Here Fishy Fishy
Great Big Sea
Recently, I was on the internet in search of easy-to-make dolly clothes. O has shown a real interest in undressing her dolls, perhaps the dressing them up part might be interesting. Now if only we had some dolly-sized clothes. I got so far as making a much too small cloth diaper and then realized I needed to return to felt to feel accomplished!
Enter fishies!
From the Waldorf book Creative Play for your Toddler, it was simple to cut and sew a few fish and add some sequins for scales. Also used in Waldorf-inspired play, we added silk scarves as a 'sea'. Their mouths are run-of-the-mill washers bought for pennies. They are meant for playing a fishing game, with wooden rod and magnet, but alas, the magnets we have are not strong enough for these fat fishies. Fishing game on hold.
From the Waldorf book Creative Play for your Toddler, it was simple to cut and sew a few fish and add some sequins for scales. Also used in Waldorf-inspired play, we added silk scarves as a 'sea'. Their mouths are run-of-the-mill washers bought for pennies. They are meant for playing a fishing game, with wooden rod and magnet, but alas, the magnets we have are not strong enough for these fat fishies. Fishing game on hold.
Alternative uses:
~Math: patterns, colour matching, shapes, counting, classing
O prefers to 'eat' them (very realistic when wet!), so they are often added to her felt food pile!