- [Narrator] This module is sponsored by the
Children Services Council of Broward County.
- Hi, I'm Miss Penny, and these are the KidVision VPK Kids,
and we're here today to do a Halloween special.
We're here to find out what we can wear
for our Halloween party.
- Hi, I'm Miss Indee, and welcome to Masquerade Costumes.
It's so good to see you!
We got some great costumes for you.
- Hey, look at this!
- Before we begin, who can tell me what is a costume?
- A costume is something that kids wear to have fun.
- That's right!
You get to pretend when you have a costume on.
- Something like this.
- [Miss Penny] Aw, that's very nice.
How about me, do I have a costume on?
- Yes.
- You think so?
Would you like a costume?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Okay, let's pick one out!
- Okay, who wants to go first?
Everybody!
Okay, we'll take care of all of you.
- So kids, let's find the costume for you.
The boy's section is on this side.
The girl's section is on this side.
Have a good time and find something you love!
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- Let's see what costumes you chose.
Let's see what you have.
Oh, we have Lincoln.
This is a good costume.
That's a great costume.
And who do you wanna be?
A royal princess, of course you're so beautiful.
And let's see your costume.
Cleopatra, perfect, very beautiful queen of the world.
Alright, would you like to try them on?
Yes!
Then we'll all be costumed.
Let's go.
- To the dressing rooms!
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- [Kid's Voices] Pretty princess!
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- [Kid's Voices] The President!
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- [Kid's Voices] Cleopatra!
- We are all in our costumes,
we are all different characters,
and let's talk about what character we are.
What are you, Miss Indee?
- I am a gypsy.
I like to travel to faraway places.
I like to dance and I like to read fortunes.
- I love that!
How about you, Miss Cleopatra?
- I'm a queen in Egypt and I ruled a nation in Egypt.
- You did, do you feel brave and strong and like a queen?
- Yes.
- That's wonderful, and how about you, beautiful princess?
- I'm Isabelle and I have the power
of friendship and I love animals.
- Oh, she's a princess.
She has the power of friendship and she loves animals.
What a beautiful place you must live in.
And how about you, Mr. Abe?
- My name is Abraham Lincoln.
I was the 16th president of the United States,
and some people call me Abe.
- Wonderful!
Nice to know you, Abe.
- I am a pirate!
I love to go on the ocean and I love to laugh!
(laughs)
So a character is someone that you get to pretend to be.
A character might have likes or dislikes,
they might be mean or they might be nice,
and you get to be whatever character you turn into
when you put on your dress-up clothes.
We are ready!
We have great costumes and great characters
and we are ready for a party!
- We sure are. - Yeah!
(gasps)
(shocked yelling)
- And this is another way to wear a costume.
- A mask!
- And we're gonna have plenty of other masks that
we're about to show you,
so let's all go over here.
- Thank you!
- Hi, I'm Lenny from Masquerade Costumes,
and this is our mask wall.
And here you have a variety of styles.
This is the one I had on before,
and as you can see, it changes your look tremendously.
- [Miss Penny] How does that make you feel?
- But then it's just me under it.
There's a variety of styles.
You have a full face, something like this.
- Can I try that one on?
- Sure.
- Do I look different when I put this on?
It gives you a whole different look, right?
And all it is is a face covering.
- Have a lone ranger style.
Like that, which covers just the top.
Then, there's the full face.
And everybody knows who this is, right?
- President Obama.
He's a friend of President Lincoln's.
- Right,
so President Lincoln's picture would be in his office,
or somewhere in the White House.
- So if we were gonna define the word mask,
what would you say a mask is?
- A mask is nothing more than a face covering
and if you use something like this it becomes the
word you learned before: character.
- [Miss Penny] A character.
So when you put on a mask, you become someone you're not.
Would you like to try on a mask?
- Yeah.
- Alright, let's each try on a mask
and see who we become when we put the mask on.
If it changes our character.
How does that make you feel?
- Presidential.
- I think that's a very appropriate mask.
- [Miss Penny] How does that make you feel?
- Confident.
- Confident, you look very confident.
Can you give us a pose?
Oh, is this Cleopatra?
Oh my gosh, look at that!
How does that make you feel?
- Makes me feel good.
- [Miss Penny] Does it make you feel beautiful?
I think I'm going to put on this masquerade mask.
- A masquerade is a party!
It's a Halloween party where everyone gets dressed up.
Do you think we're ready for a masquerade?
- Yes. - Yeah.
- We are.
Have we had a great time?
- Yes.
- Thank you Mr. Lenny.
We really enjoyed coming to the costume shop today.
- I'm glad everyone enjoyed it.
- It was wonderful.
Did you have a wonderful time?
- Yes.
- Yes, Happy Halloween!
- Thank you.
- Bye! - Bye.
- Let's go!
Come on princess.
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