Best Part Of Any Parade

After I posted my parade post,
I thought to myself....
Janice you forgot to add something
to you parade display.

Well of course that would be the

C A N D Y

So here is parade post part two.

Although I do not eat much candy anymore,

I decided to bring in some of my favorites

for this post.

M&M's

Red Licorice

These flag ones I made to look like wrapped candy.

Many years ago.

Same with these candy sticks.

Just used blue and white striped fabric.

Took a straw, laid it on some quilt batting.

Cut the batting to fit around the straw.

Then added a few more inches more 

of the blue and white fabric. 

Rolled the batting & fabric around the straw.

Hot glued the long strip, then hot glued each end.

The bubblegum is just wood balls that I painted

in Patriotic colors.

.

These are real candy sticks.

I placed them in this fun basket

that Winnie gifted me.

Looks great together don't it!

Now did you know that the throwing of candy

in a parade originated in the 1870's in a

Mardi Gras parade.

The king of the parade threw treats into the crowd.

Unfortunately there are many parents out there

being concerned that their young children

are being hit with the candy.

I don't know about you all,

but when I was little,

my parents would NOT let me go 

into the street until the candy was on the ground.

Then we ran and grabbed it...

and waited for the next float to go by.

I did the same with my own children.

This way they would not get hit.

I think there are some parents out there

that forget how fun it was and lots of towns

are banning the candy 

from being thrown from floats.

I think this is so unfair.

How do you feel about this latest ban?

Did you like grabbing the candy in a parade?

Parade Candy Blessing To All!

Janice