{"id":18024,"date":"2026-04-21T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/?p=18024"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:05:09","slug":"summer-show-costume-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/2026\/04\/21\/summer-show-costume-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Show Costume Amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents and Carers,<\/p>\n<p>As we begin preparing for our summer show, we are looking for your support with costumes. Our show takes the audience on a journey through time, from the 1940s to the present day, and we would love to create these looks using items children may already have at home wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not feel any pressure to buy anything new. We are aiming to keep this as low-cost and inclusive as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Some ideas include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1940s \u2013 shirts, braces, flat caps, simple dresses, cardigans\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1950s \u2013 polka dots, scarves, circle skirts, rolled-up jeans, white t-shirts\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1960s \u2013 bright colours, patterns, headbands, simple shift-style dresses\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1970s \u2013 flared trousers, bold prints, denim, waistcoats\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1980s \u2013 bright\/neon clothing, leggings, oversized tops, denim jackets\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1990s \u2013 checked shirts, denim, sportswear, band t-shirts\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2000s\u2013Present \u2013 everyday clothes, sporty or pop-inspired outfits\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have any items, you are happy to lend or donate, we would be very grateful. Please send them in a labelled bag with your child\u2019s name by <strong>Friday 29<sup>th<\/sup> May.<\/strong> Some children are part of more than one era so will need a costume for each.<\/p>\n<p>If your child does not have anything suitable at home, please don\u2019t worry at all, we will ensure every child is provided with a costume for their era in school.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for your support in helping us make this a fantastic show for the children.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Terras<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents and Carers, As we begin preparing for our summer show, we are looking for your support with costumes. Our show takes the audience on a journey through time, from the 1940s to the present day, and we would love to create these looks using items children may already have at home wherever possible. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/2026\/04\/21\/summer-show-costume-amnesty\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Summer Show Costume Amnesty<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5529,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whole-school-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5529"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18025,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18024\/revisions\/18025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/mountcarmelps2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}