Gone Fishing
I was hanging out with my daughter Aina (2.5 yrs) the other day when she started babbling about how Mickey Mouse went fishing one day and caught some big red Gooey fish. I thought to myself, hey, maybe it would be fun for us to play pretend fishing. So we created this fishing gear in about 5 minutes. It’s actually a very simple idea exploring the wonderful world of magnets. But for 2 year olds, apparently extending their reach by 20 cm with a stick while trying to hit a spot on the ground with a piece of string can be a physically challenging game.
Here’s what we needed to create the game:
- A pair of scissors.
- A stapler.
- Cellophane tape.
- A pair of disposable wooden chopsticks.
- Some string (2 x 25cm) – we used knitting yarn.
- 2 small pieces of magnets.
- An A4 piece of copier paper or very light card stock.
- Markers.
First, we made two fishing rods. One for me, and one for the kid. Tied the strings to the ends of the chopsticks. Attach a piece of magnet to the dangling end of the string with cellophane tape.
Second, draw a bunch of little fish (and some sea creatures like crabs, octopie, clams, starfish etc) on the paper with black marker. Each of them shouldn’t be more than 5 cm in diameter since they will be too heavy for the magnets to lift up if they were too big. I had Aina color the fish and sea creatures afterwards.
Finally, cut out each fish and sea creature with your scissors. I stapled them in 3 – 5 places each so that the magnets have a better chance of latching on.
Spread the little paper fish on the floor and get on a pillow boat – see who can catch the most fish the fastest. No touching the strings!
Have fun fishing!
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whoooaaa!!! what a creative idea!
have fun fishing, aina!
meralda / 12 Feb 2010 01:04 / Log in to ReplyHow a simple thing can turn into a fun activity! Aina is so good at coloring. Good girl
Liz / 12 Feb 2010 04:27 / Log in to Replykreatif banget! gue gak pernah kepikiran bikin mainan.. selalu beli.
gue punya yang kayak begini dari fisher price.. ngga mahal sih, tapi coba kepikiran bikin, you’ll have double the fun ya?
tfs, Ari.
Aina is–as usual–soooooo cute.
inga / 12 Feb 2010 07:48 / Log in to Replyari,
aina bagus banget mewarnainya ya… motorik halusnya keren bgt! alde harus lebih sering belajar mewarnai nih… soalnya masih belum bagus…
ari & thalia emang kreatif banget
keren! mau dicoba juga ah 
ninit yunita / 12 Feb 2010 08:21 / Log in to Replyiya aina pinter banget mewarnai nya deh. mesti jadi benchmark nih, kalo naia udah seumur aina, paling gak udah bisa mewarnai.. trus inget2 article ini dan bikin bareng!
as for creativity, udah speechless lah! you guys are on top of the page on that.. sering2 sharing yah, biar kita bisa ikutan.. heheh
shinta lestari / 12 Feb 2010 08:39 / Log in to Replysalut banget deh, mama papanya aina kreatif dan jago bikin kerajinan tangan…
Icha Rahmanti / 12 Feb 2010 09:16 / Log in to Replyakan diteladani, insya allah…
hv fun fishing, dear aina!
Waahh keren banget.. aina beruntung deh punya orang tua se-kreatif ari & thalia
tar kalo raniya dah gedean bisa dicontoh neh, bisa jadi aktifitas yang seru buat ber 3 sama ayah bundanya
tfs ya ri
Azizah / 12 Feb 2010 09:24 / Log in to ReplyPapa+mamanya Aina,bikin buku soal DIY project yg bareng Aina dong.Keren deh pasti!
almaviva landjanun / 12 Feb 2010 09:59 / Log in to ReplyWah hebatnya coloring! Fine motor skillnya udah prima ya Aina.
Adhitya Mulya / 12 Feb 2010 11:51 / Log in to ReplyWah.. cool! Seru nih! Gumm.. nyari magnetnya yang agak susah nih. *Ntar kalo ke toko buku coba2 cari ah*
Eh, betul ‘Ri.. kumpulin bikin buku simple DIY Project bagus banget lho!
Harry JH / 12 Feb 2010 14:54 / Log in to Replywah ari, oke banget ide-nya. kok kepikiran sih? kreatif banget!
mama kinar / 12 Feb 2010 17:11 / Log in to Replyaww.. Keluarga ini emang top markotop..sip markusip bangeet!
eka / 12 Feb 2010 21:09 / Log in to Replyaww.. Keluarga ini emang top markotop..sip markusip bangeet!
eka / 12 Feb 2010 21:10 / Log in to ReplyThanks all! Berhubung Thalia dan gue dua-duanya suka gambar, Aina memang dari baru mulai bisa duduk udah disodorin kertas dan pensil warna buat corat-coret. Obsesi orangtuanya sih, hehehe…
Tapi memang sih, ide yang bagus untuk bikin buku DIY yang isinya kegiatan sama anak. Mungkin gue post di sini dulu sedikit-sedikit kalo ada ide, trus kalo udah jadi banyak dikumpulin buat bikin bukunya.
Ari Widjanarko / 12 Feb 2010 22:05 / Log in to ReplyIdem sama Azizah..
Siska Knoch / 12 Feb 2010 22:16 / Log in to ReplyAina is such a lucky girl ^o^
jadi penasaran besok-besok bikin mainan apalagi yaaa?! ^.~
iyaaa didukung bgt tuh ri bikin buku DIYnya
ninit yunita / 12 Feb 2010 22:39 / Log in to ReplyNgga heran Aina bakat seninya keliatan bgt…mama papa nya super kreatif….
setuju buku DIYnya…. foto2 n keterangannya ok dan jelas plus modelnya (Aina) juga cute berat…
Brenda / 13 Feb 2010 01:04 / Log in to ReplyWah mas Ari, pas aku dan Ayla sama2 membaca artikel ini dia yang heboh duluan. Ke Mayestik cari magnet deeehh
Jemima Iskandar / 13 Feb 2010 07:54 / Log in to ReplyThanks Ari! Langsung dipraktekin.
Ngejaga Anissa jadi lebih gampang pas Nina lagi pergi creambath: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3636595&id=570192918
Harry JH / 13 Feb 2010 14:28 / Log in to Replywaaaa, ama harry udah dipraktekin! horeee…
thalia kamarga / 13 Feb 2010 18:30 / Log in to ReplyIya Thal. Tadinya bingung juga mo nyari magnet dimana? Trus keinget maenan mobil2an batere Rian yang udah rusak. Ada batere berarti ada dinamo, ada dinamo berarti ada.. magnet! Jadi deh.. mobil2an Rian dikanibal dinamonya.. haha
Harry JH / 13 Feb 2010 20:04 / Log in to Replykemaren juga udah praktekin bikin ini. beli magnetnya satu pack di daiso.
seru banget!! naia sampe heboh tiap satu gambar jadi dan siap di ‘pancing’. dan kita akhirnya gunain ini untuk ngajarin naia to fish out numbers. i think it’s more interactive for her to learn the numbers (and later alphabets) this way. apalagi numbersnya ditaro among the fish, ducks, barney, pingu.. hihi..
shinta lestari / 17 Feb 2010 16:19 / Log in to Replyyay! naia sukaaaa! btw, ada magnet pak di daiso toh? kapan2 liat2 ah… mancing numbers + alphabet is a very good idea! kapan2 bisa dicoba ke aina ah!
thalia kamarga / 17 Feb 2010 23:39 / Log in to Reply