Fish Bible School Craft

Our last day's theme was "Go Fish-The Great Commission." For our craft we made these painted fish bullroarers. A bullroarer is a native craft from Africa and Australia that is used for communication. It is a stick swung on a string that makes a roaring sound.

We started with a paint stirrer stick donated from Ace Hardware. The had some shorter ones that were great. Husband shaped the ends a little for me with a clipper and I smoothed them on some cement and with sandpaper. The end with the "grip" became the tail. I deepened the grooves a little there on cement and painted each stick white.

The kids painted them with acrylic paints. We let one side dry and did the other after recess. Since it was our last day, they were not able to finish them with details, but a black marker was used for details on the fish in the first picture. Daughter W's is the blue one that is third from the top.

Drill a hole about 3/4" from one end and tie a string about 2 feet long firmly to the end. Swing in a circle over your head or in front of you and listen for the roaring. If it does not make a sound, twirl the wood piece a little before swinging it. There are many instructions on the internet. We LOVED this craft, and the kids' designs were great.