You need it by when?!

As I mentioned on the Old Style thread on MSE, little bear brought home a letter on the Tuesday needing a costume for Elmer the Elephant day on Friday.  As in, two clear days.  So someone working was completely stuffed. 

I was very lucky, Nice Mrs Next Door bought some fabric paints and gave them to me, so little bear sat down with a white t-shirt last night and I put lots and lots and lots of newspaper down, and packed newspaper inside the t-shirt and then taped squares with sticky tape.  Little bear squeezed the fabric paint onto the fabric and supervised me carefully brushing inside the sticky tape, and now we have a rather nice, colourful t-shirt with multi coloured squares, the layout chosen by little bear.  Little bear wants to keep and wear it.  The very minor niggle I have is that I didn't iron it to fix the colours before he wore it this morning.  Tonight if I iron it I may not only fix the colours but whatever hazard has happened during the course of a normal day in Reception class (paint is the least of it).  I will take the risk. 

One good thing that has come from this is that little bear really enjoyed himself.  So the short sleeved school shirt whose cuffs are a no longer white but a sort of dubious pale beige can be transformed by fabric paints during the loooooong summer holidays.   Also pillow cases.   Also shoe bags made from pillowcases (I have an excess of pillow cases).  Also t-shirts (again). 

At least we got a little more notice that little bear would need party clothes for the disco yesterday.  Six days, to be precise, From Friday to Thursday.  Little bear thought it was great fun, very exciting and the favourite song he heard was apparently, 'Baby, baby, baby, baby, argghhhhh!'  but as I don't listen to Radio One I haven't a clue.  On Monday little bear is supposed to be playing football in a 'Euro 2012 event' as in, all classes are a country and all have a kick of a ball.  Little bear's class is supposed to be Greece.  I wonder if I should send him in a t-shirt saying, 'Sponsored by Pay Day Loans'. This is if weather permits. If the weather continues like it is they could end up with an impromptu swimming lesson.

Wondering about getting 'end of year' presents for the staff.  Little bear has really flourished.  Perhaps some pyjama cases made from pillow cases and decorated with fabric paint....