Girl Scout Decoration Ideas for a Parade
Girl Scout troops often participate in parades, such as for the Fourth of July and Christmas. Decoration ideas for such parades often focus on a theme, such as famous women throughout history or environmental issues, though float and decoration themes can include lighter fare. Painted wood, crepe paper and plush toys are just some of the tools that can be used for creating parade decorations.
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Bike Decorations
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Scouts can ride decorated bikes alongside parade floats. Fourth of July decoration ideas include covering bikes with red, white and blue crepe paper as well as silver sequins and glitter. Crepe paper can be woven through bike tire rungs. If you're going for a cowgirls-and-Indians theme, attach carved wooden pieces in the shapes of horses to bikes with sturdy rope. For example, attach a horse head on the front of the bike and a horse rump at the back.
Famous Women Accessories
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Parade floats with a "strong/famous women throughout history" theme can include the girls dressed up as famous women with accessories to match. For example, a girl going as Betsy Ross can hold needle and thread and an American flag pattern. Girls representing famous female athletes such as Babe Didrikson, Billie Jean King, Florence Griffith Joyner and Mia Hamm can use accessories such as golf clubs, tennis rackets, hurtles and soccer balls, respectively. Tools for scientific research, such as microscopes, may be used for girls representing famous female scientists.
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Christmas Ideas
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Girl Scouts often appear in Christmas parades, which can include girls dressed up as Santa's helpers and as elves. Broad Christmas themes may be used featuring painted wooden cutouts of reindeer, snowmen and elves, though more specific themes may also be used, such as famous Christmas movies. A tangled ball of Christmas lights can represent "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" while images of locomotives (wooden or paper) work for "The Polar Express." Reindeer, toy and snowman puppets may be used for re-creating scenes from the 1964 classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Environment Ideas
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Girl Scout troops often participate in activities concerning the environment. Endangered animal displays are one option, which can include large images as well as plush versions for endangered species such as polar bears, tigers and other big cats, elephants and wolves. Jungle scenes can be created on floats; use chicken wire and crepe paper to create trees, and dress up the girls as monkeys and other jungle animals. Other girls can be dressed up as famous female scientists, such as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey.
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