It’s pretty adorable when you find your kids sitting in the laundry basket pretending they’re fishing.  With our next craft, let’s help them row their boat into a stream of alphabet fish.

Supplies you’ll need:

• Felt, assorted colors
• Alphabet stickers (foam stickers used here)
• Safety pins
• Scissors
• Craft jewels
• Glitter glue
• Clothespin, small
• Magnet
• Stick or dowel
• String

Steps:

1. Cut the felt into fish shapes.
2. Decorate with jewels and glitter glue.  Stick a letter onto each fish.  Allow glue to dry.
3. Pin a safety pin near each fish’s mouth.
4. Tie a piece of string around one end of the stick.  Thread the other end through the metal spring and tie a knot.  Clip on a magnet and you’re ready to fish!

Here are just a couple of game ideas for these fish.  For younger kids, have them recite the letter after each catch.  Make a few more vowels to turn it into a spelling game for older kids.  We’d love to hear what games you come up with.  Let us know by leaving a comment.  And remember, another great way to help your little ones pick up the ABCs is through our app, Interactive Alphabet. You can download it at the App Store!

Happy Fishing!