Bring in the Christmas festivities with floats! Here are some creative Christmas float ideas for you.
Christmas Floats
Christmas festivities are never complete without colorful floats parading on the roads. It is fun to gather on streets and roadsides with family and friends to catch a glimpse of these creative floats. Christmas floats are extra special as they are personalized with the participation of families from the neighborhood. A float is a platform that is built on a truck or heavy vehicle and it is usually decorated according to the theme or festival. Christmas floats are amusing and are decorated with funny ornamentations and displays. You can use your creativity to decorate your float in different displays and make it unique. The best part of making a float is that the whole family, including children and adults, can get together for this, sharing ideas and fun and thus, make those moments worth remembering for a lifetime. Many communities give away prizes for the most innovative, best Christmas themes and best family floats. Here is more about these beautiful Christmas floats.
Christmas Parade Floats
Christmas Floats have to be creative and innovative and must appeal to the spectators. The splendid decoration and colorful designs delight kids and children of all ages. The designing and preparation of the Christmas floats begins very early as there are many aspects like traditional presentation of holiday colors to a high-tech light display, to be considered. To participate in a Christmas parade, make sure you register your family, school or business and provide specifications about your float theme, float size, type of entry and mode of transport. If you do not have the resources to build your own float, you can always rent a float and then decorate it according your theme. For the right design ideas, sit down with your team and brainstorm on various ideas that you can use as float decoration themes. Here are a few ideas for your float decoration.
- Baby Jesus: Decorate the float with the scenes of baby Jesus's birth or the Nativity Scene with the wise men at the stable in Jerusalem
- Christmas Symbols: Decorate the float using all the important Christmas symbols like stars, snowmen, bells, Christmas trees etc. Dress someone up as Santa Claus also.
- Snowman: Fill your floats with shades of white and depict a snowy Christmas with a large snowman and snow-covered trees. Put up Christmas lights to create a winter wonderland.
- Gingerbread House: Build a house on the float and decorate it with gingerbread men. You can also give out candies to kids on the street.
Once you have decided the theme, note down the supplies that you will need like petal paper, fringes, glitter, letters etc. Visit your nearest hardware and craft store to pick out all the materials needed. Along with concentrating on the embellishments, you also need to focus on the interaction of the float designs with the parade watchers on the street. Make the parade a fun experience with music, dance, candies and small activities.
