A Children's Parade
Here is an idea worth sharing. A 4th of July neighborhood children's parade. It's not a new event but new to us and one I thought made this day extra special for our children and our neighbors. Pass it on.
A call went out for participants in our neighborhood on Nextdoor, the social media page for neighborhoods. It was all very informal and anyone who wanted to participate could dress up their bicycle, wagon, mini motorized vehicle or themselves and join the march.
Jude and I decorated his "float" the night before. The reality is, I decorated the wagon and Jude undecorated the wagon.
I said, "Look at me, Jude." He said, "This is the way to look handsome." Oh dear.
The view from the street. We had a mini police escort (a little boy in a police car) a drum leader (a volunteer from the high school), and a daddy leading the line and playing music in his car.
The parade route ran through two loops of residential streets and only this short sidewalk jaunt along the busy side street.
Waving to Mommy, Mason and Grandpa on the sidelines. Neighbors sat in chairs on their front lawns or gathered together on the sidewalk, clapping and waiving to the children, many of whom were in their first parade.
At the end of the line there were pinatas and cold drinks. Kids made quick work of the pinatas, filling brown paper bags with dumdum lollipops and tootsie rolls.
And a cool, refreshing bottle of blue made the day extra special for little patriots. On to the next celebration!
