Balloon Boy stars in Peeps diorama! (PHOTO)

'Tis the season for Peeps dioramas, and the Washington Post's contest brought in some astonishing entries, led by an amazing recreation of a scene from the movie Up. But this winner wasn't the only diorama that took flight. A previous semi-finalist recreated the October 2009 Fort Collins scene featuring Falcon...
By Michael RobertsApril 14, 2011
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‘Tis the season for Peeps dioramas, and the Washington Post‘s contest brought in some astonishing entries, led by an amazing recreation of a scene from the movie Up. But this winner wasn’t the only diorama that took flight. A previous semi-finalist recreated the October 2009 Fort Collins scene featuring Falcon “Balloon Boy” Heene and his bogus flight across a big chunk of Colorado. See the pic and the Post‘s description below.

SEMIFINALIST

“Balloon Peep (Based on the Balloon Boy)” by David Higginbotham, Coleen Kivlahan and Peter Higginbotham of Manassas re-creates the Falcon Heene scandal… The dioramists include a TV with a “Breaking News” screen shot and a Peep hiding in the toy box upstairs.

More from our News archive: “Peeps prejudice?: Easter week trial takes on bunny bias.”

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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