A day before the big balloons and floats traveled through the streets of Manhattan, students at Mandalay Elementary School put on their own Thanksgiving display.

The morning kicked off with a float parade outside of the school. Each class built a float for the special event. They worked on the projects throughout November in art classes with teacher Laura Capozzi.

Each grade had a different theme, such as the story of Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown, football and the animals of autumn. It was a teamwork based project, with all students in a class sharing their ideas and helping built the float. Ms. Capozzi said that the project combined art with engineering, as each class created a sketch and determined the materials they would need before beginning construction.