The school holidays are looming and soon you will have to come up with endless ideas to entertain your precious darlings.
Lucky for you, Oxfam have solved the problem for you this weekend and come up with a fun idea that doesn’t cost the world but helps a good cause.
![Kaa Maira, 30, from Yaoumao-Wango in Nigeria, prepares a simple meal of sourghum outside what's now her home in a vast informal settlement of refugees and Nigereins displaced by Boko Haram's violent activities in N'guaguam, near Diffa in south eastern Niger on September 7. Kaa Maira told Oxfam she had to flee her village 1 year ago after it was attacked by Boko Haram, who killed her husband. She said: "We left with the clothes we were wearing and fled. Boko Haram came and set fire to our homes and we lost all our belongings." Kaa Maira received food, mosquito nets, soap and waterproof tarpaulins from Oxfam as part of a distribution to help 434 of the most vulnerable families living here. Violent Acts by Boko Haram over the last seven years have displaced around 2.6 million people in the Lake Chad Basin region (Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon). This is Africa’s fastest growing displacement crisis. Boko Haram raids and suicide bombings targeting civilians continue to cause widespread trauma preventing people from accessing essential services and destroying vital infrastructure. The number of displaced people in the most affected areas has tripled over the last 2 years. Most of the displaced families are sheltered by communities that count among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Food insecurity and malnutrition in the affected region have reached alarming levels. [Sam Tarling for Oxfam]](https://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/pressandjournal/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/Falmata-preparing-a-simple-meal-of-sourghum.jpg)
Tomorrow, Friday June 16, communities, parents and schools across Scotland and the rest of the UK will come together for Dressed By The Kids Day.
Brave parents will be handing over the control of their wardrobes to the next generation.
You may end up sitting in a meeting wearing a wet suit, or waving to your boss with a giant foam finger. What the kids say this weekend goes.
Help Oxfam give poverty a dressing down and register with the charity to hand over control of your clothes.
Encourage people at work and school to get involved in this great event which raises vital funds as well as giving everyone a laugh. Head to the back of the wardrobe and raid the dressing up box for an outfit your little ones deem suitable. Or if you have nothing in the house, then head to one of Oxfam’s shops and let the kids have a rummage.
To find your local shop in the north-east see
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/local-shops/
Your local Oxfam shop will be offering Dressed By The Kids Day support and dress rehearsals.
And the fun doesn’t have to stop on Friday. Why not let the kids chose an outfit for you all weekend? You’ll have bags of fun and it is a great way to entertain the family when you’re stuck for ideas! Who doesn’t want to head to the shops dressed as a princess?
Finds raised will go towards Oxfam’s global movement to help people who live in poverty. Together they save and rebuild lives in disasters and help people build better lives for themselves. The charity speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change.
