World Book Day: It's About Encouraging Reading, Not Costume Competitions!

@janet4christ you sound like that awesome parent that just shows their child not everything is about tests and grades and homework but creativity is also a superpower and fun. I LOVE seeing what kids and parents come up with 💜
 
Stefie Bell yes I agree. I do think though that some may want to show off their creations (albeit probably on their own private socials) and that’s perfectly ok. I’m always conscious if I ever post something I’ve created on my social media that I’m clear about the fact that this does not represent my actual parenting ability 😂 I’m not an all rounder! I think we all just need to be mindful of what we put out there for sooo many reasons
 
This seems like a “put other parents down to make myself feel better” post. I probably wouldn’t have the energy or patience to make an awesome costume but I think good on anyone that does, I’m not bitter or jealous that someone has the time and money to do it 🤷🏼‍♀️
 
Well done for this. This post is about balance, for the parents of kids who can't join in, for the parents of kids whose whole week was messed up by the pressure of one day and for the parents who can't afford to join in. I am in other groups for parents of kids who struggle with routine change, I have friends on my newsfeed who struggle with it, and I have a daughter who struggled with it and I saw the a lot of tired, stressed out parents who were left in tears by the number of times they saw the posts of the kids in costumes (many that weren't even from books the kids will have read). I am not saying those posts shouldn't be posted, it is lovely to see them enjoying themselves, but it is good to see posts from the other side too to make those parents feel less alone. So all the people who think this is a rant or having a dig need to realise posts like this are just about balance and are no less necessary than the pics of the kids having fun. There are hundreds of thousands of kids who can barely cope with socks, much less a full costume, we their parents exist, and we are as entitled to see posts telling us we did good as all those who enjoyed showing off their creations. For those with kids who are struggling with school, search facebook for not fine in school and you will see you are not alone (far from it).
 
We go to a church of englabd school and they dont take part in many things this year was the first year they done somthing for WBD. They picked a load of hair related books and kids went to school in their uniform with crazy hair
 
Oh my goodness - been doing world book day for years, 3 kids & now past that time - which is sad. Some years it was fun, some years a pain but the fuss people are now making ….. join in, don’t join in, if you have been creative -celebrate, show off (or whatever you want to call it). Personally I love seeing the costumes and am in awe of the home made ones. Please keep showing - it’s so sad that there seem to always be people who knock everything. We are not all always going to want to do everything or be good at everything or have the time but that’s our own story. Let other people tell their stories. I can honestly say I have never looked at the other children and thought that the parents couldn’t be bothered and are bad parents because the children were not in costume. We went home made route with sometimes pretty rubbish end results but kids didn’t seem to mind. Life is hard and pretty negative at the moment why can’t we just be positive on here.
 
I made my son's outfit because what he wanted to be you can't buy it, it wasn't about showing off, I was just impressed with what we managed to make & to be honest I didn't want to pay £30 for an outfit he'd wear once.
 
Thank you. Plus, seriously, how many costumes do we have to see. It's boring now. For those of us with children, we've either been there, or got it to come.... those without must be so bored of it all. I wouldn't mind, but i tried to post something unrelated, and got declined, yet every child in a Wednesday Addams costume is here.... 🙄
 
Well I’m quite happy to celebrate your yay moments with you even if you don’t want to celebrate anyone else’s.
Why is there so much tearing other people down all the time? Someone makes a nice costume and gets told they’re not allowed to share, someone makes their child a nice lunch box and gets a ton of negative comments.
Parenting is hard, if you managed to get dressed today celebrate it! If you made a nice dinner then celebrate it!
Let’s quit this negativity and making people feel bad for doing something.
 
Why does it matter what kind of parent someone is when it comes tho things like this? It doesn’t matter if you have spent all week making something or even one hour or if you have gone out and bought something or borrowed. It literally doesn’t matter because it’s not about us adults it’s about the children being proud and happy with what they are going as. Why make it about anyone else but the children. I don’t care what the child is wearing as long as they are happy with it, and it’s not about money either, sometimes it cheaper to make rather than buy.
 
My daughter is 4 and loves dressing up. She has a lot of costumes that she got for her birthday in October. I just said she can choose one of them. She was extremely happy she could wear her cinderella. They said ahe loved being a princess. This was her yesterday....costume was 50p in a charity shop. She loves spiderman and dresses so totally win.
 
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