Our Junior troop took the opportunity today to exhibit in the local Holiday Parade... Our town had a tree lighting, but no parade, so we went to the next town over, and rocked the parade! The girls took first place in the youth division! I was so proud of them. They worked very hard to design, plan and decorate their float, they were all so well behaved and festive in action and spirit.
The Parade theme was "Christmas in the Future" and the idea for our float was "respect the earth now for green Christmas's in the future" They decorated with mostly recycled materials with a silver "futuristic" color scheme. They had a big robot decorating a tree made of soda cans. They also had 2 big piles of boxes wrapped as well as recycle items made into decorations on the sides of the float. Instead of handing out candy they passed out little baggies of bird seed. I think the spin on the theme impressed the judges, and we were very happy to get a big trophy our first year in the parade.
The girls were thrilled with the "win" and really seemed to have fun walking/riding the route. I was a spotter in the truck as Bill drove- I wish I could have walked, but there is always next year right?! To boot, we were blessed with the first real snowfall of the season which "made" the parade... we had a slight dusting a few weeks back, but are getting our first measurable snowfall today. The parade, and the weather have really put me in the mood... maybe decorations tomorrow?!
The Parade theme was "Christmas in the Future" and the idea for our float was "respect the earth now for green Christmas's in the future" They decorated with mostly recycled materials with a silver "futuristic" color scheme. They had a big robot decorating a tree made of soda cans. They also had 2 big piles of boxes wrapped as well as recycle items made into decorations on the sides of the float. Instead of handing out candy they passed out little baggies of bird seed. I think the spin on the theme impressed the judges, and we were very happy to get a big trophy our first year in the parade. 
The girls were thrilled with the "win" and really seemed to have fun walking/riding the route. I was a spotter in the truck as Bill drove- I wish I could have walked, but there is always next year right?! To boot, we were blessed with the first real snowfall of the season which "made" the parade... we had a slight dusting a few weeks back, but are getting our first measurable snowfall today. The parade, and the weather have really put me in the mood... maybe decorations tomorrow?!
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