Growing up, I guess you could have called me a tomboy. It was no surprise; I had boys my ages in the houses on both sides of me. I could often be found climbing trees, catching lizards, and playing in the dirt. I even asked Santa for a trucking set one year. However, I still loved to wear dresses, put makeup on my dolls, and play house. I was a tomboy, but I also liked to do girly things at the same time.
That’s me in the red dress.
My daughter is the same way. She will dress Heart up and put her to bed, and in the next breath play with a stuffed snake. This is a girl who loves soccer and kicking balls at every chance. We tried putting her in dance, but soccer and similar activities are one area where she really shines. But how does a little girl stay modest while keeping active or when getting dirty? Can there be such a thing as a modest tomboy? There are several options to look at when considering this:
- Regular skirt We’ve taken W to the park when she was wearing a longer skirt. They aren’t really made for climbing on playground equipment. There is always the danger of the skirt getting caught on something. Also, if she starts running, she can trip over it. Because, let’s face it, she has her momma’s graceful moves.
- Skorts Since skorts have built-in shorts, they seem to be made for active play. However, I find that the legs of many skorts seem to gape some and may not have adequate coverage when climbing or tumbling around.
- Shorter skirts and bike shorts These are similar to the concept of the skorts, but in two separate pieces. The legs of bike shorts tend to be tighter, so they don’t really gape open.
- Modest shorts We actually wound up doing this for W’s soccer class. She wore either cuffed shorts or longer ones at about the knees. It’s really hard to find modest shorts for girls, so this may be a difficult outfit to put together.
If you prefer to put your daughter in a dress or a skirt for activities but are worried her getting them dirty, make sure that the clothing you buy something easy to move in (such as 100% cotton) and that has easy washing instructions. I know that not everyone has tomboy like I do, but it is important for children to stay active. Knowing what clothing works best for your family and your child’s situation will help her do so in style.
My daughter (#10/10) is a huge Tomboy and hates dresses and skirts! Any advice??? My oldest daughters used to wear skirts/dresses all the time! This little girl is growing up quite differently with six brothers! She wants to wear jeans or gym shorts and T-shirts and her hair in a ponytail! I have decided not to force the issue, but look for ways to encourage her to be more feminine. I’d love to hear your thoughts!!!
T-shirt dresses! She can wear them with both shorts and jeans. When dresses get too small, they can be worn as a top.
Also, your daughter can wear a number of frilly tops with jeans that can give a more feminine look.
Hey! I found this post through the modestom
I have this problem or myself. I am not a girly girl. I started wearing skirts for multiple reason (though not rxclusively) due to weight gain and an inability to find jeans that didn’t hug too tight everywhere that I didn’t want them
Hugging too tight. Never having had this problem before, I found I didn’t have it with skirts. But it makes it a lot harder to do some
Of my favorite activities. I enjoy the outdoors, and going camping and bike riding through trails. Not things easily done in skirts (and I have tried very hard to do them comfortably in skirts) But there aren’t too many options in pants or capris even that makes these activities easy and modest. Even though I’m not little, you bring up some good ideas I may have to look into a bit
Thanks!
There are a number of dresses that are too short for me to wear as so. But I love using them as tunic type tops over jeans and leggings. You can wear them long enough to hide uncomfortable areas.