Soldier Shoes (including Sentry and Trumpeter)

Soldier shoes are black with crossed white elastics.  Cut off the black elastics that come with the shoes, and sew the white ones exactly in the same spots.

All about shoes

Below are Dena's notes about the kids' shoes. Tip-- if you can't sew, your local dry cleaner may be able to help.

Marie  
1 pair black ballet slippers (thin long black elastic to be wrapped around ankle so it looks like a shoe)
1 pair white ballet slippers (with white elastic. Be sure it is easy to take off for the shoe throw-up to you if you want to criss-cross.)

                        

Prince           
1 pair black ballet slippers (thin long black elastic to be wrapped around ankle so it looks like a shoes
1 pair white ballet slippers (with white elastic-up to you if you want to criss-cross.)

1 pair Capezio Jr. Tyette style 625- black patent  (taps removed & alterations made) 

Fritz    
1 pair black ballet slippers (thin long black elastic to be wrapped around ankle so it looks like a shoe)

            

Party Scene Girls 
1 pair black ballet slippers (thin long black elastic to be wrapped around ankle so it looks like a shoe)

Party Scene Boys 
1 pair black ballet slippers (thin long black elastic to be wrapped around ankle so it looks like a shoe)

Teen Girl and Boy 
1 pair black ballet slippers (thin long black elastic to be wrapped around ankle so it looks like a shoe)

Soldiers 
1 pair black ballet slippers (we recommend crisscrossing elastics)

Sentry  
1 pair black ballet slippers (we recommend crisscrossing elastics)

Trumpeter   
1 pair black ballet slippers (we recommend crisscrossing elastics)

Mice
1 pair pink/flesh shoes (to be dyed gray/brown)                    

Bunny 
1 pair white ballet slippers (with white elastic-we recommend crisscrossing the elastic.)

Angels 
1 pair white ballet slippers (with white elastic- we recommend crisscrossing the elastic.)

Polichinelles   
1 pair white ballet slippers (with white elastic- we recommend crisscrossing the elastic.)

Hoops        
1 pair white ballet slippers (with white elastic- we recommend crisscrossing the elastic.)

Party Scene Boys' Shoes

Loop around from the back and sew just before the seams. See example below from Nicole and Philip.