Santa Parade at Helensville

Helensville had their Santa Parade on Saturday. The Council put in a float that was themed around the "Wriggle and Rhyme: Active Movement for Early Learning" programme that the libraries run. This is an Auckland region initiative sponsored by SPARC and supported by the sports organisations around the region. The weekly sessions are targeted at babies – 2 years olds, but older pre school children are also welcome to attend.
We weren't sure what the weather was going to be like so chose to go with a minimalist float. We had a bunch of people walking alongside the vehicle miming to songs and handing out feathers and balloons. It was great!
The best thing about Santa Parades is the number of community organisations who get involved. Have a look at our small Flickr photo set to see pictures of some of them.

Also - a huge thank you to the Coastguard who jumpstarted the car after the battery went flat!