This is a partnered post with Take Me Fishing™.
This summer, our girls discovered an exciting new appreciation for fishing. Fishing is a terrific activity for the whole family because it’s great for both your body and mind. Did you know fishing is actually one of the top activities for mental well-being? I think that’s why kids totally go nuts for anything fishing-related.
Now that fall is here, though, cooler temperatures mean we need to start finding new ways to take our fishing fun indoors. As we get ready for Halloween, we love spending our weekends doing fun fall-themed activities. To get ready for our annual Halloween party, we wanted to come up with a fun game that all the kids will enjoy—and our new love of fishing gave us just the inspiration we needed.
This Halloween we’re having a fun party with some friends. To keep the kiddos busy, we like to play different Halloween games. In the past, we’ve fished for apples, but this year we’re going pumpkin patch fishing! The best part is, you don’t need even need much to make this game a hit—magnets, construction paper, a stick, string and small plastic containers are all you need.
We started by gluing a magnet on the top of the container lid. A few candies inside, and the kids are ready to start fishing.
On the end of the string, you’ll also want to attach a magnet to catch the pumpkin containers.
Our girls had so much fun fishing for pumpkins. Try this fishing theme at your Halloween party, and you’ll have a game that everyone will want to play.
There are still plenty of fishing opportunities during fall, so this Halloween, we want to encourage your family to also get outside. If you’re looking to explore new fishing holes with your family, be sure to check out Take Me Fishing’s™ list of Best Family-Friendly Places to Fish and Boat. But when weather doesn’t cooperate, you can always enjoy a fun fishing game indoors.
Check out Take Me Fishing™ to plan a fishing and boating adventure for your family, and be sure to share your fishing fun—be it indoors or outdoors—with me on social using #FirstCatch!
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My favorite fishing games to play are Go fish!
We like to play Go Fish.
I like to play ” the first one to catch the big one” as my favorite fishing game.
Go fish is my fav! It is a classic!
Oh we play Go Fish! That is a favorite in this household. We also have a game where you try to catch the fish with a mini rod. Too fun!
My favorite one is Go Fish!
I love playing go fish with my niece, she loves it and makes the best uncle :).
We like the Let’s Go Fishing game!
The magnet fishing board game is a blast with my niece.
We play Go Fish a lot!
My son has a fishing game he plays with in the bathtub. The fish sink and then there is a fishing rod with plastic hooks to try and catch them with. He always loved playing that.
We love to play go fish.
We like Go Fish.
We like to play go fish
We like to fish for prizes at the local carnivals
The kids like the fishing game at our church festival.
Go fishing cards
The card game Go Fish I like to fish on the river game.
I used to make little fishing rods from sticks and use magnets to catch things.
My kids really like the fishing carnival game! They love seeing if they caught a candy, bracelet, sticker, etc!
Go Fish. What else?
Go Fish Card Game
I would say Go Fish.
Go Fish is a great game for Carter. He also likes the fishing game but those magnets have worn out and it’s really hard to catch the fish – makes it a real challenge! LOL
Go Fish card game. But we do actually take the grandkids fishing at a local pond also.
Go fish the card game is a fun classic we love.
Does Go Fish count? Thank you
Classic go fish game!
My favorite fishing games to play is the game “Go fish”
My family likes to play the Let’s Go Fishin’ game.
I like to play go fish with my kids
I don’t know what it’s called but that wind up game that has the fish and you have to try and catch them with a magnetic pole
I don’t know of any except go fish!
We like playing go fish.
WE LIKE THE CARD GAME GO FISH
Go Fish! card game
The card game Go Fish.
We enjoy playing the electronic handheld fishing game that lets you cast your line, then hopefully reel in a fish.
I always loved to play the sega bass fishing video game
Go Fish is the only fishing game that we play but we love to go fishing!
I lost my dad. That was my fishing buddy.
We fish all the time at the beach and on vacation in Florida and Vermont!
I’ve always liked the card game “Go Fish”
I like to play Go Fish with my nephew.
I like the fishing games where the kids have to come up with a certain color or letter or shape so they are learning while fishing.
I have always liked the Classic Go Fish game.
Winner is the first to catch a fish!
We like to fish and see who catches the most and biggest fish.
We have the Let’s go fishing game that we purchased in the toy department. It’s a fun game for younger children. My 4 year old granddaughter and I like playing.
Oh I have to say Go Fish! We play it all the time while our little one is eating. Keeps him at the table and eating for a bit!
It’s not really a ‘game’ but my family and I went salt water fishing during our vacation in August and loved it!
We like to fish and see who catches the most and biggest fish.
It isn’t a game, but I take my daughters trout fishing and they have learned to absolutely LOVE trout fishing now.
Does Go Fish count lol
The best fishing game is real fishing.
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we love playing the gold fish card game!
The only fishing game I know is “Go Fish”. Have passed along this game through several generations in my family.
We like to play the card game Go Fish.
I play Go Fish the card game whenever my niece comes to visit. We love to play that game!
Go Fish is our favorite.
When we really go fishing we play who catches first, most and bigeest.
the only fishing game we have ever played is go fish. we like to fish for real too though.
Go Fish is our favorite. My son loves that game!
Go Fish and a magnetic fishing pole game w/ little fish and it’s in a device that spins when you wind it up.
My favorite fishing games are Go Fish and Gone Fishin!
i have a Rapala fishing game for the playstation that the kids and i like to play
We had a go fish card game, big cards and colorful fishes.
We have a magnetic fishing game that is fun.
I like the magnetic fishing game, Gone Fishin’!
Hours and hours of Go Fish Card game
Just the card game go fish.
Go Fish
We love to play Go Fish the most!
I had this amazing game that had these plastic fish mouths that opened and closed.. and then you had a little rod that you had to time just right to get into the fish’s mouth
My favorite fishing game is the gone fishing game.
Go fish is the only fishing game I can think of.
Go Fish!
Go Fish
My favorite fishing game is the board game with the magnetic poles, that is so cool.
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My kids, along with the neighborhood kids would play Sharks and minnows.
We liked the magnetic fish with the little poles to catch the fish
We like the fishing games at amusement parks and carnivals and of course we play the card game Go Fish!
I like to play Go Fish!
I like the magnetic fish and poles game.
My kids like a family game that has fish that rotate in a circle and you take turns trying to get a fish out with a small fishing pole/hook.
My kids always liked the magnetic fish with the little poles to catch the fish
Go Fish is the only fishing game that I know.
I like playing the card game Go Fish with my nephew. Plus there is a interactive fishing game I used to play online that I enjoyed.
Catch the biggest fish!
I only know of go fish.
I think we have really only done Go Fish, which is always a good go to game
I like Go Fish as a card game – honestly I think it’s the only fishing game I know of.
We like to play the go fish card game!
Go Fish is the only fishing game that I know. This one here is fun.
Thanks for the contest.
My kids like the magnetic fish to pretend they are fishing
My kids like Go Fish but their favorite is real fishing and the game is who catches the biggest fish wins!
We love to play Go Fish with the kids.
I like go fish
Not quite a game but we like to fish off the pier at the local lake.
My favorite fishing game to play is Hooked! Real Motion Fishing
I love to play Go Fish! But my favorite thing is to go fishing for real! We also have one of those little games where it spins around and the fish mouths open and close and you try to catch the fish. I don’t remember what its called..
My favorite fishing game is definitely go fish!
Go Fish is a favorite.
We love to play the game Go Fish!
We like the Melissa and Doug fishing game.
We love the little fishing magnet games!
I just taught my granddaughter to play Go Fish.
My twins love to play Go Fish!
We love to play the game Go Fish!
I don;t know any fishing games, have never played any with or without the family.
When I was teaching I made fishing games for number and alphabet recognition.
My kids have a magnetic fishing site words game they love!
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We don’t really play any fishing games. We do the one they have at fairs and carnivals when we go but that’s about it.
It is Go Fish.
Love those little fish games you can find at the dollar stores. The ones with magnets you use to fish!
During our adventure play, we will often have our fishing pole ready and make up stories of the items we catch.
Kids like to Play the card game Go Fish.
I don’t know any fishing games, but we love to fish!
We like to play the card game go fish!
Go Fish card game but magnet attached to a string and placed in a punch bowl to pick up things.