Keep 'Em Busy: Camping {Magnetic Fishing Game}

27 weeks ago (don't you love how Pinterest keeps track of that?) I pinned this:

Source: cheekymonkeyparty.com via Erin on Pinterest

I've seen it several times again when I've looked through my "Keep 'Em Busy" board, but a)little boy socks aren't nearly as cute as little girl socks for a project like this and b)little boy socks tend to get a lot more worn out than this but I couldn't bring myself to buy new socks (they can be expensive!) just for this project.

Then it hit me! I don't have to use socks. I could use anything really...felt for example. And so our magnetic fishing game started to take form...

 

This game turned out to be a great distraction for our little guy while camping. Daddy went fishing one day and the little guy wasn't allowed to go along, so I decided we'd do some fishing of our own! I had just finished making the fish, so it was perfect timing.

We used a little toy fishing pole while camping, but you could easily (and we did at home for the picture above) make a fishing pole. You can really see your little one practicing that eye-hand  coordination, so there's more benefit than just the fun! 

To make your fishing pole:
Supplies:

• You'll need a "stick" of some sort. We used a bamboo pole  (not sure if it was real)  from the dollar store and cut it in half.
• Yarn or string ( the yarn may work better with little ones as I think it's harder to get tangled)
• Paper clip

Tie the yarn to one end of the stick/pole and then tie the paper clip to the other end. That's it!

To make your magnetic fish:

Supplies

• Felt in several colors (I found a nice package at the dollar store)
• Tacky glue
• Scissors
• Magnets (they should be fairly strong ones)
• Fish shape (I search Google images for a fish silhouette, picked this one, and then re-sized it to the size I wanted my fish)

Cut two pieces of felt in the same color using the fish shape as a guide/pattern.

Glue the magnet to one of the felt pieces near the mouth/eye area of the fish. Glue the second piece of felt to the first so that the magnet is sandwiched between the two pieces.

Repeat until you've made several fish. Let the fish dry and then you'll be ready.

Good luck fishing!

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