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.