Summary:
101 Circus Games is filled with a variety of fun movement activities that would keep children engaged. From juggling to circus clown acts, it encourages imaginative play and art experiences. Children will want to make props and costumes to go along with their circus acts.

Personal Reaction:
As a mom, I immediately thought that this book would be a great resource for planning a circus birthday party! The guests would have a ball rehearsing their acts then performing them for parents.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. This would be a useful tool for children to plan and carry out a parent night where students perform circus acts. It could even be a fund raiser for the school, with each audience member paying a small fee to attend.
2. During the winter months, many ideas could be taken from this book to keep students active even without going outdoors. The whole class could learn to juggle!

This book is a mixed bag. It's less "circus games" than "acting games with a circus theme". Some are quite good, some require specialized (and obscure-- fake bed of nails?) props, some are fully realized games, some are sketches of ideas for games, some require a trained instructor.

Cute and interesting little book of circus-style activities for young children. Written with a clear, instructional style.

Recommended for early childhood education teachers and anyone who works with preschool/elementary age children. ( )

Great idea, lots of options. I used to play "circus" when I was a child so I can imagine it having a market. Not sure how many of the games actually might work for kids, but it's a great assortment of ideas that could be used as a starting point for kid fun! ( )

I like this little book. I teach 3,4,and 5 year olds, and there are lots of ideas for quick group activities or for longer projects that might involve some planning. I am always looking for new ideas to challenge the kids, and spice up our meetings and transitions. This book seems to be well organized and has many useful and fun ideas.