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School Halloween Disco Fun!

01 Nov 2017 39 Comments

by Ritu in Children, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cat, Costume, Disco, Fancy Dress, halloween, School

It was the School disco today.

After the rushing around, having forgotten to set my alarm, I wasn’t sure if I’d have the energy, because it was not one, but two discos!

We have one for the younger children and one for the older ones.

Being a Reception teacher means my pupils were attending the first one, and my daughter, as an older pupil, was attending the second, so it meant another nearly 12 hours at school!

But it was fun. The kids enjoyed it, and I must admit that I had a bit of a blast too, dancing with all my babies!

Of course a Halloween disco is not complete without a bit of dressing up… and I decided this year I would not go all witchy, but feline instead!

I promised to share my dressing up…

Here’s me, in all my filtered and unfiltered glory!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba9w8qBDbvA/?taken-by=phantom_giggler

Instant Ancient Roman Costume!

06 Jun 2016 27 Comments

by Ritu in Children Tags: ancient Roman, Back to school, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Costume, toga

Check me out!

One cream sheet, some old scarves, a pair of scissors, a head band and Lil Man’s sword! No sewing needed!

Of course she’s a tomboy so she wanted the weapon, but hey, not too bad eh!

Oh God! She’s dressing up again!!!!

08 Mar 2015 13 Comments

by Ritu in Humour, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Costume, Dress Up, Fun

You know I mentioned how I love to dress up, whenever there’s an opportunity? (If you missed that post, here I am making a fool out of myself, as usual!)

Well, I came across some pictures from a couple of family functions where we all dressed up! I can’t shame the others, I’m not sure they’d talk to me after, but at one of me nephew’s weddings we had an International theme, but a few of us girls thought it would be great to just cross dress! My Precious Pops tied our turbans, we wore the traditional Lunghis or Kurta Pyjamas that a man wears… liberating to be a man for the evening!

Bhangra King(Queen)!

Yup, that’s me!

And then I had my choice of the ladies too! One very happy Mr Singh, I was that evening!

Which one, which one?

So enough of me looking like a fool! At my niece’s wedding we raided our mother’s wardrobes, and found old 60’s/70’s sarees and outfits to wear! I think this was way more flattering than the above!!

60’s Bollywood queen!

What do you like to dress up as? Do you even like dressing up? I’d love to see some pics! Maybe post them, and ping back to my post!! Go, on… be brave!!!!!