If you’re hosting your own VE Day party at home, there are some great fancy dress options!
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 something together for your wartime littles. 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 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 two plaits or part short hair in the centre and accessorise with a ribbon or headband.
If you haven’t got anything suitable, 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 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 Dads, 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 clothing 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.
Images taken from Pinterest/Google World History Site
