Nursery World - Working Mum - Flights of fancy

Dressing-up and theme days too often seem like hard homework for
parents with little gain for the children, says Working Mum.

Nursery and school dressing-up or theme days are like Marmite: parents either love them or hate them. I hate them. During DD1 (dear daughter 1)'s first two terms at school, we have tallied up seven such days where she's been asked to wear something other than her uniform. In comparison, it hardly seems worth mentioning the two fancy dress days we've had to contend with at DD2's nursery.

It annoys me that we are often told about the event only a week before, giving us little time to prepare. Also, I strongly dislike how these seemingly innocent fun days put parents into opposing camps - creative parents come into their own, while those with little imagination suffer. Those with lots of time on their hands excel, while us working parents struggle or resort to sourcing expensive outfits on the internet in our lunch breaks.

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