Boredom Blasters Travel Edition

by John Lithgow

Family car trips and plane rides need no longer be a source of stress with this terrific Lithgow Palooza! kit aboard. The book contains loads of ideas for creating fun projects and just plain silly constructions by combining the enclosed materials—suction cups with hooks, chenille sticks, wipe-off paper, wipe-away marker, an eraser, and lanyard wire—in unique and highly entertaining ways.Don’t just ask, “What’s a palooza ?” Try one! A palooza is an activity guaranteed to take a kid’s mind off of the long drive or day ahead and get him or her interested in something new, creative, and out-of-this-world fun. A palooza takes an everyday idea and makes something completely different—and totally unexpected—out of it. A palooza isn’t just an idea, it’s a way of thinking.Our Lithgow Palooza kits come complete with just about all the materials needed to make imaginations soar. Sculpt a racing seagull from chenille sticks! Make a puzzle only you can solve! Tons of ingenious and inspired brainstorms will soon have kids everywhere saying, “It’s not just an idea, it’s a palooza of an idea.”

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2005

About the author

John Lithgow is a prolific actor with two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Oscar nominations to his name. He has starred in the hit TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, and The Crown, and in beloved films like The World According to Garp, Shrek, and Terms of Endearment. Lithgow has appeared on Broadway twenty-five times and in England with both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He is also the bestselling author of nine children’s picture books, and his recordings for kids have landed him four Grammy nominations.