My daughter's school is getting frustrating. Today, the 5th grade students have to dress as an early colonist or Native American. OMG, thank God I'm small and my daughter tall. I had a long gray skirt (loose waisted), she had a long-sleeved black shirt, and we fashioned a bonnet & apron out of white lawn freeze covering material. (The kids were supposed to make the costumes from what they had.) Getting my daughter's on & comfortable & to her satisfaction (she tends to be a perfectionist) has been a chore with her sensory issues. She's readjusting things AGAIN and still hasn't finished breakfast. And they get a grade on this crazy costume. We are not worrying about shoes; she has only light purple sneakers that are comfortable but not super viewable under this long skirt. I said tell the teacher she is from a poor farming family and these are the only shoes she could find that fit.

I don't know why the school has to complicate a day before a week-long holiday so much.