Tawonga Characters

Dear Parents,

As I’m sure you’ve already heard, the students have chosen their Tawonga characters and now know who they will be for their trip.  We spent time in class today discussing the costumes for the trip and I wanted to fill you in.

First, they will need two costumes – a “Full-out Fancy” costume and a “Miner’s” Costume.  The Full-out Fancy costume is the one that they will wear for the Red Eye Saloon (more info to follow) and for the Dance at Tawonga.  This is their opportunity to go all out and create the best costume they can to represent their character.

The second costume, their Miner’s costume, is the one they will wear during the day while they are up at Tawonga.  Girls, unless they are a male character, must wear long skirts.  I have suggested that they wear either long underwear, leggings or pants under their skirts.  They will fell less exposed and more comfortable participating in the activities.  Boys should wear jeans, overalls, or some other form of durable pants. NO SWEAT PANTS WILL BE ALLOWED.  For shirts, I suggest that both the girls and the boys wear button-down shirts, solid colors or calico patterns for the girls and checkered or solid for the boys.  They should not wear anything with large writing on it.  

I highly recommend that you look in your closets, your friends’ closets, your parents’ closets, etc. for clothes.  You will be amazed what’s lurking in the corners of some peoples’ closets!  If you can’t find anything at home then we urge you to go to GoodWill or Salvation Army.  It’s a great place to get clothes like these and it helps a worthy organization.

There are a few other items that the miners will need.  First, the should definitely have a rain suit with them.  Over the last six years, it has rained at least three of the years.  The program continues, even if it is raining, so you definitely want rain pants and a coat.  You can get the rain suit at places like REI or Sports Authority.  (Sometimes you can even get them at Target.)

The miners also need two pairs of shoes, one of which will get wet.  These do not need to “go with” the costume.  I suggest a pair of water shoes and a pair of good sneakers or hiking boots.

I hope this helps you with your costume shopping.  Have fun and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Shabbat Shalom,

Debbi