VINTON, Va. – It may sound silly, but a virtual shoebox parade is the board’s creative way to savor the parade tradition and still social distance. This year would have been the 65th annual Dogwood ...

Lake Charles, La. (Feb. 8)— Kindergarteners through fifth-graders can enter Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana’s Shoebox Float Contest. All floats must be constructed using a standard shoebox, and ...

Creating a shoebox float during Fiesta is very much a family project. It’s something that many San Antonio-raised adults remember making as children and one that most labor over as parents now. “This ...

Practically a citywide holiday, the Battle of Flowers Parade is a Fiesta staple. And over the last two weeks, area schools have been gearing up with their own parades. Showing shoebox floats have been ...

A third-grader at J.C. Ellis Elementary School in Metairie, Danatus Jordan King, recently created a Carnival shoebox float inspired by the military service of his father, Sgt. 1st Class Danatus King ...

SAN ANTONIO – The halls of Montgomery Elementary were bursting with color, music, and student creativity as the school held its annual Fiesta Shoebox Parade. This year, the festivities were extra ...