When you wear a school uniform every day, the free dress days are very important. I have realized my girl only choose their clothes one day a week. During soccer season, they get up and put on their soccer uniform which leaves only Saturday. The fact that they only have one day a week to choose clothes for themselves is reflected in how long it takes to find something to wear and more times that not, it is all wrong – wrong weather, wrong color scheme or wrong outfit for what we are doing. I gave up on Elle a long time ago and she just wears plaids, stripes and poka-dots together because it makes her happy.

Here is a re-cap of the free dress days this last school year for both girls. Eleri’s British school has fewer dress day that Emersyn’s “American” school. Eleri also has a much more formal uniform policy – there is a formal outfit, a winter outfit, a summer outfit and a PE kit. Emersyn on the other hand is pretty relaxed – where the Concordia shirt with some navy blue bottoms – long pants, shorts, or skirt; it does not matter.

April 22 – Earth Day. April 22 was free green dress day at Dulwitch for Earth Day. Elle had fun finding everything green – green dress, green socks, green headband, green necklace & a green hand bag. She went skipping to school with the biggest smile on her face.

Green head to toe

March 12 – Book Character Day which also has a post of it own. Take a look!

Super Girl head to toe

February 5 – Valentine’s Day and Heart to Heart Day

Red head to toe

October 31 – Halloween

Black head to toe

October 23 – UN Day

Red, white & blue head to toe

Full dress uniform, two days – November 11 and September 15

Emersyn’s American school has more fun with free dress by having it more frequently.

May 28 – Pajama Day always a fun one. Emersyn missed the school-wide PJ day due to her field trip to Tongli. The grades 3/4 were given their own day to wear pajamas to school. These pj’s are extra special to Emmy. She made them last summer with Aunt Nancy – she is very proud of them!