Sunbeam Lesson #2 - Fishing Pole and Fish

I enjoyed making the felt fish for my Sunbeams to take home, but then realized I had nothing for them to do during out lesson!  I've always loved "fishing" with homemade fishing poles and paper fish.  So I decided to make my own!

I cut out fish from cardstock paper, using the template from Felt 'o Fish post HERE, and then hot glued a paper clip on the edge.

I started with a flexible straw, then cut a long piece of yarn and threaded it through the straw. Tape the yarn on the bottom of the straw, and then attach a "hook" on the long "fishing line".

I made two different "hooks".  The first was a magnetic "hook" - Hot glue three magnets together, and hot glue the yarn around the magnets.

Hook#2 (which I totally forgot to take a photo of) is a clothespin with the yarn hot glued on the edge. I even made a "reel", which I just pulled the yard out some, near the bottom of the straw where it's taped, and wrapped the yarn around a clothespin and then clamped. (confused yet?)  This allows you, when you pull the clothespin, to move the hook up and down-just like a real fishing pole!

 Here's the best shot I could get of the fishing pole:

The kids LOVED catching the fish, hooking them and then moving the fish over to our fishing net.  It was alot of fun, and a GREAT rainy day activity.

~Heather