We went fishing in our foyer this afternoon — it was so much fun!
I made up some fish out of pipe cleaners, attached a magnet to the end of the string on the fishing pole (a stick from our backyard), and we had an instant fishing game!
Merlin wanted to play too! For the World’s Laziest Cat, that is really saying something.
… and he managed to catch one too! (By laying on top of it.) Silly, lazy cat!
I linked this post to:
Craft Schooling Sunday @ Creative Jewish Mom
Weekend Wrap Up @ Tatertots and Jello
Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative
Made By You Monday @ Skip to My Lou
July 30th, 2010 on 8:38 pm
Dear Valerie,
Please make sure that Merlin doesn’t actually eat any of the fish. He’s not a fan of the vet.
Love,
Mark
July 30th, 2010 on 11:05 pm
I just love your creativity:) It is so inspiring – the fish are a wonderful idea!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:42 am
Thanks so much, Deborah! I’m so happy you stopped by!
July 30th, 2010 on 11:16 pm
Great idea. It makes sense that the magnet will pick up the pipe cleaners, but I have never thought of it or seen anything using the two together. Brilliant!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:45 am
Thanks, Christy! I love that Emily could make up the fish all by herself. The more she can do on her own, the better!
July 30th, 2010 on 11:26 pm
Are you “fishing” for a compliment- ’cause if you are, I just have to say, this is a WONDERFUL idea!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:43 am
lol You crack me up!!!
July 30th, 2010 on 11:49 pm
Nice move, Merlin! :>) Super idea – I’ll be linking.
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:45 am
Thanks, Lenetta! I really appreciate the link!!
July 31st, 2010 on 1:12 am
This is the best thing that has ever happened! How do you think of your ideas! Brilliant! I’m so tempted to wake my little girl up to go night fishing because I know she is going to love this game! Thanks for sharing!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:46 am
Awwww… that makes me so happy!!!
Have fun!!
July 31st, 2010 on 1:41 am
You know – often I read your blog and think, “How come I’ve never thought of that?” You are incredible.
July 31st, 2010 on 6:03 am
Move over children, there is a new star on the FFF blog. Such a simple idea. The fishing game, I mean.
July 31st, 2010 on 7:16 am
Great post. We have a similar fishing set with cardboard fish and a paperclip for the mouth. This seems far easier!!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:48 am
It IS super-easy — it doesn’t even involve scissors!
July 31st, 2010 on 7:53 am
wow! that takes the cake! i’ve done this before with the paperclips, but why did i never think of using pipecleaners–got the metal built right in. der!
July 31st, 2010 on 8:08 am
Love the pipe cleaner fish. Too cool!
July 31st, 2010 on 9:18 am
Pipe cleaner fish – brilliant!
July 31st, 2010 on 1:33 pm
Well, who woulda thunk it?????!!!!! What an awesomely clever and simple idea!
July 31st, 2010 on 1:50 pm
Awesome idea! This would be super quick!
July 31st, 2010 on 7:17 pm
What a fun idea!
July 31st, 2010 on 8:34 pm
I wouldnt have even thought about pipe cleaners being magnetic! But they of course are. Great thinkin’ Lincoln! Oh, and i love her skirt!!
July 31st, 2010 on 8:49 pm
I finally was able to do this with the kids today! They loved it. Thanks for the idea!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:49 am
Yay!!! That’s fantastic!!
August 1st, 2010 on 6:08 am
That is brilliant!!!!!!
August 1st, 2010 on 8:32 am
so fun!! I think we will do this very soon!!
August 1st, 2010 on 10:36 am
fantastic. Fast, easy, cheap and when teaching I can see that the activity could be extended to sorting…and oh my goodness, it would be quiet too
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:50 am
Exactly!! Clara enjoys sorting the fish by color, and she is pretty good at catching them too. Both of them were fishing in the foyer this afternoon… it was a lot of fun!
August 1st, 2010 on 3:01 pm
We did this today but our pipe cleaners were a little too fluffy for the magnet to really grab on to. So I used twist ties and they worked perfectly, they’re just not as pretty. Our fishing pole is a chopstick.
Love this game!
August 3rd, 2010 on 12:52 am
Great work-around!!
August 1st, 2010 on 3:49 pm
I never thought about using pipe cleaners for this as well. My kids will go nuts when I show them this.
August 2nd, 2010 on 12:53 am
What a fun idea! I think my kids will love this. I will have to try it real soon!
August 9th, 2010 on 10:37 pm
Oh wow! My boys would love this!
August 11th, 2010 on 11:35 am
Super fun – I linked to this (and many others!) on this week’s roundup. You’re the best! <3
August 14th, 2010 on 1:24 pm
Looks like a lot of fun!
August 20th, 2010 on 9:38 am
So clever! So easy! So doing this in about 10 minutes!
July 25th, 2011 on 3:16 pm
Our 1st unit is Pond in August! Sooo glad I came across this idea! My kiddos will love it & I love how they can do a lot of it on their own! Bravo!