 | Christmas Theme Originality (one to five points awarded)
 | Most unusual, unique, different |
| Unusual, not often used theme |
| Traditional and often used Christmas theme |
| Christmas theme |
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| Interpretation of the Parade Theme (one to five points
awarded)
| Theme idea well portrayed |
| Theme idea adequately portrayed |
| Theme idea poorly interpreted and displayed |
| Does little to portray theme |
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| Quality of Workmanship and Construction (one to five points
awarded)
| Excellent workmanship and construction, shows much effort |
| Good workmanship and construction |
| Good to fair workmanship and construction, shows effort, but could have
been better |
| Float poorly designed and constructed |
| Sloppy workmanship, hurriedly constructed |
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| Utilization of Construction Materials (one to five points
awarded)
| Unusual materials, well used, shows imagination and ingenuity |
| Materials used show thought and imagination |
| Realistically portray float theme |
| Materials adequately portray float theme |
| Fair to poor use of constructional materials, float theme not well
portrayed |
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| Visual Effect and Color Portrayal (one to five points
awarded)
| Striking visual effect, color well used and coordinated |
| Good visual effect, good use of color |
| Fair visual effect, color not used it's potential, coordination fair to
poor. |
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| Electric Light Enhancement (one to five points awarded)
| Outstanding use of lights and lighting, effect well integrated into
overall float |
| Good use of lights, shows thought and adds to overall float appearance |
| Lights used to some effect adds to float appearance |
| Use of lights add little to overall float appearance, poorly thought out |
| No use of lights for enhancement |
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| Animation and Mechanical Display (one to five points
awarded)
| Unusual use of animation or mechanics to portray float theme |
| Adequate use of animation of mechanics to portray float theme |
| Animation or mechanics not used in float theme |
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| Mode of Operation (one to five points awarded)
| Unusual and imaginative method of movement |
| Attempt to incorporate method of movement into overall float appearance |
| Little or no attempt to decorate or incorporate mode of movement into
float |
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| Overall Visual Effect (one to seven points awarded)
| Judge's personal selection as best of parade |
| Super float, ranks in the top three or four floats |
| Excellent overall appearance, a real crowd pleaser, float will be
remembered after the parade is over |
| Good overall appearance, parts fit well |
| Stays together during movement |
| Overall appearance is fair to poor |
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