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A Lithgow Palooza! John Lithgow

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A Lithgow Palooza! by John Lithgow


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Summary

The actor and children's author presents a compendium of entertaining, unusual, creative, and inspiring activities that parents can share with their children.

A Lithgow Palooza! Summary

A Lithgow Palooza! by John Lithgow

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.

About John Lithgow

John Lithgow is the New York Times bestselling author of I Got Two Dogs; Mahalia Mouse Goes to College; Marsupial Sue Presents: The Runaway Pancake; I'm A Manatee; Micawber; Marsupial Sue; The Remarkable Farkle McBride; and Carnival of the Animals. An award-winning actor, he has starred on stage, film, and television. He performs concerts across the country and has recorded the CDs Farkle and Friends, Singin' in the Bathtub, and The Sunny Side of the Street. Visit John at JohnLithgow.com.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

GOR008821840
9780743261241
0743261240
A Lithgow Palooza! by John Lithgow
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Atria Books
2004-04-19
368
Winner of Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (Silver) 2004
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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