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From skills to props, DIY Circus Lab for Kids teaches you and your family everything you need to know to produce your own circus.

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. A Little Story
  3. The Circus Skills
  4. What’s in This Book?
  5. UNIT 1: SPINNING AND FLOWING
    1. INTRODUCTION: ABOUT SPINNING AND FLOWING, CIRCADEMICS, AND CIRCUSSECRETS
    2. MAKE YOUR OWN: Juggling Sticks
    3. ABCS OF: Juggling Sticks
    4. MAKE YOUR OWN: Diabolo
    5. ABCS OF: Diabolo
    6. MAKE YOUR OWN: Hoop
    7. ABCS OF: Hooping
    8. MAKE YOUR OWN: Poi
    9. ABCS OF: Poi
  6. UNIT 2: TOSS JUGGLING
    1. INTRODUCTION: ABOUT JUGGLING, CIRCADEMICS, AND CIRCUSSECRETS
    2. ABCS OF: Scarf Juggling
    3. MAKE YOUR OWN: Juggling Balls
    4. ABCS OF: Three-Ball Juggling
    5. ABCS OF: Armpit Juggling
  7. UNIT 3: BALANCE
    1. INTRODUCTION: ABOUT BALANCE, CIRCADEMICS, AND CIRCUSSECRETS
    2. MAKE YOUR OWN: Rola Bola
    3. ABCS OF: Rola Bola
    4. MAKE YOUR OWN: Tie-On Stilts
    5. ABCS OF: Stilt Walking
    6. MAKE YOUR OWN: Tightrope
    7. Rig the Tightrope
    8. ABCS OF: Tightrope Walking
  8. UNIT 4: PARTNER ACROBATICS AND HUMAN PYRAMIDS
    1. ABOUT PYRAMIDS, CIRCADEMICS, AND CIRCUSSECRETS
    2. MAKE YOUR OWN: Circus T-Shirt
    3. The Secret Language of Pyramids
    4. ABCS OF: Partner Acrobatics
    5. ABCS OF: Human Pyramids
  9. UNIT 5: CLOWNING
    1. INTRODUCTION: ABOUT CLOWNING, CIRCADEMICS, AND CIRCUSSECRETS
    2. MAKE YOUR OWN: Clown Nose
    3. MAKE YOUR OWN: Clown Hat
    4. ABCS OF: Clowning
    5. ABCS OF: Fun with Your Hat
    6. ABCS OF: A Running Gag
  10. UNIT 6: MAKING A SHOW
    1. INTRODUCTION: ABOUT THE TOOLBOX FOR WORKING TOGETHER AND CIRCUSSECRETS
    2. ABCS OF: Building an Act
    3. ABCS OF: Building a Show
    4. Growing Circus in Your Community
  11. APPENDIX A:
    1. Circus as a Serious Tool for Learning
    2. CircusSecrets and Social and Emotional Learning
  12. APPENDIX B:
    1. The Origins of Youth Circus
    2. Social Circus
  13. APPENDIX C: Youth and Social Circus Worldwide
  14. Resources
  15. About the Circus Lab Kids
  16. About the Team (and Spotters!): Photographer, Videographer, and Makerspace Director
  17. About the Author
  18. About Circus Smirkus
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Index
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