2nd Grade Musical
Costume Suggestions
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Your children have been hard at work preparing for their upcoming musical, ‘Hats!’ It will be on
Thursday, April 10th at 1:15 PM and 7:00 PM. For the evening performance, students will need to arrive at
school at 6:40.
Every student will need a costume. Below are some costume ideas. You do not need to follow these
suggestions exactly, and you can make the costume as simple or elaborate as you wish! If you are having any
difficulty please contact Mrs. Rife ([email protected]) or at 571-434-3250. I would recommend doing a Google image
search to help. Many of these costumes can be found online (and a lot of them are pretty cheap!). I know that Party
City also has many types of hats! Picture examples of the different costumes can be found on my website (go to the
Countryside home page, click on department, music, 2nd grade musical, costume pictures).
Costume Ideas
Milliners/ TV Audience Acting Group/Chorus Members- they may wear any type of costume that revolves
around a hat. Some ideas could be construction workers, chefs, policemen, royalty, figures from history, etc. (See ideas below!)
Patriotic Acting Group (scene 3)/ Uncle Sam Dancing Group- wear any combination of red, white,
and/or blue, and they must incorporate a hat (red, white, and/or blue). See the Uncle Sam description for ideas.
Queen Elizabeth- A fancy dress with a crown!
Cooks-Black pants, white shirt, chef hat, could add an apron.
Umpires- Black pants, black and white and black striped shirt, black hat.
Policemen- Dark pants (dress pants are best), nice button down shirt, tie, police hat (or a police costume).
Uncle Sam- Red, white and blue!! Red/blue pants, white/red/blue shirt, add patriotic hat.
Could add a white beard .
George Washington/John Adams/ Patriotic Acting Group (scene 4)-Darkish pants, either white
socks pulled up to knees with dark shoes or tall dark boots/boot covers with pants tucked in, and either: nice white shirt with vest that
matches pants, nice shirt that matches pants. Could add a jacket. (Girls could wear a long skirt with a white blouse, or the above ideas.)
All need a TRICORN (three corner) hat!!
Abraham Lincoln- Black pants and shoes, button down white shirt alone or with black jacket or vest, black shirt alone or with
black jacket, tall stovepipe hat. Could add black beard.
Statue of Liberty- green dress with long sleeves and long skirt, or long green shirt with matching long green skirt, sandals,
green crown (could be constructed out of foam) and torch (could be made of paper and glued to strong cardboard)
Napoleon Bonaparte- White pants with dark shirt or dark pants with white shirt, could add a jacket, needs a 2 corner hat
(bicorn hat).
Daniel Boone- Neutral colored pants such as tan, khaki, sand, either worn regularly or rolled up to the knee with tall white socks
pulled up to the knee, tan or white shirt, possibly add fringe to pants or shirt or a vest, and a or ‘raccoon’ hat.
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Sport Acting Group/ Keep Your Head in the Game Dancing Group/Hatless Henrietta- wear any type
of sports outfit (like a baseball/softball player, a football player, a tennis player, etc.), and make sure you incorporate a hat!
Let’s Party Dancing Group- Wear fun, festive clothes, (stripes, polka dots, bright colors, etc) and wear a party hat.
Graduates Acting Group- wear a graduates cap and gown (robe).
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Mechanic- wear a mechanic’s hat and a mechanic’s uniform or jeans and a t-shirt
Helmet- wear an outfit and incorporate a helmet (could be a football player, etc.)
Policeman- see the Policeman description on the first page
Baker- see the cook’s description on the first page
Sailor- wear a sailor’s hat and a matching outfit (dark pants, white shirt, etc.)
Cowgirl- wear a cowboy hat and a matching outfit (jeans, boots, flannel shirt, etc.)
Beret- wear a beret and matching outfit (all black clothes and a scarf, for example)
Fireman- wear a fireman’s hat and matching outfit (a fireman’s uniform or jeans with a white shirt and suspenders)
Beanie- wear a beanie hat and matching outfit (nice pants and a sweater)
Derby- wear a derby hat and matching outfit (a suit or dress pants and nice shirt)