Fun and Educational Project For Toddlers and Preschoolers

Let's Go Fishing: A Fun and Educational Activity For Preschoolers

It's learning time! Mama knows that teaching her tot the ABCs, shapes, and colors is an important job, but, most of the time, it isn't easy. Getting your kiddo to pay attention can sometimes be challenging, so why not make it fun, too? The Learning Boat is a great way to get your tots motivated and teach them all about the alphabet, basic shapes, and colors. Even making the Learning Boat, is a fun and educational project!

Keep reading to find out how to build your own Learning Boat.

What you'll need:

  • Cardboard box big enough for your tot to sit in
  • Paint, markers, stickers, or anything else you would like to use to decorate the box
  • Construction paper in an assortment of colors
  • 1 small magnet
  • Paper towel or toilet paper roll
  • 1 piece of yarn or ribbon
  • Tape/glue
  • Marker
  • Paper clips, one for each fish

How to Build the Learning Boat:

  1. Cut the flaps off of the cardboard box.
  2. Get creative! Decorate the box with your kiddo anyway he likes.

How to Make the Fish:

  1. Use the construction paper to make the fish. The can be any color or size!
  2. Also from construction paper, cut our various basic shapes small enough to fit on the fish.
  3. Write a letter or number on each shape.
  4. Glue or tape one shape on each fish.
  5. Attach 1 paper clip to each fish.

How to Make the Fishing Rod:

  1. Have your child sit in the "boat" and hold the paper towel/toilet paper roll and pretend to fish.
  2. With your ribbon or string, measure the distance between the cardboard roll and the floor. That is how long your string should be. Cut it to the appropriate length.
  3. Tape or glue one end of the string to the cardboard roll.
  4. Tape or glue the magnet to the other end of the string.
  5. And voila!

    So how does it work?
    Your child gets in the boat and goes "fishing." Once the child has "hooked" a fish, she must properly identify the color, shape, and letter on the fish in order to keep it in the boat. When all of the fishes have been caught, the game is over — but trust us, she'll want to play again and again!

    Source: Nicole Abbott