nbsp; This book is playful. nbsp;It is an invitation to a party. nbsp;Imaginative and beguiling, it is also deceptive:nbsp; not one if its pages preaches about art; yet none teaches anything else. nbsp; So begins 100 Ways To Have Funnbsp;With An Alligator, unlike any other art activity book on the market. nbsp;First published in 1969, it is a product of that boundary breaking era, but its ideas are so fresh they beckon us even today. nbsp; The projects in this book use materials as mundane as paper and cloth, as available as shadows and one's own voice, and as minimally challenging as a camera.nbsp; Some involve hands-on techniques such as drawing, painting, sculpting and collage, while others are more theatrical:celebrating a poet's birthday and free associating about a color. nbsp;Other fascinating ideas include:nbsp; screening an industrial film and asking students to match music to it, designing a card asking for something without words and - of course - 100 ways to have fun with an alligator, which include buy him some rose-colored glasses and teach him to make lasagna.nbsp; nbsp; In the introduction, Albert Bush-Brown, a former president of the Rhode Island School of Design says of Art: nbsp; nbsp;Everyone is invited.nbsp;nbsp;There should be banners and flags, shadows and lights, beacons and fountains, with lots of color and pictures on the walls.nbsp;nbsp;There should be games to play, poems to read, surprises, toys and musical instruments to bang and blow. You would be invited.nbsp;nbsp;The invitations would be works of art; your acceptance would decorate the hall. nbsp; nbsp; This is the spirit of 100 Ways to Have Fun With An Alligator.nbsp;