G is for Glitz, Glitter, and Giraffes
Posted by lindamartinandersen on April 8, 2016
A Writer’s Playground–a place to find wordplay, writing prompts, reasons to celebrate, and monthly calendar activities for kids and those young at heart “G is for Glitz, Glitter, and Giraffes” by Linda Martin Andersen
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G is for Glitz, Glitter, and Giraffes
Sometimes, I hear the expression “glitz and glitter.” When I researched the expression, I found “glitz and glamour.” Whichever is your preference, I suppose. Are you a glitz and glitter/glamour person or not? This reminds me of the old television program “Green Acres.” If you’ve watched it before or never have, I hope you enjoy the theme song here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umS3XM3xAPk
G is for Glitz–
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glitz
I found it interesting that the definition of “glitz” included “glitter.”
G is for Glitter–
When I worked as a school counselor in elementary schools, I sometimes dabbed a little Fairy Magic on students who needed a smile. It worked.
Fairy Dust that shone like glitter. Copyright 2016. Linda Martin Andersen
See Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s poem about a jar of glitter for when you’re feeling down. She created a few run-on words you’ll like too.
G is for Giraffes–
Visit Picture Book Builders Blog and register to win a copy of There’s a Giraffe in My Soup by Ross Burach
Here’s a trailer for the book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJkqGdgWGrU
What “G” words come to mind for you? I hope you’ll share why they’re special to you.
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Liz Brownlee said
Hello! I love your idea of helping a child feel happier with some fairy dust! I write for children – I know Amy. ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
lindamartinandersen said
Liz, thanks so much for letting me know that you know Amy. She is such a cool person. I love her blog, her poems, books, news of her school visits, and on and on. I took a look at your blog and it is awesome too. So I’m now following. Thanks for visiting here and for sharing your love for children and things that make them smile. Keep at it!
Liz Brownlee said
Thank you, Linda!
lindamartinandersen said
Thank you!
Carol Baldwin said
Too late in the day for anything really creative to write–except I loved the alliteration in your title. And the thought of glittery giraffes makes me smile.
lindamartinandersen said
Carol, I hadn’t thought of the giraffes being glittery. Smiling now, myself. There’s a picture book in there somewhere. I’m glad you enjoyed the alliteration.
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater said
Linda – I can totally see you cheering children with fairy dust. You do it for us here too. Hugs and glitter! I like these g words:
glory
gigantic
giggle
Happy continued Poetry Month! xo
lindamartinandersen said
Amy, it’s so great to have you visit “A Writer’s Playground.” What a treat. Thanks to you and Carol, I’ll smile every time I hear glitter or giraffe. Fun! Thanks for the compliment about cheering others on. Most appreciated.
sarahsbookreflections said
Giraffe is even more appropriate since Ross’ debut book is “There’s a Giraffe in my Soup!”
Other G words that come to mind are gracious, grateful, glorious, and gesundheit.
lindamartinandersen said
I enjoyed adding giraffe to my list. I must admit I found the book before I added the word to my blog post. 😉
Sue Ranscht said
As a costumer and *ahem* maturing woman, I can say with some authority — there’s no such thing as too much glitter! I have a little container of chunky pixie dust saved from a production of Peter Pan, proudly displayed in my car. 😀
lindamartinandersen said
I would have to agree with you most of the time that you can’t have too much glitter. I have seen little girl’s clothes drop more glitter in a chair than I would have thought was on the outfit when it was new on the rack. That’s a bit much to me.
Sue Ranscht said
Maybe it’s not too much glitter; it’s too little glue. 😉
lindamartinandersen said
Good point, Sue. Bring on the glue!
ellenbest24 said
My daughter is a headmistress / principle of two schools and I am sure she will like the idea of fairy dust for sparkling smiles. 😇
lindamartinandersen said
Thanks for sharing this with your daughter. I’d love for teachers to follow my blog for ideas to incorporate in their classrooms. That would feel so good I wouldn’t need fairy dust to have a sparkling smile. Thanks so much for leaving me a comment. Come again often!
ellenbest24 said
And you, pop across read follow and enjoy 😉😇
lindamartinandersen said
With pleasure, Ellen. With pleasure!
Tracy Campbell said
Lots of glitz and glitter here, Linda. I prefer that combination. Love your fairy dust. I can see you floating around the classroom sprinkling love on those kiddies. ❤️
lindamartinandersen said
Tracy,
Thanks so much for the kind comment about me going about sprinkling love to my students. They did like the fairy dust. I like glitz and glitter better than glitz and glamour too. Thanks for taking time to comment on these posts. You’re a special friend.
Joan Y. Edwards said
Dear Linda,
I love things that glitter! Especially people like you and your readers, you make the world shine.
lindamartinandersen said
Glitter is fun. Thanks for saying that my readers and I make the world shine. How sweet. You glitter too!