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Silk Fishing Pond, Fun to Play

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Bumblebee Toys was kind enough to send us a Silk Fishing Pond by Sarah’s Silks to try out.  The set includes a small blue playsilk to use as “water”, five wee sea creatures to catch, and two fishing poles.  The wooden fishing poles have magnets on the end of their line which you use to catch the sea creatures.  The sea critters include three little fish, a seahorse and a starfish.  Each has a small metal washer attached to it.  A little loop of fabric runs through the washer and it is sewn onto the critter. The magnet on the fishing pole hooks onto the washer and you “catch” a fish.  It’s simple but brilliant, and lots of fun.  The sea creatures are made of silk. They are bright, colourful, and adorable. Everything in the set is sturdy and well made.  I love that it comes with two poles so two kids can play at once.

Set includes blue playsilk, five cute little sea critters and two fishing poles.

 

The Silk Fishing Pond was a big hit with G-Girl.  She enjoys every stage of the game.  She loves strategically placing the fish in the silk water as much as she does catching them.  Once caught, she insists that the fish be cooked.  Once we’ve “eaten” the fish we set up for another go at catching them.  She doesn’t get sick of it and asks to play this with me quite frequently.
We really enjoyed scrunching up the playsilk and hiding the fishes under the edges. For this we found the blue playsilk “pond” included in the set to be a little on the small side. We added a second playsilk to make a larger fishing area. It was fun too, to have two layers of cloth so that the fish had more edges to hide under.

 

The only part I don’t like about this toy is that it is definitely not safe for playing with around babies.  The washers and magnets are quite firmly attached, but Baby-G tends to chew on everything so it makes me nervous.  The packaging does say that it is suggested for ages three and up, and I would hardily agree.  It just means that the fishing set gets carefully put away and only taken out when the baby is napping.  G-Girl loves the one on one playtime, so she’s certainly not complaining.

Overall, I would definitely recommend the Silk Fishing Pond.  It’s simple, open-ended, fun, that is great for imaginative play.  I think the suggested ages of 3-9 is pretty on target.  You can pick this set up from Bumblebee Toys for $29.95.  Also Bumblebee Toys still has their Easter promo running, where they are offering a free green playsilk from Sarah’s Silks with any order over $25 (Just mention “green playsilk” when placing your order in the comments field to receive one).

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Disclosure: I received a free Playsilk and a Silk Fishing Pond from Bumblebee Toys. My opinions are my own and were not influenced by the company, or by the free product received.

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  72. lisabennett says

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  137. MamaMOE says

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  222. Anonymous says

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  244. Megan says

    If I were lucky enough to win, I would put the $50 toward the Silk Fishing Pond (LOVE it!) and the Zoom to the Moon toy.megancrose at gmail dot com

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