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

Our school doesn't allow fancy dress for this exact reason. Not all kids have parents who have the time or the money. Imagine how the kids feel at school who aren't dressed up. Theres too much pressure these days its a bloody joke
 
Sorry but as a parent world book day is now a right of passage part of being parent, doesn’t matter how you get through it but you need to. Better to Embrace it, they only want to take part for a few years….
 
I got the best tip off here last year… 2 cheap white T-shirts and washable felt tips. So this is our second year out of it (ours do words not characters).
Cheap and the kids could make their own. Win win!
 
Totally agree. Best FB comment on WBD that ive seen! And use the money spent on costumes to buy the children some books!!
 
The problem isn’t world book day. The problem is social media and parents feeling the need to compete. No parent is perfect so there will always be some way to make parents feel inadequate, whether that’s how much money we earn, the size of our houses, family dynamic, how many material possessions we have. It’s just all about keeping up with the Jones.
As soon as everyone just focuses on themselves, what they have and what they can do, all this just becomes irrelevant xx
 
No such thing as not having the energy for my kids. Money, time and patience I don't always have but best believe I'll never not have the energy for them!
Kudos to those that went the extra mile and no dramas for those who couldn't or didn't.
 
Personally think these posts are pointless, why is everyone so concerned or bothered or upset over what others do. I think if people just worried about them and their family then there would be less hate on both parts. I'm only worried about my boy and what I do and not what Sharon down the road has done 😂😂😂😂. I've seen some amazing costumes and quite frankly think they're amazing and hats off to people etc 🤩
 
I don't buy costumes anymore. What i will buy is books. Find a normally dressed character or use what we have to jazz one up and I'll buy books.
I'm not buying dressing up clothes! My boys are 7-10 and they went as greg Heffley and ash Ketchum. Free.... and they got new books.
 
Sounds like your hating on parents that can get an outfit just be humble in yourself no one deserves to be put down not the parents who can’t afford outfits an not the parents who can either !!!
 
Each person will do things in their own way. Im not sure people presenting their personal achievements should be discouraged as they're probably not showing them to shame other people. Different people have different skill sets. If someone had posted about running their 1st marathon would we want to say I can't run that far so you shouldn't show that here? Someone might have made a blinding costume despite going through other major challenges at home and that is their achievement they want to share. My house is a shit tip, I'm an slightly organised mess who struggles to get out the door in the morning. But I do other things well and those things can make me proud of myself. Not everyone can afford/has the time/mental capacity to attempt a costume and that's fine and it's ok to let those people know it's ok not to achieve but I'm not sure that message should be at the detriment of others.
 
My baby is 36years old now, playground politics were the same then as they are now parental competition starts at baby clinic nothing changes 😪
 
ANOTHER post about it. People are far too sensitive nowadays. Just do you and be happy for others. Jheeeeeze
 
I wonder if half of the kids even knew the story or anything about the "book" character that they're parents dressed them in. 🤔
 
How about just shake it off and teach your kids to be happy with what they have, if you teach resentment at other people's efforts or what other people can afford, that will just set them up badly for life. Stay resilient, stay humble, just get on with it 🤷‍♀️
 
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