What's a palooza?
An activity that keeps kids from uttering those terrifying words, "I'm bored!"
You may know John Lithgow as star of stage, screen, and television or even as a bestselling children's book author. But his most important role -- parent -- was also the most fun. Whether building cardboard castles or putting on a King and I puppet show or conducting a treasure hunt in the National Gallery of Art, John has spent years perfecting the art of the palooza.
A palooza is easy to do!
A palooza doesn't cost much (some cost absolutely nothing)
A palooza is instigated or organized by parents but is quickly taken over by children
A palooza may involve a computer but never the TV
A palooza may use all varieties of arts and crafts
A palooza may secretly teach children (and parents!) a thing or two
A palooza is entertaining for the entire family
A palooza depends entirely on the inexhaustible creativity, ingenuity, imagination, and sense of fun of young minds
This book contains 101 ideas for creating paloozas for children ages 3 to 12 wherever you are. Grouped according to interests and themes -- like art, drama, music, vacations, and birthdays -- and incorporating lots of extrapaloozas, fun facts for parent and child, and suggested additional reading for all ages, John's paloozas range from adopting your own soup can for a day to inventing your own secret language to establishing left-handed day or creating a self-portrait. A Lithgow Palooza! is an utterly unique collection of original activities guaranteed to transform any household from bored to bubbling with fun.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: The Big Paloozas
Adopt-a-Soup Can
Junk Garden
Bridges
Repartee
It's About Time
Labyrinth
Left-Hand Man
Imaginary World
Photo-Essay
Board Game
Sensation
On a Roll
Invent-a-Saurus
Starry Night
Palio
Chapter Two: Performance Paloozas
Tableaux Vivants
Canned Film Festival
Soliloquy
Mime
Animal House
Charades
Mask Theater
Puppets
Chapter Three: Word Paloozas
Author, Author
Bibliomancy
Poetry Slam
Newsstand
Secret Language
Read-Aloud Marathon
Word Collage
Librarian
What's Your Story?
Journaling
Adaptation
Crossword
Stranger Stories
Chapter Four: Music Paloozas
Found Sound
Air Guitar Star
One-Man Band
Figaro! Figaro!
Rounds
Can You Kazoo?
Chapter Five: Dance Paloozas
Body Parts
Isadorables
Walk Like an Egyptian
Tango Fandango
Hulapalooza
Once Upon a Ballet
Hoofin' It
Chapter Six: Art Paloozas
Pulpture
Carton Architecture
Still Life
Museum Hunt
Be a Pollack
Self-Portrait
Kolam
Art Gallery
Georgia O'Keeffe
Memento
Color Concentration
Busted
Chapter Seven: Holiday Paloozas
Thankskeeper
Holiday Ad Hoc
Celebrate This!
Nutty Nutcrackers
Washington Irving Halloween
My Funny Valentine
Tell Me a Holiday Story
April Fool
New Year's Fortune Cookies
Chapter Eight: Birthday Paloozas
Dig It!
Slimed
Popcorn!
Clowning Around
Wiffle Ball Championship
Ytrap Drawkcab (Backward Party)
Paper Chase
Film Buffoons
Trip to Mars
Knights of the Round Table
Chapter Nine: Vacation Paloozas
Sunset Watch
At the Beach
Travel Brochure
Hands-On Adventure
Gypsies
Gates of Heaven
Drive Time
The Waiting Game
Table Time
Chapter Ten: Animal Paloozas
Doggerel
Animal Talk
Cat Yoga
A-Maze Me
Bird Theater
Chapter Eleven: Food Paloozas
Literary Dish
Mama Mia
Iron Chef
At the Table
A Monk's Supper
Tidy Time
Spoon Lickers
