Children's Wisconsin hosts Christmas-themed parade for patients

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Children's Wisconsin in Wauwatosa had a Christmas-themed parade through the hospital with costumes, 40 decorated floats and more smiles than you could possibly count. 

It's never fun to have to spend a holiday in the hospital, so staff members cooked up the idea of a parade to try and change that a little bit. 

They have it every year on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and turns out, it's not only the kids and parents who feel better. 

"I think it creates a sense of joy, not only for our patients and families who witness it but for our staff members to be a part of it," said Leslie Scott with Children's Wisconsin. 

Any kids who couldn't leave their rooms for the parade could still watch it on Zoom.