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We want to hear about your Community Colonial Day. Please email bwheelock@ofe.org to let us know when and where your event is being held so we can track the success of this online service. We also welcome photos, video, or other resources we can add to this web site to help other teachers. We appreciate your input. Thank you!

 

Colonial Costumes

Interpreter Patrick Henry poses with students dressed in Colonial CostumesOne of the highlights of any Colonial Day event is giving children the opportunity to dress up in 18th-century clothing and be transported to another time and place. Students can often adapt every-day items to create a Colonial costume. Here are some simple suggestions, as well as resources for more elaborate costumes.

Boys Costume Ideas

Girls Costume Ideas

Colonial costumes can also be found online at such sites as Costumes for Less and Costume Super Center. Colonial costume sewing patterns are also available online and at fabric stores.

Colonial Williamsburg offers a PDF guide to resources for more formal and historically accurate costumes.