The History of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Balloons

This week I read Balloons Over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet to grades 2-4.  This is a an entertaining story of how Tony Sarg used his inventiveness as a puppeteer to create the magnificent balloons of the Macy's Day Parade.  After the story I shared some of the following videos:

 

Here is the Activity Kit to accompany the book.
To learn more about Melissa Sweet and her books go to her website!

Below are some of the students' balloon creations from the Activity Kit!