Last Day of School & 1st Day Kilted

[djweso]

My son (age 6) bought his kilt at the Alma Highland Games a few weeks ago. He has warn it a couple of times and loved it. Since he bought it, he has been asking his mother and I if he could wear it to school. To be honest we were a little tenative, children can be mean and we didn't really know how the administration would handle it. But his last day of school was a 1/2 day so we let him wear it. It went well. There were a couple of boys that made a "skirt" comment every time he walked by but he corrected them every time and didn't feel he needed any back-up from the teacher. His teacher didn't say anything about the kilt, one way or the other. But he has seen me in my kilt and when we've discussed mine, he seemed very positive about it. The teacher has even made some jokes to my son about it, on the day they were going to go outside to play games he told the girls not to wear skirts and the boys not to wear kilts.

Forgive the picture quality, we were late for school and in a hurry.

The tartan is Chisholm Red from Strathmore Woolen Company. He is lacking a few accessories, but so is Dad. Hopefully we will be able to retify this by the end of the summer. I've been inspired by Panache and Ozmeath and I think I will try and make him a sporran (and maybe me one too). I definitely want to get him a Sgian Don't but haven't found one I like yet. I was thinking about getting him a very non-traditional kilt pin, maybe spiderman or something.

I thought this was appropriate for my 100th post!

[ronstew]

Most excellent!! I like the way the socks and tee-shirt go with the tartan. Good looking kid, too.

Umm, is the kilt pin on the correct side?

[Pour1Malt]

guid oan the wee mon!!!

slainte mhath!

[mbhandy]

Most excellent!! I like the way the socks and tee-shirt go with the tartan. Good looking kid, too.

Umm, is the kilt pin on the correct side?

I was wondering that also. Is the fring on the left and is the Kilt wool, PV or mix?
Still nice outfit.

MrBill

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Good looking lad, and the coordination between the hose and the tartan and the t-shirt and the tartan are excellent. However (forgive me), isn't that a kilted skirt? Wraps right over left instead of the other way? Not that it really matters, just curious.

[Panache]

djweso,

Your son looks grand! Good luck on the sporran.

Cheers


A message from my six year old Sinbad

i like your kilt

sinbad

[pdcorlis]

Great look for the young man - and his smile is... priceless! good on ya both!

[macsim]

Looks great! Wish they'd let kids here wear them but they're considered "costumes."

[kiltimabar]

For a useful "sgean don't" maybe you could rig up a handle on a pencil, with a sheath that has a pencil sharpener on the end.

A pencil sharpener actually is a highly specialized blade in a stealth configuration.

[porrick]

My son of 6 1/2 says cool...

And so does dad...