How Do You Make A Stick Horse Float For A Parade?
Parades are fun for just about everyone. There are holiday parades and parades to mark special historic events. The Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade has been a tradition since 1924, when it was known as the Macy’s Christmas Parade. The event has featured a variety of floats over the years, including stick horse floats. Learn how to make a stick horse float for your parade that will please the crowd. Use a trailer to support your float. (This is optional if you have access to one.) The trailer will not only act as a stage for your float scene, it will provide you with additional decorating opportunities. Place bales of hay on the trailer and scatter the floor with loose straw. Cut out a cardboard railing to go around the trailer to give it a farm look, or use real wooden fencing if you can get it. You can use brown and black paint or crayons to give the cardboard a wooden fence appearance. Lay out a piece of vinyl in whatever color you want your horse to be. The size of the vinyl will cha
