https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 07:10:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays/page/2#post-2467955 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:12:32 +0000 psw27 2467955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really... sometimes I will get him a cheapy Halloween shirt that I have him wear numerous times. But no, I don't have him in a fancy Christmas outfit, my family is casual. For Easter we go to the desert so its too hot for fancy stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays/page/2#post-2467940 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:59:53 +0000 wrkbrk 2467940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To compromise I got the "my first [blank]" bib set from buy buy baby :) DW is not a fan of holiday outfits but I needs something fun for pictures for his first year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2467897 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:16:09 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2467897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girls wear festive dresses on Easter and on Christmas, and we buy Christmas pajamas. That's it!</p> <p>The whole themed valentine's day or thanksgiving outfits are ridiculous to me because they're just a one time wear and not worth the cost! IMO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2467892 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:06:19 +0000 tofuwad 2467892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't but I also don't really care about fashion even for myself. I hate clothes shopping and am so so bad at creating outfits. If we inherit an outfit I'll put it on her. My mom balked at a pumpkin sleeper I put on my LO recently. And she pretty much gets dressed in tons of clothes that say "little sister" because we get clothes from tons of my cousins. As far as I'm concerned if it's clean and weather appropriate it's fine. So I'm going to be that lady with all her kids wearing crazy outfits all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2467887 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:03:38 +0000 Bubbles 2467887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all, I don't think it's common over here. He did get Christmas pjs but he's still wearing them now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2467881 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 12:52:54 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2467881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom has bought her some things this first year (a my 1st Thanksgiving outfit, cute X-mas outfit, Easter romper, etc). We didn't do anything special for 4th of July, Valentines, etc though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2466196 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:46:11 +0000 sleepybear 2466196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use holidays as an excuse to buy cute fancier clothes, but it's always stuff that DS can wear for the rest of the season. I just bought him a new button down shirt 'for Easter' because they were on sale at Osh Kosh, but he's already worn it and will wear it through the summer. If we didn't have regular reasons to dress up a little (church, DH's work events, etc) I probably wouldn't buy as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2466087 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:15:36 +0000 deerylou 2466087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Christmas in July is a great party theme. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2466063 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:04:03 +0000 blackbird 2466063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@deerylou: Exactly! I just bought 3 pairs of zip up fleece Christmas pajamas because they were $8/pair....and they will be worn in July, LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2466038 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:54:38 +0000 deerylou 2466038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Outside of the first year, I kinda refuse to waste money on clothes that are only applicable on a single holiday, i.e. "Happy _______ day!". I try to pick things out that can be worn through the season. Snowmen and penguins around Christmas, flowers or baby animals for Easter, hearts for Valentines day - that sort of thing. Sometimes, I'll grab something super on theme if it's cheap. And she'll wear Santa pajamas until she sizes out in April. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2466036 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:54:25 +0000 .twist. 2466036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: multi wears FTW! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2466009 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:43:49 +0000 Alivoo01 2466009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Same here! Unless he can get multiple wears out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465959 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:23:27 +0000 Twolittlemen 2465959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like holiday themed shirts if I find them cheap. And my kids totally wear them out of season. My 3 year old refuses to give up his googly- eye turkey. </p> <p>Also my 5 year old picked out a sweater vest that had penguins stacked up like a Christmas tree and I let him get it. He wore it twice, but it was $6 at consignment </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465933 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:15:28 +0000 hellobeeboston 2465933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't really...Christmas I bought a special outfit for both kids actually, but i don't buy anything special for any other holiday, at least not yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465914 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:07:00 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2465914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With boys we just have a selection of button down shirts, so it's easy to "dress up" whenever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465905 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:05:16 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2465905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't.<br /> There's usually something festive-ish in the closet.<br /> I've done Christmas jammies but that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465904 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:05:10 +0000 Ash 2465904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: congrats on the girl!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465901 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:04:54 +0000 Ash 2465901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy clothes so frequently that I just use one of the outfits I bought that they can still wear again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465879 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:58:19 +0000 Mamaof2 2465879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I wouldn't mind doing something like that - knowing it would get lots of use </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465871 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:56:20 +0000 blackbird 2465871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tend to buy mostly inexpensive stuff I can re-use. But I totally understand why other people use the holiday as an excuse to buy a super cute new outfit! Which, rarely seem sot be a one-time use outfit, from what I see... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465829 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:46:00 +0000 littlebug 2465829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the first holiday, I do get a My First Whatever thing. But now that D is older, I buy stuff that he can wear again. Like for St. Patrick's Day, I want to get him one of these. He can wear either of those well beyond the holiday! </p> [attach=2005/16/o2r2go.600x600.Screenshot_2016-02-18-10-42-43-1.png] [attach=2005/16/o2r2gp.600x600.Screenshot_2016-02-18-10-42-19-1.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465717 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:05:07 +0000 Anagram 2465717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to get things they can wear after the holiday is over. So a Christmas dress can be work all winter and an Easter dress is just a summery dress with a cardigan--nothing overtly eastery, like bunnies or something. We were gifted a lot of holidays onesies for LO1, so she wore those and LO2 wears them now as hand me downs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465710 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:01:22 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2465710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like getting Christmas PJs! LO1 loves wearing them and gets sad when they're in the wash, so he certainly gets use out of them. Other holidays...unless they are hand me downs, we don't really go out of our way to make sure they have something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465703 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:58:45 +0000 ShootingStar 2465703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't generally make much of an effort for "hallmark" holidays - Halloween, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, etc. One year I did get him a halloween shirt at a consignment sale for $1 and had him wear that though :silly: .</p> <p>For Christmas I bought 2 nice outfits, one being a sweater that's in regular rotation. The other outfit I used to for professional pics which was my parents' Christmas present, for Christmas dinner with my parents, and Christmas dinner with the in-laws. For Easter when we go to my in-laws I just put him in nicer pants and a button down, both of which he already owns.</p> <p>We are expecting a girl now and I could see myself potentially buying a special Easter dress for her, just because they're so cute. And I've been dying for 2 years to have an excuse to buy girl clothes :grin: . But with 2 kids I'll probably hit up the consignment sales and Facebook groups more to see if I can get those kinds of special outfits that kids wear once for a discount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465676 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:49:27 +0000 Adira 2465676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I'll get festive t-shirts or PJs that they can wear the month(s) leading up to (and after) a holiday (mainly Halloween and Christmas), but actual dress-up clothes - NOPE! Xander wouldn't wear them anyway, so there's no point is wasting the money on something to be worn only one or two days that he's going to hate and I might not be able to get him to wear it anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465665 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:44:21 +0000 lady baltimore 2465665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't dress up for holidays in my family, so while I may buy her something cute thinking "she can wear this on Easter", it would be regular clothing that she can get a lot of wear out of. It helps that most formal wear for little ones is not my taste (I won't even buy her a dress until she can stand). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465633 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:29:09 +0000 erinbaderin 2465633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It kind of depends. Usually I don't - I bought some Christmas-y shirts but he wore them throughout December, and I got him a shirt with a ghost on it for Halloween but still put that on him. For his first Easter he got "dressed up" but it was clothes we already owned, not anything themed. I always want to buy a shirt or something that he could wear on, for example, Valentines Day or Thanksgiving but then when it comes down to it I can never really justify it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465610 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:21:28 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2465610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't either. Honestly, we just don't have anywhere to go. I don't think she is ready to sit through a church service yet, and we don't go to larger family dinners where she would need to dress up since both sides are not local. There's very little reason to buy more formal clothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465602 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:18:46 +0000 youboots 2465602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get a specific dress for a holiday but I will put her in a dress we already have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-dressing-lo-up-for-holidays#post-2465593 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:17:01 +0000 snowjewelz 2465593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't make a huge effort to. I HAD to get DD a newborn Christmas outfit just b/c we had her in Dec! But after that, I'd try to color coordinate for V-day, July 4th, etc but the last Christmas she was just in red clothes she already has, and V-day it was sub zero here so forget dressing up! We didn't dress her up her Halloween either. </p>