t shirt and trousers ?

can someone remind me how to knock up a shepherd costume

I know it involves towels............

dressing gown (preferably stripey)

Teatowel secured with fabric headband (or piece of material, but it helps if it's stretchy)

Crook (borrow a walking stick)

Optional toy lamb

hurrah!

thank you

remember to dress child in clothes underneath in case of gaping (been there, seen it happen )

...and the best thing to use to keep the teatowel on is the leg of an old pair of tights - stretchy and easy to tie

And, as you will all no doubt remember, the leg of an old pair of tights is also ideal for strapping your cordless phone to your head so you can carry on a conversation and do the housework.

can I recommend NO teatowels for sheperds

my church banned them and we had stretchy fabric headbands only last year and they looked just as good without the attendant stress levels

If you don't have the dressing gown, we got a stripy linen shirt (grandad collared but not essential) from Oxfam for a quid and ripped sleeves off, t-shirt underneath and trousers... looks fine.

lol soupy

what's with the teatowel stress Enid?

they fall off aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the time

I should know all this, having organised a fair few nativity plays at school in my time

Our school recommends no walking sticks etc, as they are used in battles. Which are not really part of the traditionnal nativity play, I think?

Oooh, and thank you Soupy, for the shepherd costume! Showed up yesterday, works beautifully.

Have just been informed ds1 needs black trousers and a black top too - are they all doing the same bloody play this year or what?