Heritage Day Children's Parade 2010

Every September, our town celebrates "Heritage Day," a festival of arts and crafts, food, a Civil War encampment, and entertainment...fun for all! There is even a bank robbery reenactment.

Each year, the day begins with a children's parade around 9:00am. There is always a theme, and the kids have a wonderful time dressing up and riding on their very own floats, trikes, or walking.

This years theme was "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" from the Wizard of Oz, of course. It was such a fun theme. I have been looking forward to the day when we would eventually have our very own participant. Mills does not own a Wizard of Oz costume, but thanks to Emily and Jonah, who graciously let us borrow one, Mills instantly became the Tin Man. We are VERY appreciative!!!

I got a late start on our float, but began whipping up ideas about a week and a half ago. I am famous for cooking up ideas that are way far beyond possible. My mind tends to over cook at times. I knew what I wanted to do, so I began searching our closets, the attic, and my HUGE box of scrap booking and craft supplies in the attic. I found more things than I ever thought we had up there, which was great, because it meant for a very uncostly project. It is amazing what you can do with a little bit of foam board, construction paper, glitter, Christmas tree cotton, and paint that we at one time used on a wall somewhere or another. The only thing that I really invested in was a small tin man heart, an axe and these...

our wicked witch legs. I intended on making them, but as I looked at the price, there was no way that I could have made them as cheap as I bought them. They just arrived yesterday, and I was sweating bullets waiting on Mr. UPS to arrive. Nothing could be placed on the wagon until those legs made their showing! So this afternoon, I began putting the project together. Thank you inventor of "Gorilla glue" and duct tape! HA!

Mills' simple "over the rainbow" made of foam board, tempera paint, and glitter and a touch of shimmery cotton.

I used a rectangle sponge and yellow paint outlined with gold highlights for Mills' yellow brick road. You can't see the detail in this picture, but the one below, shows it much better...

What's the Wizard of Oz without a tornado? So, I made a tornado. Again, foam board and paint attached by a spring on the roof of Auntie Em's house.

Sweet Jonah in his awesome Cowardly Lion costume

Mary Claire & Faith as Dorothy and Sam Harris the Cowardly Lion

The Lollipop Guild

The Lullaby League

Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead!