Ideas for Dress Up as a Fairy Tale Character Day

Singapore Fractured Fairy Tale CharactersOriginal Fairy Tale Character Singapore Version

Cinderella Ballroom gown and glass slippers Local traditional outfit with a tiaraTraditional shoes e.g. Peranakan beaded slipper

Pumpkin coach (NOTE: Student creates the prop but still has to dress up as a character from the story –e.g. the stage coach driver)

A durian coach (or any other local fruit)

Prince Charming Wears a SAF uniform – Civil Defence, Police Officer, etc. (student can design the uniform including hat and make it out of recyclable materials)

Little Red Riding Hood

Wears a red cape and carries a picnicbasket

Wears a local Uniform Group’s attire (e.g. Girls Brigade/Brownies) and sells local traditional kueh (create the prop) OR can be a boy wearing a Scouts/Boys Brigade Uniform

Original Fairy Tale Character

Singapore Version

Emperor’s New Clothes

Emperor Chinese Emperor garments or Malay Sultan garments with crown (create the prop)

Advisor to theEmperor

Modern day executive in suit and tie

Beauty and the Beast

Beast holding a rose

Merlion-like creature/lion with orchid (national flower)

Singapore Fractured Fairy Tale Characters

Original Fairy Tale Character

Singapore Version

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Wicked Witch holding a poisoned apple

Wicked Witch wears the black- coned hat but dresses in a local attire and carries a poisoned local fruit e.g. rambutan (create the prop)

Snow White Dress as a Samsui woman

Pied Piper of Hamelin

Pied Piper Pest controller (in uniform and carries handmade prop – insecticide)Replace flute with a local musical instrument

Puss in Boots Puss (a cat) Singapura Cat

Singapore Fractured Fairy Tale Characters

Original FairyTale Character

Singapore Version

The Little Mermaid

Mermaid Can have a koi fish body/tail

Pinocchio Gepetto Local cobbler/puppet-maker

Pinocchio Chinese opera character / wayang kulit character

Three Little Pigs

The Pigs Mousedeer (or any other local animal)

Singapore Fractured Fairy Tale Characters

TipsWhen dressing up as an animal – students can create an animal mask (include other possible parts like a tail)

When dressing up as a human character – students can create the attire using mah-jong paper and colour/design it to resemble a uniform, a royal attire, etc.

When creating a prop (e.g. a fruit, a flower, a crown, a wand, etc.) – students can use recyclable materials to create it and then paint the prop

Note to teachers: Use the next few slides to compare the original fairy tale character and the fractured version

Cinderella is a Japanese in a kimono and has a painted face

Cinderella

The Princess is oriental and wearing a cheongsam with a Chinese hair pin as an ornament

Princess and the Frog

Ariel is an Indian with the traditional ‘pottu’ on her forehead and hair ornament

Ariel The Little Mermaid

The Princess is an African Tribal princess complete with accessories and local attire

Princess Jasmine from Aladdin

Beauty and the Beast

Belle – Dressed in a Korean attire

Beast – A tiger and dressed in a Korean attire

Aladdin

Prop:Replace the lamp with a lantern

Attire: Wear a Batik sarong to replace the pantsCreate a keris (Malay traditional weapon) to replace the sword

Prince Charming

Attire: Create and wear any of the local Armed Forces uniform

Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland

Prop:Replace the tall hat with a hand-made Chinese opera headdress

Local cobbler (Elves and the Shoemaker)

Note To TeachersDo emphasise to your students to create the props from recyclable materials

Students are NOT required to bring the actual object

Students MUST have a short write-up of their character and how it is local / different from the original fairy tale character. Consider the following points: What is the fairy tale title?

What is their character in the fairy tale?

How does it show the Singapore element? (compare the actual fairy tale character and the one they are representing)