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Cub Scouts Christmas Parade Float Ideas

November 4, 2008

Cub ScoutLeave No Trace for the Parade! Our Cub Scout Pack decided we would use the scout motto, and collect bottles and cans from the crowd along the parade route. The scouts decorated wagons with a recycle theme. Almost every single person that we collected from, commented on what a great idea it was! Great lesson for the scouts too!

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By Wendy S from Coopersburg, PA

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November 7, 2005

I need ideas for our Cub Scouts walking in the Christmas Parade with the theme "Patriotic Christmas" any and all input welcome! They will be in full uniform.



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Karen from Summerville, SC

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November 7, 20050 found this helpful
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You can get some scouts to pull wagons with christmas trees in them decorated with red, white and blue paper snow flakes and american flags. Others can carry american flages with strings of battery powerd christmas lights attached to the poles with wire.

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Then some of the kids can carry a banner that says "merry christmas USA!". the rest of the boys can carry red white and plue christmas presents.

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By Linda (Guest Post)
November 7, 20050 found this helpful
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How about having each wear a Santa hat instead of a scout cap, and have them decorate the Santa hats to reflect a patriotic theme-i.e. add stripes, stars etc.

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September 26, 2007

I need an idea for a Christmas float for my son's cub scout pack. The theme of the parade is Christmas through the eyes of a child.

Mindy W from Douglas, GA

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By Darlene (Guest Post)
September 27, 20070 found this helpful
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Think back to when you were a child. What things do you remember? For instance, I remember my kids being in awe of the stuff under the tree. Perhaps you could have children of all ages standing around a Christmas tree in pajamas and loads of wrapped "gifts" under the tree. You could wrap some old boxes that don't have anything in them; wrap bricks, shoe boxes, etc. You could even put a large doll, a bike, a train set, etc.

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around the tree.

Another idea is is to have a bed set up on the float with a child "sleeping" and dreaming of Christmas scenes. (opening gifts, Santa, etc.) For the dream scenes the kids could draw them out on large paper, cut them out, and hang them from fishing line above the child's head.

I hope this gives you some ideas and helps you to think of more.

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By U*u*U (Guest Post)
September 27, 20070 found this helpful
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I'd wrap wardrobe boxes Xmas style with wide ribbons and giant bows & do a few 2' tall styrofoam candy canes.

Maybe some 3' cardboard gingerbread cookie men. Just think 'supersize'. Any little sisters or brothers willing to ride the float dressed as little fairies or elves?

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September 27, 20070 found this helpful
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In the Christmas Parade here last year, one of the groups of kids were dressed like giant pieces of candy (for the Sugarplums that danced in their heads). Cut out giant sized pieces of candy from poster board, color it and cover with cellophane to look like candy. There were other children dressed as large Christmas packages.

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Cut holes in the sized of large decorated boxes and slip them onto the children. They can walk and it is so cute. I love the bed idea...that would be so cute. Or, have a group of the kids in pajamas sitting on the float by the Christmas tree while they are being read to.

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October 16, 2009

I am in desperate need of some ideas for a Christmas parade float for the local Cub Scouts. The theme of this year's Christmas parade is 'Miracle On 42nd Street'. The parade committee consists me! Any and all ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

By Christa Stefanopoulos from Owensboro, KY

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October 16, 20090 found this helpful
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Of course, you need a Santa, but you should dress everyone in vintage 50's wear.

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October 22, 20090 found this helpful
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Since one of the most memorable scenes in the movie was the postal workers delivering truckloads of Santa mail to the courtroom, maybe depict the courtroom somehow? With big bags of "mail?"

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November 15, 2005

Our cub scout pack and boy scout troop are going to be in the Christmas parade together this year. The theme for it is "Christmas in Dixie". Does anyone have any ideas for our float? These boys range from 7 years to 16 years old. I was thinking pine trees and snow, but I can't come up with anything to go with it. Please help.



Lisa from Olive Branch, MS

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By Russ Thompson (Guest Post)
December 6, 20050 found this helpful
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Pine trees, a little snow, and an old style tent. a small camp fire lain with red and yellow lights. Use cardboard for the dirt ground.

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Make some rocks out of cardboard and have a holiday camp ground. Good luck.

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October 21, 2010

My son is in the Cub Scouts and this year's Christmas float has the theme "Go Green". Any ideas? The kids are going to be doing most of the work.

By Mrs. C from NY

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October 23, 20100 found this helpful
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Make a Christmas tree by stacking recycling boxes of different sizes. If you have green ones, all the better. Turn them upside down and stack in descending rows ie six or eight bottom, next row two less, etc. use recyclables to make ornaments, the scouts may have some ideas and attach with colored tape.

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A topper that would be good is a discarded hubcap or two attached back to back. Don't forget both sides of the tree unless it is put with the back facing the cab of the vehicle the float is on.

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October 26, 2010

I am looking for ideas for a Christmas float for a new cub scout troop. It needs to be inexpensive.

By vickie browning from Bremen, KY

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I'm trying to come up with an idea for a cub scout Christmas parade float. I don't want anything extravagant as we are a new pack and can't afford a lot.

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