Highlights_for_Children 2019-11-01

The Red

Power Ranger balloon

was the longest balloon

in last year’s parade.

One arm is the length

of a school bus!

Balloons

Each year, new balloons are

added to the parade. Artists start

with sketches in the design room.

Then 3-D models of the sketches

are created in clay. Based on the

models, the full-size balloons

are sewn and hand-painted.

Before parade day, all old and

new balloons are thoroughly

checked for holes and leaks.

Balloons are inflated inside the

parade studio and must stay

inflated for six hours. If a balloon

doesn’t pass the six-hour test, it’s

searched for holes and patched up.

The

Design

Room

24 NOVEMBER 2019