Fish

Lately we have been talking about going fishing.  We see the lake on our way to and from the bus stop and occasionally point out fisherman on small boats.  I wish it were me out on the fishing boat first thing in the morning, but obviously I don't have time for that.  We are just happy to see them , and then the talk comes up,"Who made the fish, anyway?"  I ask them.   "God!" They answer.  "Yep, that's right." I respond.  We thought we would create our own fish.  I like to use the book above for crafts.

Our fish are not hanging fish, but we used this idea as a guideline.  I am so grateful for craft books.  Sometimes I don't want to even have to think.. (wow..) so grabbing a book off of the shelf for some inspiration is helpful.

I pre-cut some shapes.  Two of the kids who were going to complete this can actually use scissors, and I tend to forget that sometimes.  It's best if they cut out their own pieces!  I will remember that for next time.
We got out the trays to help us contain all of the pieces.

 I found some shiny things to glue on.  Sequence and confetti pieces, cut up tinfoil.

"A little dab will do."  I get all anxious when the kids have a glue bottle.  Some of them get excited to see the glue just pouring out and forget to follow the "dab" rule.  Aiden was excellent with his glue.

I helped out with glue for some others.

Stick..  stick...

Aren't they beautiful? Happy Monday- I am so happy to see the sunshine this morning. ☼

Song for today is "She's A Rainbow" by The Rolling Stones because my hubby has been teasing me. I have to sing and flash love and peace signs when this song is playing, and he acts like he hates it but really he wishes he were a wannabe hippy just like me. ♥♥