Give the gift of hours and hours of fun! This is adorable toy is the perfect thing to take along on road trips or airplane rides. The little one in your life is sure to love this fishing game.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time to complete: One Hour
Age range: 13 and Up

Things you’ll need:
Felt
Dowel
Buttons
Needle
Thread
Mint metal tin
Magnets
Twine
Scissors
Paper
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Things to do:
1. The first step is making your pattern. Cut a rectangle that is 2 1/4 tall and 1 1/4 inch wide. Draw a fish shape that fits inside this rectangle.

2. Lay the pattern on your felt and trace the shape. Cut out two fish shapes in each color of felt.
3. Use a needle and thread to attach button eyes to the fish.

4. Place a magnet in the center of the two fish shapes and sew them together. You can sew them on a machine, or by hand.


5. Attach a button to a piece of twine, tying it in place at the end.


6. Hot glue a magnet to the button.

7. Apply a thin line of hot glue to the end of the dowel and wrap the end of the twine around it until the top 1/2 inch is covered.


8. Put your fish and pole in a metal tin and you’re ready to play!