Fishing

I think every chorister has this in their arsenal, but if not--you should! I like to pull it out during the summer months when a lot of the kids are on vacation so our numbers are smaller. But it's also an easy one to grab if you haven't had time to plan something else.

Supplies needed:

• wooden dowel rod
• magnet
• string/yarn
• hot glue
• paper clips
• scissors
• heavy colored paper
• marker/pen
• list of songs you want to sing

Set up:

1. Glue the magnet to the end of the string, then measure out how much string you want and glue the other end to the dowel rod. Now you have a fishing rod!
2. Draw some fish (I also threw in some sharks, dolphins, squid and seaweed--since that's all I ever manage to catch) on the colored paper. Cut the fish out and attach a paperclip to each mouth.
3. On the back of each fish, write a number. This will correspond to the songs on your list.
4. Before playing, scatter the fish on the floor and have the rod and list of songs ready.

Game play:

1. Very simple--have a child come up and use the fishing pole to 'catch' one of the fish. Then sing the song # on its back. Repeat until all the fish are gone.