Bathtub Fishing- Make your own fishing game!
Let’s go fishing!
We had fun visiting the ocean in our bathtub…. tee, hee! I set up a surprise bathtub fishing game for my little one and it was a HUGE hit!
Fun for kids of all different ages! It’s so simple to set up and surprisingly not very messy either.
How to set up the Bathtub Fishing Game and make your own:
First, I filled the bathtub with water and added blue food coloring to the water. Don’t worry – it didn’t stain but to be safe, try not to overdo it with the coloring. I also placed towels around the floor. Ours is about a quarter full; you could be brave and fill it all the way! I added my son’s magnets to the water along with some of his toys that matched the ocean theme and placed those in as well.
His reaction when he saw his surprise!
The fishing pole is from a Homemade Fishing Game I made a few years ago. The pole is from a plastic golf club. Any stick shaped thing will do. I tied yarn to it and attached a magnet.
He had a blast fishing for his magnets! I placed a plastic bowl on top of the towels on the floor for him to place the “fish” in that he caught. He also tried to catch the non-magnetic things too making it a great way for him to learn that some things are magnetic and some are not.
We also read the book Blue Sea by Robert Crews (Amazon affiliate link). It’s a very simple story that involves size sequencing- perfect for my 3 year old cutie pie! He has it memorized and can “read” it to me.
See more ocean crafts and under the sea activities from our archives:
- Ocean in a bag craft
- Handprint crab with a fun song
- Homemade Fishing Game
- Sailboat Crafts
- Handprint Fish Canvas
- Octopus Craft
- Starfish Crafts
Very fun! I will be sure to do this during our 'ocean' week! Thanks for sharing!
This will go great with the ocean theme we are planning for August. Thanks so much for the idea! I was planning a different "fishing" activity- but this is a much better variation!
What a simple cute idea, my kiddo's will love this! I think I might plan to have this ready to do in case we have a rainy vacation day at the beach. Thanks!!
What a clever idea and a fun way to beat the heat this summer. Might have to try this one. Nathan is sharing his favorite crafts of all time…come see his picks.
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This is so clever and an imaginative way to repurpose those alphabet fridge magnets. My son would LOVE this too! Stopping over from the Sun Scholars Friday linky and now following via GFC.
He really had a lot of fun doing this- I totally recommend it to anyone! I was really surprised that it did not stain anything either. He caught the non-magnetic items with his hand and then wiped his hands on his shirt even 🙂 Amanda
This counts as an entry in the Summer Reading Challenge. Thank you for linking to Read.Explore.Learn.This is a great activity. JDaniel has wanted to play in the tub all summer. It has been so hot outside.
This is definitely something I’ll be doing with my little guys! 🙂 Happily following from the Sunday Showcase. I would love it if you would follow back. Stop by my blog and say hi! 🙂 Mandi boredombustingmommy.blogspot.com
How fun! My boys would love this. I would love for you to hop over and share this with other moms on my mommy solution meme. http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2011/07/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-2/
Oh my gosh! I love this!!! Thanks for sharing.
Great idea! My little one fishes in her imaginary sea all the time. We will try this tomorrow. Thank u for sharing
This is a great idea! Thanks for stopping over at my blog. I think your blog is fantastic! I’m a new follower. : )
Oooh, bet he had a lot of fun doing this!
Hi Amanda! What a wonderful and simple learning activity! I’d love to try this with my kids. I hopped over from hands on: as we grow. I’m now following your blog. I'd love it if you stopped by mine sometime too. Thanks! Twins Plus One, Three Times the Fun
so fun! we just read that book last week!! am your newest follower!
My son loves to pretend to fish – I have to try this one out! You have such great ideas; following you now!
Fantastic idea. I love the idea of using the tub. Easy clean up that is for sure. Thanks for the tip!
What a fun game – kids sure do LOVE to fish! 🙂 I like the idea of using the tub – just let the water out for fast clean-up! Thanks for linking up to the Sunday Showcase – can’t wait to see what other fun ideas you link up this week! See you tonight for an all new linky party!!
Thanks for linking up to Made by Little Hands Monday!! I liked your post so much I am going to feature it tomorrow night!! I hope you come by and check it out!! Thanks so much! Hope you had a great weekend! Michelle http://www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com P.S. I am a new follower!
I love this! So much fun – going to share it on our Facebook page. Thanks for linking up with the Play Academy.
Thanks for sharing on FB and as a feature 🙂 Amanda
Fun, fun , fun! Found your blog through pinterest- really enjoy it! Katey havingfunathomeblog.blogspot.com
My boys would love this! We featured this today on our blog! Check it out! Pam from Over the Big Moon http://overthebigmoon.blogspot.com/2011/09/pinterest-interests.html
I think my kids would love to try this. Great idea. Come see us sometime on the web.
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