Wednesday 27 August 2014

Dragons and Fairies on the loose

Is it just me or do the words 'Book Week Parade' fill mother's hearts with dread? They certainly do for me and I wait with bated breath until the desired costumes are announced...

Crystal, a Rainbow Magic Fairy (pretty easy I thought) and Toothless from the series of books and the movie How to Train Your Dragon (arrrrgh!!!!!)


Thank goodness for Pinterest, imagination, hot glue guns and my ability to thread a needle.

Book week done and dusted for 2014 and the Costume Director (a.k.a Mum) relatively unscathed!


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  1. We don't do book week parades and I feel sad about it when I see all the creative and fun costumes but if I had to come up with some I would probably hate it!

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    1. I love actually going to watch the parade. It is just a little bit stressful in the lead up to the event! :)

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  2. super effort Kate.. what lucky kids to have such a capable mum .. Ewe beauty

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  3. You are a very capable and dedicated mama. The faces say it all! I say long live book week so that kids can live out their fantasies and we know how valuable play is for them!

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    1. Yes indeed...I just wish they had a crafty Granny they could appeal to for fancy costumes!!!!!!

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    2. Just wouldn't be as good as Mum's help though!


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  4. Well done Mum. I got out of it pretty easily this year, but I fear, I have so many more years of this to come. Aaargh!

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    1. I thought it would get easier as they got older but it is not proving so just yet!

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  5. My son would LOVE a Toothless costume, how did you do that??

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    1. Hmm my son was determined that's what he would be! It's a black hoodie with felt cut out eyes and teeth sewn on to it. The horn/ear thingies are two buts of felt sewn together, stuffed with newspaper then sewn on to hoodie. A stocking tail and bin liner wings...the criteria included that the hoodie had to return to being his favourite plain black hoodie after..... :P

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  6. We missed out this year (we have a full on dance /singing concert instead) plus they had Eisteddfod.
    Great costumes. Pinterest is ace.

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  7. Well done Kate they both looked great.

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