Children’s Dressing up ideas required please

[Grauntie Mag]

DD2 is a TA. She is with a reception class this year. She has said they have a dress up box with not a lot in it. I have volunteered to make some outfits. (Why!)
Apparently they need to be ‘role play’. (She asked on FB and wished she hadn’t 🙄).
I was going to make a nurses outfit, then remembered they all wear scrubs now and that would involve removing clothes!
Has anyone got any brilliant suggestions please?

[Plantaholic]

Mmm that is difficult, most things like air hostesses have formal suits. How about a baker? Can’t do a chimney sweep they wouldn’t know what that was. A Doctor? Window cleaner? Farmer? Waitress, Waiter. Chef? Vicar, Bride, I think that is my lot Grauntie

[Grauntie Mag]

Some good ideas there Plant. Thanks!

[Daisy]

What about a spaceman/woman, a firefighter, a police officer, anyone who wears a hard hat and a hi-viz jacket (eg a builder), national costumes to represent the nationalities of the children in the class, characters from books/films etc (they might also be useful for World Book Day for the children whose parents aren't able to make or get a costume for them).

[Lizzie48]

Grauntie, I used to work in a charity shop, we got so many costumes in, all types and sizes, much easier then making them, I used to say the same for dolls clothes as well, I love sewing, but, those small fiddly things don't interest me.

[Grauntie Mag]

Daisy, great ideas. Thank you.
Lizzie, having said I would make some, I don’t really want to but I know once I start I will be in my idea of Heaven. I will scour the charity shops for helmets, toy stethoscopes etc. I will also ask on freecycle.
Thank you ladies.
Inspired now, weyhey…😁

[Gemini]

When I worked in a playgroup someone made us a few capes. Boys, who are often resistant to dress up, LOVED these capes! She put Batman and Superman logos on, but even a plain one would go down well

Most girls love princess type costumes in my experience.

[Oma]

My GN pephew who is 3 loves to dress up ,His Mummy bought two high viz vests from Amazon (kiddies size ) and cut out Police and men at work stickers from sticky back plastic to put on,

I find little girls love handbags and my other G niece who is also 3 loves those elasticated Tutu’s, she has a rainbow one just made of strips of bright strips of cloth
It doesn’t have to be perfect just durable.

Capes are a brilliant idea you can make them for boys and girls , a little crown design or unicorn for girls would go down well they will think they are a princess.