Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I need major ideas, I'm drawing a blank. I need ideas to decorate a soccer mom van, it's for a Christmas parade with the theme of fantasy. Our group is a medieval reenactment group. I have no idea what to do, please help if you can. Thanks.
Medieval fantasy conjurs up images of King Arthur, Robin Hood, knights fighting dragons .... Have fun!
I need a idea for a float in a Christmas parade with the theme "Load the Sleigh". Please help, what can I use to load it?
I want something different, a new theme, not just gifts and presents.How about books? Dozens and dozens of books. They represent learning, improved spelling and vocabulary in addition to stimulating our imagination and furthering our education. You'll likely be able to find a great many at local thrift stores.
In Iceland, if you're interested, books are a large part of their Christmas culture. Check it out? www.npr.org/
I need ideas for a smaller church float we have a nativity. The theme is Silver Jubilee Christmas! How do you keep Christ in Christmas in a silver jubilee?
By Tim C. from Moscow, ID
You could maybe do the angel of the annunciation and make the angel silver?
How about have the nativity with the heavenly hosts praising God, jubilant, saying, "Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men!"
The theme of the Christmas parade is "Christmas on the Big Screen". We need float ideas.
By DB
My company sells farm equipment and the name is, Rudolph Brothers. I need an idea for a Christmas float. We have played off of the Rudolph theme a couple of times. Something to honor the American farmer would be really unique. Any ideas?
By Jan L
First idea that immediately popped into my head was a group of reindeer eating hay and/or grain and the farmer providing it. Maybe Santa shaking hands with the with farmer, too. Perhaps a tractor pulling a feed wagon saying "We keep Santa flying." Or Santa saying, "The farmers keep me flying."
I am looking for a float idea with the theme "Keep Christ in Christmas". Any suggestions?
By Reyes
My bosses Church did a float one year and took 2nd place. You can find the information here: www.thriftyfun.com/
Does anyone have any ideas for a parade float themed: "The Grinch That Stole Christmas"?
By Angela
For the general shape, use the snow cliff(?) with the tiny dog pulling the sleigh on the back of the float. Below on the main part of the float have a stripped Xmas tree with a few broken ornaments, bits of tinsel, a straggle of lights partly pulled off, but still flashing, empty and wrong side out stockings, and, of course, a Grinch sitting on a big, big pile of gifts, maybe even unwrapping some and, if allowed, tossing the contents to the crowd.
I need help with our Christmas float. The theme is " In the Eyes of a Child". We are a church group. Could someone please help.
By bridgette from Dayton, OH
How about doing it based on the song "I saw mommy kissing santa claus". Have a fireplace, tree, furniture, gifts under the tree, and of course mommy kissing santa.
I am building a float for a small town Christmas parade. I need ideas on what to use in my float. The theme of the parade is, "Keep Christ in Christmas".
By heather wilson from Atlanta, TX
You could do a complete Nativity scene, and please don't put Christmas trees full of lights on the same float, it sends mixed messages.
Looking for ideas for a Christmas float with the theme: "Silver Bells it's Christmas Time in the City".
By Shay from CA
Just an idea off the top of my head: put silver spray paint on the tops of 2-liter soda bottles that have had the bottoms cut off. With fishing line, hang a silver painted ball (ping pong ball?) from the inside.
I am looking for Christmas parade float suggestions. The theme is "Now and Then".
By Stacey from Ontario, Canada
Our town just had a Fall Foliage Festival with the "Then and Now" Theme. They did the prices of different products from then I think it was the 50's, and the prices now.
Depending on if you have children participating. Have one half of the float with activities children do now and the other half with activities children did then.
An idea for a no person float (or just a couple people) put on big tree in the middle of the float, decorate the front half colonial Christmas (popcorn garland, pine cone ornaments, pieces of clothe for hanging streamers, you get the idea) Some basic furniture, maybe a pot belly stove on the end or a chimney with a hanging pot and old socks hanging. On the other side of the tree decorate modern (tinsel, flashy ornaments, etc) have a couple modern chairs and a fireplace with decorated stockings (maybe even a plastic one with doggie treats in it). If people ride have them dress the time. Don't forget the conflicting stars on top.
I would like ideas for how to decorate a float. The theme is: "Twas the Night Before Christmas".
By RUTH from Sherman, TX
Any ideas for a Christmas parade float honoring the military?
By Nancy from FL
I would do a flag all made from poinsettias. They come in red, white, and if you are in the U.S., blue.
I need ideals for our Christmas parade. The theme is "American Christmas".
By Marnie from OK
I don't know if this would work on a float or not, but a guy in my town had the coolest Christmas decoration in his front yard Dec. 2001 (when 9/11 was of course still fresh in everybody's mind): he had a spotlight on a fake Santa Claus (who was sitting in an US Army jeep) who was saluting the American flag (which he had a spotlight on too). The jeep maybe wouldn't fit on your float, but if not, maybe Santa could be partially dressed in some camo or some kind of military stuff? Or if it was possible to have Santa saluting a military person(s) or vet(s) in their uniforms who were on the float too? Just a thought; good luck!
We need some ideals for a float. It is for Christmas floats for the nursing staff.
By Brittney from Martin, SD
To an ill person, nurses are angels. Have all your angels wear their uniforms and halos. Decorate the float to look like a cloud. The Manger would be quite appropriate, with the Baby Jesus nestled in the cloud amongst the angels.
Our church is doing a float for the parade. The theme is "Babes in Toyland". That is what the float must be made around. What is a religious approach we could use? Please help.
By aleta
Have little "angels" (children in angel wings) surrounded by toys.
Using the angels is a good idea, but what about all the toys nature provides? Bubbles, snowflakes (which I've heard described as angel kisses), fall leaves, pine cones, flowers, a rainbow, animals (stuffed of course), butterflies. Or the simple toys of Jesus' time like dreidels, rag dolls, hoops and sticks, blocks, etc.
I am looking for ideas to decorate an ambulance for a Christmas Parade. The theme is "A Joyful Christmas". Please help ASAP, we have 3 days to do this.
Window clings, wind socks, Plastic crepe paper. Paint a scene on a plastic drop cloth and attach with magnets.Garlands of fake flowers.
A "patient" on a gurney, that is joyful that he is not as sick as he thought he was, and on his way back home to spend Christmas with his family; decorate with the usual Christmas trappings. (Singing "Joy To The World" at the top of his/her lungs, of course!)
I would like ideas for a Christmas parade float. The theme for the parade is "Toyland in Our Town". Any ideas would be appreciated.
Wendy from New York
I am not at all creative with this sort of thing, but there is a cartoon called Babes in Toyland my kids used to love. Maybe you could get some ideas from this cartoon. For example, Humpty Dumpty plays a part and you could maybe dress some people up as toy soldiers. Santa is part of course, and there is also a train that is "alive". Hope this helps some.
I'm not very crafty, but the word Toyland brings to mind the image of the Nutcracker for some reason. Also, wooden toys like rocking horses, and dolls. Maybe the ladies could dress as dolls complete with the round, bright red cheek paint and lipstick, and exaggeratedly long eyelashes. You might look through Christmas-themed books from 100 years or more ago for ideas.
We are entering our local parade and the theme is "Christmas Wishes". We have come up with "Wish Upon a Star" with children dressed as angels and stars. The Stars will have wishes listed. The color of our float is going to be Navy blue, silver, and white. My question is what can our angels be doing on the float?
You could teach them sign language to the "wish upon a star" song and then just keep repeating it.
How about blow bubbles? Glitter would be pretty but out of the question. It's messy and, as a float, you'd need tons of it. The bubbles could be a problem, too, unless you just have them blow bubbles every five minutes, or stagger the ones who are blowing bubbles. You could end up with very wet kids! I also like the sign language idea.
I need some ideas on how to build a float with two hands holding a world with the world turning.
Bonnie from Cadiz, KY
I don't have any ideas -- but I love what you're trying to do!
My son came up with an idea (we haven't tested it yet: build a box to go under your "world" and use a power inverter to run a drill. Mount the drill under the box and a big drill bit up through the box attached to the world to make it turn. You can make the world and hands out of chicken wire and then use big pieces of newspaper to paper mache over the chicken wire then after it dries paint it. Don't make the world too heavy for the drill to turn.
I need help with ideas for our Christmas float with the theme Christmas Wishes. We are a church float; any suggestions?
We are doing a Christmas parade float with Care Bears. Our theme is "Caring is a commitment". We are a doctor's office. I have no ideas. Can you help?
Our church needs ideas for a parade float for the theme "Christmas on a the Silver Screen". Can you help us out?
The Christmas parade is coming and we wanted to do a float with a library theme. Any suggestions?
