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Catch of the Day: Paper Plate Fish

Try keeping kids busy with this craft if rain keeps you indoors this summer.

Are you planning a fishing trip this summer? If the weather doesn't comply, here's a craft that will make up for it: Make your own school of fish from paper plates.

You need paper plates, pencil, ruler, scissors, paint, brushes, google eyes, skewer, string, scrap paper and any kind of embellishment you want.

We started by cutting out a pie-shape from our plate -- this would be the fish's tail later. Then the kids colored and/or decorated their fish. Anything was allowed. We used acrylic paints because they dry quickly, mix into millions of different colors, and are easy to clean off surfaces, skin and clothes. A hairdryer will speed up the drying process should your child pile on the paint.

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Once body and tail were painted, we glued on the tail, gave the fish an eye, and poked a hole for the string to hang.

We decided that our fish was really hungry and should receive a meal in the form of a mini fish. This unfortunate fellow was crafted from scrap paper. We drew a circle, cut it out and followed the directions above by cutting out the pie shape. This "meal" was then hung on a string that was taped on the back sides of both fish.

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