Last Tuesday was my first kindergarten excursion with my daughter, Esther, and I don’ t know who was more excited!
When you envision having kids, you do dream about all the fun things you will do together, and one of the moments I dreamed about was helping with kindy and school excursions when my kids would go to school.
Of course working out what to wear played on my mind because I knew we’d be on our feet most of the day. I also had to think about wearing clothes that would allow me to bend down to talk to kids, so my clothes needed to be comfortable and simple.
When I surveyed the mums (and 1 dad) on the trip, we all had the similar style outfits on. Shorts or cotton pants with simple tops. Shoes were flats or joggers. Backpacks were the bag of choice, so hands could be free to hold little hands.
This is what I wore.
I admit the scarf did get in my way at times, but I don’t like wearing a plain top without some sort of interest via a necklace or scarf. I adjusted the scarf as needed when I had to.
My tips for what to wear when you go on an excursion with your child are:
- Consider the weather and temperature of the day. We were heading to Ipswich and the temperature was going to be a hot 30 degrees.
- Wear flat shoes or joggers because you will be on your feet most of the day and having good, supportive, FLAT footwear is a must. I wore my Frankie Sophie’s and they were great to walk in and I didn’t have sore feet at the end of the day.
- Bring a hat. I brought mine but didn’t wear it as I was always in the shade, but the kids usually will eat their morning tea and lunch outside and there are no guarantees there will be shade.
- Wear a backpack or make use of that baby bag or tote with long handles that you can hoist on your shoulder. The bag should be big enough to carry your hat, lunch and water bottle. I emptied my tote bag of nappies to make room for my lunch bag and water bottle.
- Sunglasses for outside time and during meal breaks.
- Don’t wear anything that always needs to be adjusted like tops or dresses that need ties around the waist. A simple tee and shorts or tank and print pants or even a dress will work.
Here is an outfit idea if you are needing to plan what to wear to your child’s kindergarten or school excursion.
1. Katies Extended Sleeve Placket Top $29.95
2. Katies Perforated Tote Back $49.95
3. Portmans Mono Stripe Hat $29.95
4. Frankie 4 Footwear Ellie $229.95
5. Birdsnest Bird Keepers The Denim Short $69.95
Have you accompanied your child on an excursion? What did you wear?
I’m linking up with Essentially Jess for IBOT.
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