A great game for boys and girls. To play, throw the fish “into” the “water” and fish them up using the magnetic fishing pole.
Project supplies: Felt rectangles (12 x 9 ½), piece of paper, scissors, pins, sewing machine, thread, stuffing, needles, ric rac, metal finding such as a button or a tag, ribbon, magnet, drill, blue cloth, bag
Make fish template from 6 x 9 1/2 paper. Fold felt in half and cut out fish, place the top of the fish template on the fold.
Add Scales: Open up the fish and sew on the ric rac to make scales.
Stitch Up the Fish: Start at the back of the fish and stitch to the top of the mouth. This leaves an opening for you to stuff the fish. Stuff fish with just enough stuffing to give him a little bit of shape. Then stitch closed.
Add eyes: a button or anything magnetic. NOTE: Be sure your eyes are magnetic and can be picked up using a magnet. Then make some water by stitching up the edges of a yard of blue cloth.
To make the Fishing Poles: First cut a length of dowel in half and drill a hole in it one end and tie on a length of ribbon. Consider where you will be playing: standing up? sitting down? That will determine ribbon length. Tie on a magnet or, glue two magnets together with ribbon sandwiched between the magnets.
When you have completed the fish, the water and the poles, toss all the supplies into a bag. Happy Fishing!
About the maker: Tina lives in Virginia with her husband and two kids. She enjoys sewing and crafting, particularly stuff for her kids. In her spare time, she works as a Museum Educator.
for more fishy fun check out mama urchin and here : catarina M : uniform studio : mushroom villagers : thanks Sarah for the heads up
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What a cute idea! I’ve made this before with construction paper and paper clips, but this is so much nicer! I think my nephew needs one…
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