Float building can only be fun if a part of it is messy. Sometimes using glitter can be very messy. Glitter can be applied to cardboard or styrofoam cut-out letters or even select float props. You'll find less glitter is used when the surface you are glittering is painted with flat latex paint, similar in color to the glitter you are using, and allowed to dry. Then give the surface another coat of the same paint and apply the glitter before the paint is dry. One lb. of glitter covers approx. 10 square feet. $10.50 per pound, plastic .040 hex shaped only.