Do you let your kids wear whatever they want to birthday parties? Tutus and costumes etc...

[Anonymous]

No costumes at birthday parties unless specifically requested by the host.

Tutus have become integrated into normal girl clothes - they make casual dresses with tutu underlay or overlay, and have really downgraded tulle to a normal, everyday kind of fabric.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s rude to upstage the birthday boy/girl with a costume (if it’s not a costume party.)

[Anonymous]

If it's a themed party (like a tea party) I'll let DD dress up, but if it's a normal party, I won't let her so she doesn't distract from the birthday girl/boy.

[Anonymous]

No way. So inappropriate. Birthday kid should be the star. Tell your child no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to differ a little here. I think if a kidi is having a party that is not a costume party, and one guest shows up in a full Iron Man costume, that is going to make them the center of attention and is maybe not kind to the birthday child. I would discourage it for that reason. But, that said, if you have a child that is extremely rigid, and won't go out unless he's in his Iron Man costume, I would be understanding.

I don't think a tutu, or something like that, falls into the same category as a full costume. Same with kids that want to wear PJs to a party. NBD.

I agree. I think it's sort of tacky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way. So inappropriate. Birthday kid should be the star. Tell your child no.

Agree

[Anonymous]

I don't. But then my kid is little and I have some say in it. Everyone picks their hill. For me it's being appropriately and seasonally dressed and groomed. I don't go crazy with very fancy outfits everywhere but everything kind of matches (because I purchase things that generally all go together) and doesn't have holes or stains and is the right weight fabric for the season. I don't let my kid wear rain boots to the playground if it's 90 degrees out and she's going to climb all over it either.