Macy's Parade

Updated December 1, 2023
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Macy's Parade

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Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Sweet, Melissa
Paper Book
From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's have a parade! Meet the master puppeteer who invented the first balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Melissa Sweet brings to life the inspirational story of the puppeteer who...
Christmas parade
Boynton, Sandra
Paper Book
From this rousing beginning unfolds Christmas Parade, a merry board book filled with hilarious characters from the one and only Sandra Boynton! Written with the irresistible rhythm of a lively marching band and illustrated with Boynton's signature characters, including...
https://www.macys.com/social/parade/parade-101/

Macy's offers a website with lots of information and activities about the parade, including a tour of the studio where floats are designed and housed.

https://www.wired.com/2015/11/the-physics-of-the-giant-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-balloons/
How do these giant balloons work? What makes them both easier and more complicated than a normal sized balloon?
https://www.popsci.com/science-and-engineering-macys-thanksgiving-day-balloons/

They're cute and take real engineering to get up into the air. I'm talking about the iconic balloons in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/meet-the-balloonatics-scifri-goes-to-macys-parade-studio

How are Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons designed, calculated, fabricated, tested, and retested before they show up on the streets of Manhattan?

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