Visiting elf idea
Spaghetti Fishing in the Sink
The elf fishes dry spaghetti from an empty bathroom sink with a wooden-spoon rod.
- Everyday
- Bathroom
- Naughty
- Low mess
- Household items
- 5 minutes
- Toddler-safe
- December 14
What you need
These are household pieces. Borrow from the junk drawer first.
- dry spaghetti
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- wooden spoon
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- yarn
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- sticky note
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How to set it up
- 1
Make sure the sink is empty and dry.
- 2
Lay a small handful of dry spaghetti in the basin.
- 3
Tie yarn to a wooden spoon to make a fishing rod and put the spoon in the elf's hands.
- 4
Sit the elf on the sink edge with a sticky-note catch-of-the-day sign.
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