Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a little bit custom in my home identical to it’s in tens of millions of different properties within the United States. For the previous few years Macy’s has provided some hands-on STEAM classes associated to the parade.
Parade 101 options 4 video demonstrations of hands-on actions that college students can do at house with their dad and mom or in your classroom. The 4 actions embody inflating balloons by means of the usage of baking soda and vinegar, designing balloons for the parade, making and utilizing sculping dough, and constructing mannequin floats. All of the movies embody lists of wanted provides.
I like all 4 of the actions. If I used to be to suggest one for Thanksgiving day it could be constructing mannequin floats or designing as a result of they are often completed with cardboard, paper, glue, markers, and different frequent family supplies that do not make a multitude and do not must be completed in a kitchen. That stated, I believe essentially the most enjoyable one is the inflating balloons exercise.
In addition to the movies and STEAM initiatives Parade 101 affords some printable coloring sheets and puzzles. An interactive timeline of the historical past of the parade remains to be out there to view as nicely.
Finally, if you’re on the lookout for some historical past of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade movies, check out the next movies that I’ve shared previously.