Every year in McKinney the Jaycees host a lighted holiday parade. And every year that Minshew has been open, the PTA has entered a float in the parade. Last year we won for the 3rd year in a row!! Going for the fourth-peat was daunting, nerve wracking and a lot of FUN!!!!The theme this year was "A Kid's Christmas". We decided that we would recreate the movie The Polar Express. Ideas were abundant on how to pull this off, and the week after Thanksgiving was when the magic all happened!
The float included artwork from every Minshew student:
- Ornaments for our Christmas tree were provided by the Kindergarten and First Grades.
- Snowflakes were created by the Second and Third Grades.
- Hot Chocolate mugs that stated "A Kid's Christmas is..." were designed by the Fourth and Fifth Grades. (Sydney's mug was picked by her class to be on the float!!)
The engine and train cars (yes, I said cars...we had two passenger cars) were 3 trailers that with a lot of hard work, coroplast and wood became a great likeness to the movie. Oh, and can't forget the vinyl stripes and letters that Joni, Jen and I put on the cars!
Friday, November 30 was the big day and we spent literally all day of that putting the finishing touches on the train. Lots of lights, presents, Christmas tree, and then later that night all of the Minshew Colts we could squeeze on. It was a lot of fun and........definitely worth it as we brought home our FOURTH WIN!!!! Yay Minshew PTA and Minshew Colts!!
Again, there are lots of pictures, so enjoy the show. And a good tip: It doesn't matter if you have your camera with you or not, if you don't have good batteries to work it!!! So, all of the pictures here were provided by Joni and our historian, Trish. Thanks for the pics, girls!
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The train was just awesome!!
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