Calgary school bus driver goes all out with holiday decorations for kids

It looks a bit like a yellow Christmas tree cruising down the road, but it's really a Calgary school bus decked out in its holiday finest.

All it took to create the festive atmosphere was a cigarette-lighter inverter and a little imagination from bus driver Gay Powlan.

Metallic snowflakes dangle from the ceiling, and strings of rainbow-coloured lights and silver tinsel runup and down each row.

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A Calgary school bus driver has decorated her bus with lights and tinsel this holiday season.

Powlan says she did it for the kids.

"When they see the Christmas lights and it's all decorated, it just helps to bring the spirit to life," said the bus driver of five years.

"And when I see theirfaces, it makes my heart smile," she said.

Powlan'sbus runs for kids in Chinook Park and Willow Park.

You'll see her rolling alongHighfieldAvenue, cruising down Blackfoot Trail toGlenmore, down14thStreet to90thAvenue and into the neighbourhoods ofPalliserandBraeside.

If you're stuck beside it in holiday traffic, you maysee the stuffed toy candy cane that hangsfrom aside view mirror, the snowman stickers that adorn the windows, or thered-and-white "Merry Christmas" sign that adheres to the front grill.