Occasion wear for kids at less than £2 per outing

As most of our friends get older, we get invited to less weddings, but we still attend one or two a year and we get invited to family parties and special gatherings quite often.

While a few years ago, it was okay to send the kids in cute but casual clothes, now they need to look slick.

I would recommend BHS and Next as nearly every town has either one of them. BHS seems to have the larger range and last week I managed to get a nice shirt, tie and trousers for my 12 year old for less than £40. That was with a BHS loyalty card which gave me 5% off.

Now that doesn’t sound like a bargain and it was definitely a sharp intake of breathe when I got to the till. …