Create a Fishing Pond

This project actually came about several years ago.  My son (who was about four at the time) had a fishing pole set with a magnet at the end of the fishing line to “catch” four plastic fish.  As you might imagine, it got kind of boring to catch the same four fish all the time.

… So we made a bunch of fish out of pipe cleaners to supplement the four we already had.  It was easy to make a lot of fish using pipe cleaners.  Simply cross the two ends of a pipe cleaner and then twist it into a fish shape with a tail.

In order to make the game even more fun, we created a large pond in the living room on a rainy day.  We layed out pieces of blue construction paper on the floor in a somewhat circular shape, then outlined the pond with long pieces of scrap yarn.  This kind of defined the edge of the pond so we wouldn’t fall in while fishing.

Lastly, we grabbed a bucket from the sandbox to put our fish when we caught them.

It was a great way to “go fishing” on a rainy day.  It’s also an activity that my son still vividly remembers after several years.

You could make your own fishing poles by using a cardboard tube from wrapping paper. Use a piece of yarn or string for the fishing line and tie it to one end of the tube. Then tie a magnet to the other end of the line (a refrigerator magnet would work well if there is a way to tie it on the fishing pole).

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