Fun With Fish!
Fishing is a great summer activity! Watch out for little fish when you are at the pond, lake or beach with the kids this summer. Also visiting an Aquarium or even looking at the fish in a pet store can be fun.
~At the library!
Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer
The Fish Who Could Wish by John Bush – use this to encourage children to think up their own “wishes” – draw them on big sheets of paper.
How Many Fish? By Caron Lee Cohen
McElligot’s Pool by Dr. Seuss – Read this and then create your own way-out fish to add to the collection. Use lots of different craft supplies and have lots of fun.
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Swimmy by Leo Lionni – Use this book to start a conversation about safety rules.
~Crafts
Fish Curls
You will need colored paper strips, a stapler, glue and a pencil.
- Cut 2 1”x12” strips from the same colored paper. Staple the strips together to make the fish head and tail.
- Curl the strips of the tail around a pencil.
- Choose several different colored strips for curling to fill in the inside of the fish shape. Wind each one around a pencil to make the curls.
- Lay the fish outline on a table and arrange the paper curls inside the outline. Glue in place
- You can use string or yarn to hang these fish.
~Snacks
Make an Edible Aquarium
What You Need:
¾ cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
Ice cubes
½ cup cold water
½ cup chopped strawberries
4 bite-size fish-shaped chewy fruit snacks
Make It:
ADD boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 1-1/4 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. If gelatin is still thin, refrigerate until slightly thickened.
PLACE berries in 4 clear plastic cups; cover with gelatin. Press fruit snacks into gelatin until completely submerged.
REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm.
Recipe from http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/aquarium-cups-51476.aspx
Fish Jokes to Share!
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• What part of a fish weighs the most? The scales!
• What kind of fish is good on toast? A jellyfish!
• What’s the difference between a piano and fish? You can’t tuna fish!
• Why are some fish at the bottom of the ocean? Because they dropped out of a school!
• Where does a fish keep its money? In a river bank!
• How do you keep a fish from smelling? Cut off its nose!
• What do you call a fish without an eye? A fsh!