Comments on: Love or shove: holiday outfits for little kids

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:02:06 +0000

In the past my MIL has bought the kids Christmas outfits. It is important to HER that the kids are well dressed and cute. I go along with it because I don’t really care and I’m not spending the money or going shopping. I always brought an extra comfy outfit for them to change into.

Now that we live across the country and spend Christmas alone, we can do it our own way–all day in jammies. I used to love getting dressed up for holidays before I had kids. Now those clothes gather dust in my closet and I hope to wear them again someday. Now, though, I choose comfort.

By: RookieMom Whitney

RookieMom Whitney — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:11:00 +0000

@Sara, I think it’s a very sensible approach. Cut out the things that don’t mean a lot to ,and save your money and attention for the part of the holidays you care about!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:43:16 +0000

My mother-in-law gasped when I told her that I would not be buying my daughter a Christmas dress this year. She almost fell over when I proceeded to say I would not be taking both kids for a Christmas photo. My daughter is 2 1/2 and my son is 1. I want to start teaching them that the holidays don’t mean spending an exorbitant amount of money, plus I have a stash of photos that haven’t even made it into a frame

By: Ghanimatrix

Ghanimatrix — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:22:52 +0000

Bit of a touchy subject. One year I was making fun of the dumb holiday outfits I saw at Target to my friend and she admitted that she had bought one for her son…whoops! Seriously, they were ugly though. We consider a collared, button-up shirt to be dressy enough for holiday parties. I would NEVER buy fancy shoes for my sons, what a waste of time and money. I don’t have a girl but something tells me if I did I’d probably feel differently about the whole party dress-up situation! Tights and tappy shoes are irresistable!

By: AKD

AKD — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:34:42 +0000

Oh, I should say I found the outfit at the consignment store, which was why it was a miracle that I found everything in his size that would coordinate together. Not sure that I would buy a special outfit at full retail price… especially now when it’s more likely that he’ll throw a fit and refuse to wear it.

By: AKD

AKD — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:32:54 +0000

My son had the most adorable outfit for our company holiday party last year, when he was 18 months or so. I lucked out finding all the pieces of the outfit (button down plaid shirt, sweater vest, and corduroy pants) the evening before the party. I don’t know who enjoyed it more, us at the parents or our daycare ladies who got him dressed so he’d be ready when we picked him up. He even smelled like they’d splashed a bit of aftershave on him, it was hilarious. We got a great family photo out of it that we used for our holiday card.
I don’t know about this year… he’s developed very strong feelings about what he’ll wear. Halloween was a total bust. Maybe I can find some holiday shorts?

By: Jenifer

Jenifer — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:44:30 +0000

Thankfully my husband’s aunt likes to buy our little one frilly dresses, so I just pull those out for the holidays. Last year I really only had to buy the shoes, and I got some at Target for a reasonable price (which she loved and wanted to wear all the time).

Otherwise, I’ve tried to buy dresses that will work for parties and playtime. So far, so good!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:17:29 +0000

Totally agree, Jen. They have their own personalities and some kids will WANT clothes and some will not ever think of clothes.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:33:42 +0000

As the kids get older I think it depends on the kid a bit. My eldest daughter is really into frilly dresses and insists on party dresses, etc for special parties and family get togethers.

My middle girl, she sometimes will only wear stretch pants and rain boots! Sometimes she surprises me though and will pull out some of her nice hand me downs from her sister.

My baby? Pajama jumpers. She will be sleeping or socializing with her new family. I want her to be comfy.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:42:25 +0000

@Lidia, I too will make my baby dress up for a wedding. Though, honestly I prefer to leave the baby at home… if he’s invited, he’s dressing fancy!

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:41:26 +0000

I love the wrap dress for party or every day (Does it come in my size?) but also the bubble party dress. So cute!

And, I’m with you, my kids don’t do dress up outfits. Unless they get a request for a specific uniform for a family photo… and I have my own issues with that.

By: Rookie mom holiday confessions

Rookie mom holiday confessions — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:40:08 +0000

[...] tips about keeping it all together, that’s not happening this year. Since Whitney confessed she doesn’t want to buy her kids special holiday clothes, I thought I’d tell you a few of my Good Enough Christmas [...]