If you’re hosting your own VE Day party at home, why not go all out and let the kids wear Fancy Dress for the occasion? Amazon has ready made costumes if you want to splash out but with a bit of a rummage through the wardrobes you might be able to put together a pretty impressive costume for your wartime little ones. Here are a few ideas to get you started…
⭐️ Evacuees
Think flat caps, knee length trousers and wooly jumpers/waistcoats for the boys. For the girls dig out the berets and head scarves, kilts, and knee length dresses/pinafores and skirts/kilts. Don’t forget the long socks and lace up shoes….
Pop long hair in 2 plaits or part short hair in the centre and accessorise with a ribbon or head band.
If you haven’t got anything suitable lying around, a school uniform will create the desired effect.
Make ID badges for them to wear and, if you’ve got brown luggage, make some luggage labels as well – a google search will bring up lots of images of replica ones you can use for inspiration.
For the final touch, you could add a teddy bear ❤️
Images taken from Pinterest/Google World History Site
⭐️Party Wear
Boys’ best was a suit like Dad’s, a blazer or even a sailor suit! Girls wore pretty dresses – plaids, gingham and florals were popular – with Mary Janes and white socks as footwear. A great excuse to get out the posh clothes and get all dressed up!
⭐️Medics
Dig out the kids’ doctors and nurses outfits to instantly become a wartime medic – easy yet effective!
⭐️ Military Outfits
If you haven’t got any officer type dress wear lingering around in your closets, pull out the camouflage t-shirts and khaki trousers and make a helmet out of paper mâché – check out this site for instructions.
