The annual Lunar New Year celebration might be over, but the Year of Dragon just started, and there are more than enough cool commemorative designs to last until next February. Malaysia’s Fictionist Studio made a real showstopper with their work for Wing Heong, who primarily make a Chinese beef jerky-esque dried meat called bakkwa. It’s […]
The theme of the parade this year is "The price of freedom."
Downey residents got a close look at their city’s award-winning entry on Wednesday, Jan. 4.
On Sunday, September 4th, the annual ‘Corso Zundert’ Flower Parade took place in the Netherlands. Teams of volunteers competed for the best-designed
This roundup of 10 of the best and most fascinating Nigerian festivals will show you a slice of life in Nigeria.
The Pasadena Rose Parade is a popular New Year's Day tradition. To participate, sign up to help decorate the floats with flowers. For watching the parade, the Orange Grove Grandstand area is a great spot, located before the TV viewing area. Camping out along Colorado Blvd is also a fun way to see the floats up close.
Today on armistice day, 11/11/17 was also the annual Lord Mayors show for the City of London. With full on pomp & pageantry, carnival floats and even donkeys and dogs, the City of London came a…
Founded in 1936, the annual Corso Zundert parade is a celebration of the Netherlands’ most iconic exports: flowers. The event is held every year in the small town of Zundert where 20 teams of volunteers from different hamlets compete for the best designed parade float. More than being covered almost completely in vibrant dahlia flowers, the float designs often incorporate moving elements and are accompanied by marching bands and other performers along the parade route. More
Dear Girls, I’ve come to believe that an author’s material arrives in the form of obsession, a need for the close and uncomfortable scrutiny of an idea. Last year I finished writing a book about women who weren’t traditionally “good.” I dedicated it to you. You might wonder why. I’ve spent far too much energy […]
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DublinTown exists to highlight all that this city lovingly referred to as “Town” has to offer. See what's on right now!
Macnas Parade 2018 - Out of the Wild Sky. Macnas Parade Route 2018 for Galway. Map available here. Click for information on Parade Route!
Nice Carnival is one of the world's renowned carnivals. Check out our summary of 2024 spectacular "King of Pop Culture" Parade of Lights.
Her love may be the ultimate prize… Greer Courtland and her family have been designing floats for Pasadena's Rose Parade all her life–but have rarely had a client as determined as Daniel Torres. The talk show host intends to win the prize for best float in a much–publicised charity wager. As they spend time together, he makes it clear that he intends to win Greer, too. But the former Rose Parade queen isn't dazzled by wealth and fame–even when delivered in a sexy and sensual package. From the moment he invites her on his show, Daniel is enthralled by Greer. Beautiful, effervescent and talented, she keeps him grounded in a way no one ever has before. But as their relationship becomes tabloid fodder, Greer backs away. And unless he's willing to be vulnerable and expose his heart, Daniel risks letting wonderful possibilities of forever float away…
These are inexpensive parade float ideas to decorate your own float. Click here to see the best tips and tricks for small town parades, homecoming parades, or church parade!
DublinTown exists to highlight all that this city lovingly referred to as “Town” has to offer. See what's on right now!
Macnas Parade 2018 - Out of the Wild Sky. Macnas Parade Route 2018 for Galway. Map available here. Click for information on Parade Route!
Nice Carnival is one of the world's renowned carnivals. Check out our summary of 2024 spectacular "King of Pop Culture" Parade of Lights.
Her love may be the ultimate prize… Greer Courtland and her family have been designing floats for Pasadena's Rose Parade all her life–but have rarely had a client as determined as Daniel Torres. The talk show host intends to win the prize for best float in a much–publicised charity wager. As they spend time together, he makes it clear that he intends to win Greer, too. But the former Rose Parade queen isn't dazzled by wealth and fame–even when delivered in a sexy and sensual package. From the moment he invites her on his show, Daniel is enthralled by Greer. Beautiful, effervescent and talented, she keeps him grounded in a way no one ever has before. But as their relationship becomes tabloid fodder, Greer backs away. And unless he's willing to be vulnerable and expose his heart, Daniel risks letting wonderful possibilities of forever float away…
The work can be challenging, arduous and time-consuming. Building a parade float is limited by a number of factors, removing which can make yours the best one in the parade. Find out what it takes to create a masterpiece.
I am big on "At Home" projects. I like that the students have a chance to budget their own time (something critical for when they move on to middle school), that they get to work with their parents on a school related project, and that they will have a great project, made with materials they found at home, as an end product. Now I know there are some people who feel they can never grade something that a child did at home because they don't know how much input a parent had. Well, I honestly have never had that problem. My students are doing the work. They have *help*, but I haven't received a project that was completed solely by a parent (or if I have, it has not be evident in the least ;) ) Anyway, that is not what this post is about. Back to the subject.... Heritage is a unit that we teach through our reading series in 5th grade. The unit is jampacked with stories of different people, where they come from, and how their culture influences who they are today. As it just so happens, our ELD (English Language Development) unit is about Immigration and the reasons people would want to come to the United States. These two themes go so perfectly together that I thought I would create an at home assignment to round it all off! Click here to access the project. Since many of my students are immigrants, or second/third generation here in the United States, I had them start with an interview of someone who immigrated to the United States. Most had access to their own parents, grandparents, or other relatives that they could interview. For those few that didn't, I allowed them to interview a neighbor or even a teacher at our school who immigrated. Next, the students needed to write a report about the country of origin they most identify with. I use myself as an example. My great-grandparents on my father's side both immigrated from Russia at the turn of the 20th century. On my mother's side there is a slew of European countries that are represented. However, the Russian side of my family was the most prominent while I was growing up. Russia is the country I most identify with as having "originated" in. The students need to choose one of the countries they most identify with. The final piece of this project was to create a parade float representing the immigration journey from the "home" country to the United States. The directions I cut and pasted from Enchanted Learning, however the requirements I made specific to the project. These floats were so varied and came out so amazing! Students put pictures of their relatives, artifacts from the country they researched....so creative! We then presented the floats to the school in a "parade" (as you can see in the picture below. To keep the kids on track, I had them periodically (about once a week) turn in a "check in form" to me. This let me know what questions they had, what materials they needed, and helped me to see that they were actually doing the project. Overall, this project was successful in getting the students to think about their roots, as well as connect our literature unit with our ELD unit. They walked away from it with a greater appreciation of their own family as well, which was the ultimate goal.
She did more than cheer that day - she saved a life.
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"The Gay Essay" features 70 photographs documenting the gay liberation movement in Los Angeles and San Francisco from 1969 to 1973 by photographer Anthony Friedkin.
