For me, DD's better clothes would be Gymboree,Ralph Lauren,Naartjie,etc VS play clothes I get from Kohl's,Target,etc. I just feel that if I wouldn't normally let my DD play outside or wear at home then I should just stick to play clothes for school. Or do they really not get as dirty as I'm expecting?! TIA!!
Re: Do you dress LO in 'good' clothes for preschool?
My boys wore a step between play clothes and good clothes. Play clothes for us are simple t-shirts and elastic waist band shorts - usually. They wore nicer shorts and t-shirts to preschool. Their good collared shirts, pants, etc were saved for non-school activities.
They get dirty on the play ground, at snack time and when doing art. Not filthy but enough that you might be upset if that stuff got on RL shirts.
My twins are 5! My baby is 3!
DS#2 - Allergic to Cashew, Pistachio, Kiwi
DS#3 - Allergic to Milk, Egg, Peanut, Tree Nuts and Sesame
I dress her in a variety of stuff, from Old Navy to Hanna Andersson. I buy stuff for DD1 that's going to hold up through lots of use by two kids since DD2 will also wear it, and so I'm okay with shelling out a bit more for it. Target clothes haven't lasted long for us, so I rarely buy them anymore even for preschool.
Her clothes don't get trashed, so I'll keep doing that. DD1 loves dresses and skirts, so I get a lot of casual ones for her. I try to buy prints/patterns that make little spots less noticeable. Occasionally things have come home with ink or marker that won't come out. But that's rare, maybe one dress and one shirt last year. Some of the light-colored leggings eventually get stained knees and need to be tossed. I consider that at a level of typical wear; not every single piece is going to make it to DD2 anyway, so we'll keep doing what we're doing.
I don't send her in anything that I'd be heartbroken about if it came home with an random line of green marker or something. But she still wears pretty nice clothes overall, I think.
DD1, 1/5/2008 ~~~ DD2, 3/17/2010
My DD likes to wear casual dresses. She has a lot of knit dresses from Target. She doesn't get that dirty at school, but they play on the playground every day unless it's pouring outside, so I like her to be comfortable. Some of the girls in her class wear dressier dresses, but most of them wear nice-looking play clothes except on picture day.
They usually have smocks for art class, etc., but think about how you want her to feel. Preschool is supposed to be fun, so you wouldn't want her to avoid an activity because her clothes aren't comfortable or she's worried about getting dirty.
DD has very few "good" clothes - by her own choice, she wears dresses almost every day, but everything is either from Target or consignment/Goodwill. I will buy her a "nice" dress from Target or maybe Kohl's/Gap, etc. for holidays or picture day, but even those are never more than $20-30 and I buy maybe 2 a season.
Having said that, she rarely comes home from preschool very dirty - even though they are on the playground several times day - everything washes out except for a few things that were seriously stained by foods.
No. In fact, our preschool requested that kids wear clothes that are comfortable for active play, which is an important part of the preschool's curriculum. Also, they do messy art and cooking projects, and even though they wear aprons and smocks, clothes can still get messy.
My kids have a few "dressy" outfits for important occasions, but the rest of their clothes are comfortable and casual.
I dressed DS is "good" clothes for preschool. Did they get worn and dirty---yes. I refuse to buy anything for him though that is the color white.
His new school wears school uniforms.
No. They come home destroyed with paint or dirt or glitter or ripped knees or whatever on a regular basis. So t-shirts and shorts (hand-me-downs are common) most days.
Same here. Except for church clothes, my son only has play clothes really.