How To Make a Fun Fishing Pond A fishing pond can be a great place where lots of learning and fun can take place right in your own back yard or front porch. It can also be a wonderful activity for a birthday party or picnic in the park. Here’s what you need: • Small kiddie pool • (6) 12 inch dowels from the hardware store ( they can cut them for you) • Bright colored string • Small colored pom- poms or pencil erasers • Small magnets • Large paperclips • Craft glue or hot glue • Fish shaped playing cards or colored fish cut outs made of thin cardboard, colorful craft foam or fish shaped felt pieces • Blue/ green tinsel or shredded paper( optional) • Paper fish decorations/small plastic fish toys from party store(optional) • Small bowl or basket to put caught fish in (optional) 1. Cut out various fish shapes and sizes out of thin cardboard, construction paper, felt, foam or other craft material. If you can find fish shaped playing cards, use that. Glue a small magnet to each fish. Place in the kiddie pool. 2. Cut small dowels from the hardware store approximately 12 inches long, glue pom-pom or pencil eraser on the end of each one. 3. Wrap string several times around the end with the pom-pom and leave about 12 inches to hang off the fishing pole. Wrap a paper clip at the bottom of the string. 4. Put green and blue tinsel, shredded paper and other fish decorations in the pool. 5. This activity must be supervised because the erasers and pom-poms do come off the tips of the fishing poles. Only allow 2 or 3 kids to fish at one time. Again, activity must be supervised. Even the little ones will enjoy fishing with their hands! Sunshine Therapy Club, Inc. 3300 Township Line Rd. Suite 102 Drexel Hill, PA 19026-1925 Phone: 866-810-9919 Fax: 610-853-9921 All content © 2008 by Sunshine Therapy Club, Inc. ® All Rights reserved