FabSwingers.com forum: World Book Day this week

By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

That bloody day sneaks up on me every year. The school is allowing them to just come in wearing pyjamas this year, but no, the little sods want to dress up. They'll probably want to decorate a potato as well knowing my luck.

So far one wants to go as Percy Jackson, the other as Roald Dahl's Matilda. The youngest hasn't decided yet. I guess I'll be making a lightning bolt this week

Are you having to suffer this? Do you enjoy it? Do you buy costumes? I just make do with things we have in the house. Got any good anecdotes?

My favourite was 3 years back when my eldest decided to go as Julian from The Famous Five. I dressed him in a check shirt and told him to keep a smug smile of white male privilege on his face all day

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I used to bloody hate it when my son was little along with the easter bonnet parade. How do you make an Easter bonnet for a boy

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Arghhh! It's today!

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Percy Jackson is so cool! I hope you've managed to craft/source a lightening bolt - and you're not just remembering it's today, today.

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By *hGlobbitsMan
over a year ago

Leeds

"I used to bloody hate it when my son was little along with the easter bonnet parade. How do you make an Easter bonnet for a boy"

Same way you make one for a girl. They look bloody stupid either way. Stop worrying about it and just let them enjoy wearing a daft hat.

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
over a year ago

Norwich

Pyjamas and a “virtual fire” on the electronic whiteboard to “snuggle up” and read around. I suspect the teachers are fed up with it too!

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

The Invisable Man and keep the kids at home.

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"Percy Jackson is so cool! I hope you've managed to craft/source a lightening bolt - and you're not just remembering it's today, today.

Don't worry, I'm not too panicked really. I cut a lightning bolt out of cardboard last night and they painted it gold and black.

Oh and youngest is going as the tiger who came to tea. I've found some vaguely orange clothes and he has a tiger coat

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By *ehindHerEyesCouple
over a year ago

SomewhereOnlyWeKnow

We had a comfy clothes or pj's option as well as dressed as a character...... fluffy pj's for the win in this house

Tinder x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dressed my boy up as the Invisible Man for school....we sat at home watching films eating popcorn.

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"Arghhh! It's today!

We've got lucky.

Teachers strike today so no fancy dress as he's not going in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahhhhh, I feel your pain. I'm so pleased I'm past that stage in life. That last minute stress of trying to think of something.

I do however miss my children being small and cute.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"We had a comfy clothes or pj's option as well as dressed as a character...... fluffy pj's for the win in this house

Tinder x"

Yep same in this house. Easier

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

My nephew wears the same stuff he wears all the time, his football kit.

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

"We had a comfy clothes or pj's option as well as dressed as a character...... fluffy pj's for the win in this house

Tinder x"

We had that option too. I was really happy until the kids said they wanted to dress up. But they have picked characters we can easily dress up as from normal clothes. Plus it feels like we're actually getting into the spirit of it for the books. They've picked characters they love

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am wearing a dalmatian onesie today. I was going to be a Ladybird from What the Ladybird Heard as my Toddlers at work love that book but left it too order.

Dalmatian is cosy though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i suddenly remembered at 5am... while i'm revising for an exam at uni this afternoon

queue the mad panic, making something out of literal nothing for the Demon Spawn.

thankfully some masking tape, pens, gel, and a fuck tonne of makeup.... they're all 'Tigers who turned up to make your life hell'

happy fucking Thursday! Px

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

not me seeing this AFTER she’s already left for school.

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By *urora1912Woman
over a year ago

Norfolk East anglia

Not me, mine are too old now they don't do it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We got lucky this year as our youngest is on a school trip so has to wear her uniform. Winning at life today!

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Pro tip. Just send them to school as per usual and say they are muggles!

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By *hGlobbitsMan
over a year ago

Leeds

"i suddenly remembered at 5am... while i'm revising for an exam at uni this afternoon

queue the mad panic, making something out of literal nothing for the Demon Spawn.

thankfully some masking tape, pens, gel, and a fuck tonne of makeup.... they're all 'Tigers who turned up to make your life hell'

happy fucking Thursday! Px "

...but they didn't eat just one sandwich. They ate every last sandwich on the plate. OWP!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Pro tip. Just send them to school as per usual and say they are muggles!

Ours went as Harry Potter (slight gender transition for the day), in an outfit scavenged from her cousins. World Book Day - complete!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My son went to school as the lead character in Jill Murphy's "The Boy Who Wore His School Uniform"

Not as well known as her other books.

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By *un-n-frolicsMan
over a year ago

London

Our eldest insisted on being Taylor TurboChaser - a car. Fortunately or unfortunately, the teachers’ strike gave us a whole day to work on it. It’s pretty good, but he thinks it’s not good enough and has gone to bed crying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love walking around the Supermarket after World Book Day at School, the teachers are instantly recognised

today in Morrisons I saw Where's Wally, Mary Poppins, Spiderman and there was me, Dalmatian. We crossed paths and gave each other subtle nods and sly smiles

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By *ibblepilotMan
over a year ago

Preston

WBD - something that was ruined by social media and parents trying to out-do each other in the showing off, 'look how good a parents we are' on fbook.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thankfully my youngest loves hand me downs and I have a box full of the eldest’s outfits and costumes!!

Hermione Granger has been used for the best part of 5 years now haha!!

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