DD has had a growth spurt. She needs everything. What are essential items for a 6yo?

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I sorted out all DDs clothes last week, and most of it is now too small (you know when you put a pair of trousers on your child and wonder how long they have been walking around half mast). So, I have chucked most of it out (charity shop) and need pretty much everything. Obviously she does have clothes! But needs a refresh.

But I get so caught up in beautiful things I end up buying lots of lovely things, spend too much money and then find there is so much more I should have bought/things I did not really need.

I have just done that today in sainsburys 25% sale I was lured in and now, after browsing M&S found things I like much much more and for not much more money.

I am going to make a list of essential items. Like t-shirts etc. So what is essential for your DD, and what quantity?

I have so far on my list of things to buy:

Boots (she has one pair, but needs another because M&S have a lovely red pair)
Coat - this has probably wait til next month as she has one that fits her, I just think it's a bit scruffy now
Trousers/jeans - how many?
Leggings - how many?
Dress - how many? (not pretty party dresses she has plenty of those!)
Skirts - how many?
Tights - how many?
Cardigans/jumpers/fleeces - what do you buy?/how many?

And what neutral type things do you have for your DD that mixes well with everything, you know, that one item that goes with most of the wardrobe?

She is definitely a skirt/tights or dress/tights type of girl. She likes girly, but also funky, not necessarily pink and in actual fact her favourite colours are 'silver/gold' right now! So, are there other things I need? So that once I have done this big shop we have it all and then next month I can just buy one or tw things I like Just Because.

If you want girly trainers which are quite cool, next has some lovely hightops in pastel colours, my dd loves them.

if you buy verbaudet, I find their sizing is hopeless

The only problem with knitted dresses is that they stain more easily. This dress is 40% off in the Boden sale at the moment - DD has it. It's a lovely pattern and won't show the dirt.

I already bought that dress!! but in the bright blue with big flowers. DH and had a disagreement about colours, as I think I preferred the one you have got and DH preferred the one we chose. His argument was 1) she has blonde hair and very blue eyes, this colour blue really suits her (which is true) and 2) i picked all the other clothes for her!! good arguing i reckon so I let him have his choice .

I love mini boden clothes. but only in the sale

Funny! The blue one is beautiful, too.

Knitted dresses stain more easily?? Can't say I've had that problem before... They get thrown in the washing machine and any stains come out in the general wash.