What A Bunch of Characters!

Anyone who knows my kids well knows how much they LOVE to wear costumes! Seriously, they wear some costume (or more often, pieces from several different costumes) at some point every day. Well, today was "Book Character" day at their school. Nathan wanted to be "Nate the Great", so he and I have been working on his costume for over a week. If you are not familiar with "Nate the Great", he is the main character in a children's book series. He is a detective, has a dog named Sludge, and eats pancakes for every meal.

Nathan's first grade teacher got him started on these books to open the door to fiction books for him. If he is left to choose on his own, 90% of the time, it will be non-fiction. He wanted to get every detail just right; he even wanted the lettering on the back of his jacket to be in the same font! To prepare for the role, he had pancakes last night for dinner and again this morning. Yes, I know it's going a little overboard, but any excuse to eat pancakes is fine with me!

The hard work and attention to detail paid off. Nathan won 1st Place in the 2nd Grade contest! Ashley's teacher decided that they would have a theme for Book Character Day. The teachers were the Cats in the Hats and the kids were Thing 1, Thing 2,...up to Thing 20. They were numbered in alphabetical order, so of course A.A. was Thing 1. They were so cute!

The only official prizes were for individuals, but since Ms. Jefferson's class looked so adorable, they got a special prize for "Class Participation" and got to march first in the parade.

It was a really fun day at school. Most of the faculty and staff were into it as much as the kids! One PreK teacher did not dress up, and she whispered to me, "Note to self: Book Character Day is a big deal here." I bet she dresses up next year!

Principal and other staff as the Wizard of Oz characters.

I loved the "Yellow Brick Road".