Prize Winning Float!

This has been one of my favorite projects this summer. It is a very light and portable float that when assembled on the car it is 15 feet high! I was driving it back after our first parade and came to an intersection and looked up and noticed the power lines were about a foot higher than the top of the sticks. Cool stuff.

I had lots of help once my vision was in gear. Once it was constructed I still had no idea how it would attach to the car and be secure in case the Southern Alberta wind decided to make itself known. My parents have a wonderful neighbor aka: MacGuyver and he attached the sticks on a 1 X 4 and used straps and ropes and in no time flat it was attatched and secure. I was so very grateful for his expertise and even his shop to store it in overnight.
We have now completed 6 parades in Southern Alberta.

The last parade was Lethbridge and it drew a crowd of over 67,000! Great advertising! I can't wait for the Santa Claus Parade in November in Fort Macleod. It is an electric parade and it will be fun to light it up.

Special thanks goes out to Jonathan, my mom, Tami, Bam, Larissa, pomp pom fluffing team: Sheila, Jessica, Colton & Jami, Dianne & Lindsay for glue rescue, Ty Hancock aka: MacGuyver, Gary for being my supportive parade partner, John & Judy with their grandkids who throw candy so well & Clark being my right hand helper. What a fun summer we've had!