Cost 'em a fortune for summer and winter uniforms, rugby kit, PE kit, cricket whites, a woodworking apron, a trumpet for music lessons, summer trips to the South of France (actually, St Tropez before it was "discovered" ), CCF uniform and camps etc.
They were the worst 5 years of my life.
You forgot the indoor shoes,the outdoor shoes,exchange the rugby stuff for a hockey stick,a leotard for dance,a games skirt, a cookery basket and apron instead of a woodwork apron. The piece de resistance
A cello, that I used to throw over the nearest hedge if I saw anyone that I knew coming