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(London.CityRegiions.com, November 23, 2012 ) London, U.K -- Every year, Toronto is home to the Santa Claus Parade, which brings thousands of people together from all around showing off wacky and unique costumes.
Parade costume supervisor Samantha Twiss says that every year, volunteers help to make thousands of costumes for the parade. The costumes are not just Christmas related and can range from skunks, to lego men, to monkeys, to Monopoly men.
Twiss said this year, the crew spent a lot of time refurbishing old costumes, but still made around 100 new ones for the parade. For a six kilometer parade route, Twiss says that the costumes need to be sturdy enough to handle the beating they inevitably take. This is especially true for the children’s costumes, which often get bitten, torn, or just plain dirty.
Twiss revealed her “Santa’s Secret Workshop” where all of the costumes get made. Two old industrial sewing machines that sit adjacent to one another is all the crew needs to make the best out the Santa Claus Parade. It does not look like much, but Twiss says it gets the job done and alongside the adult costumes for this year’s parade will be nearly 200 children’s costumes.
Twiss, who has been directing the costume making for the parade for six years now, clearly finds joy in her craft. Her excitement and energy when talking about it showed that she is the right person for the job. She admitted that her favorite costume was the parrot costumes they made for kids a couple of years back, but said the penguin costumes are a close second.
On Sunday, there is expected to be almost 1,500 volunteers from around Toronto participating in the parade. Every year it seems to get bigger and bigger, and it could not happen without Twiss and her team of costume makers that labor around the clock leading up to the parade in order to make sure the costumes are in the best shape possible so that everyone has a wonderful time.
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