kit goes to school
Little A’s school is currently celebrating Book Week - Monday was bookchat for parents at a local independent bookstore, Tuesday was a talk with a moderately celebrated Australian children’s author, tomorrow an illustrator is visiting for workshops, and on Friday the children are being treated to book themed icecreams.
Today, the children had to come dressed as one of their favourite characters from a book - and not ever wanting to revisit an already made costume, Little A decided to introduce her Year 5 class to the joy of Kit, the 1930s American Girl.
So it was off to the drastically discounted patchwork store for some 1930s fabric and Target for a pale cotton hat - as close to a cloche as I could find for less than $15 - and yesterday afternoon I pleated a knee length skirt, put a zipper in very badly, trimmed the hat, raided Nan’s wardrobe for a twinset (bit bigger than I thought!) and by the end of Grand Design (reality tv for the house obsessed), Kit’s school clothes were laid out ready for the morning. We even managed to find a locket for her neck.
Here’s Little A and Nan about to set off …
bit nervous but smiling …
and look at the pretty hat! I think I will requisition it this afternoon!
p.s. I really like the American Girl books - we have most of the historical stories and the characters are very endearing - such good, strong, imaginative, persevering, intelligent and kind role models. We also have a few of the American Girl publications on topics such as Friends, Growing Up, etc. and they are very good - Little A refers to them often and finds them very supportive and sensible - they present the information in such a straightforward, age appropriate and friendly manner, and have been the start of many a long and loving discussion between Little A and I. Highly recommended!
27 August, 2008 at 6:03 am
Very sweet! I love the pinwheel on the hat. We have not read any of the American Girl books. They sound interesting.
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Emma
27 August, 2008 at 6:36 am
Sounds like a good school! Little A looks like she just stepped out of the book (if you can say that). Such a wonderful costume!
I hope she had a good day, and that the new school is working out!
27 August, 2008 at 10:44 am
What a lovely costume! We have also literature as one part of native language studies at schools. These happenings are very nice for the pupils!!!
27 August, 2008 at 11:46 am
She looks adorable. Those books were just coming in at the time my daughter was leaving childhood. We loved the ones we read. She still has her Molly doll, and a 6 month old daughter of her own waiting for it!
27 August, 2008 at 2:44 pm
How darling she looks. Good stuff those books are. My older daughters still have their dolls and books. My younger daughters only want to play football! They are all such a strange jumble of people together.
27 August, 2008 at 10:52 pm
My nine year old niece is the spitting image of Kit, who also happens to be her favorite doll. Little A looks fetching in her costume. Seeing that lovely face in the mirror each morning should banish any self doubt the school day might offer.
28 August, 2008 at 9:15 am
What a great costume. Where have you got the American Girl books from? they sound very interesting.
4 September, 2008 at 7:35 pm
What a beautiful young lady you have there! And looking so perfect for her “part”.
4 September, 2008 at 7:35 pm
What a beautiful young lady you have there! And looking so perfect for her “part”.