Elderly Fish Party Activities
Have a Gone-Fishing Party!
Check out our elderly fish party activities! A really fun way to take advantage of a summer favorite – fishing – any time of year. If it's warm weather outside, you can have an outing and go fishing, then throw a party later, or else on another day as a follow up. Some of your participants may have elderly issues that do not make it possible to go fishing. Here are some party ideas and recipes that can go along with the fishing theme. Just bring it all indoors during cold weather, to remind you of fun in the sun.
Decorations
Table Decorations -- Some of our elderly fish party activities involve making the table set up. Spread a clean fish net over your table cloth. You can hang a few small bobbers from the edges. If you’re using paper tablecloths, napkins, plates, etc., use water tones such as blue or green. Depending on your budget, you can find fishing themed paper tableware in party stores or dollar stores. Try adhering fish sticker decals in the corners of the napkins. Tie each napkin with a ribbon and small bobber or fishing lure (hooks cut and removed). Cut bright fish from colored paper or fanciful wrapping paper and glue them onto the tablecloth. Making crafts to prepare for a party are great senior activity ideas. Centerpieces -- Our other elderly fish party activities include making easy centerpieces. Use a clear glass vase and cover the bottom with stones. If you are near water and have access to water weeds, float a piece in the vase. Also place a bobber on the top of the water. Another option is having a colorful fishing lure (or two) dangle from the edge of the vase down into the water. It will be seen through the clear glass. Insert long, tall reeds and a variety of fresh flowers. Place the vase on a round mirror or old CD as a base. You can make one or several centerpieces, all different sizes and types of glass vases – whatever you have on hand. Origami fish -- Attached to a tall wooden skewer and inserted into the vase also add a colorful touch. Origami fish are really fun elderly fish party activities. But if origami is too difficult for your group, simply cutting fish shapes out of bright paper works well. Try leftovers of vivid colored wrapping paper. Making mobiles -- Fish are also fun to hang from the ends of wooden skewers as mobiles, then suspend from the ceiling. Curly green ribbon or crepe paper hanging down gives the feel of seaweed. Use round blue balloons for a bubble effect. You can also suspend fish net from the ceiling, or hang attach to the walls like a wall hanging. Stud it with bobbers and lures, of course. Many items for these elderly fish party activities can be borrowed or found cheap in thrift stores.
Menu
Beverages -- Make green punch or koolaid – adding “fizzy” water is always fun to sparkle it up. Make some special ice cubes and add gummy worms. Then you’ll have floating worms in your beverage. Another really good beverage option is sangria. We give a red or white wine version, as well as non-alcoholic in our
Easy Sangria Recipe Ideas.
Appetizers -- How about herring in wine sauce, or else slices of cheese, with whole grain crackers. If you want to get really creative, you can cut the cheese slices with a fish cookie cutter so they're shaped.
Main course -- Choose from several main dish ideas:Pan-Fried Fish -- Use fresh fish if possible. One of our favorites is walleye.
You will need:
Your choice of fish fillets
3 shallow pans for the coatings in which to dip the fish:
1) Flour; 2) 2 beaten eggs; 3) Seasoned bread crumbs
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
Grated parmesan cheese, (mixed in with bread crumbs)
Salt & pepper to taste
Any other seasonings you like to add (you can add them to the bread crumbs and mix well).
Heat the olive oil on a medium burner.
Dip the fish fillets first in the flour, coating them well, then in the egg, and finally into the seasoned bread crumbs with parmesan cheese mixed in. Place in hot oil and fry until brown on each side. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Savory Fish Chowder Recipe
Just click on the link to get the full recipe for this very flavorful, high-protein, high-nutrition soup. Really easy to make, and versatile. To complete, place a bowl of fish crackers by the soup, for sprinkling on top --
Savory Fish Chowder Recipe.
Fish Taco Recipe
-- Yummy and healthy alternative to the popular taco, with some surprise ingredients too.
Easy Salmon Recipes
Almost everyone knows that "good" Omega 3 fats are healthy for you. Especially from salmon. Here are some fabulous and very easy salmon recipes. Use as snacks or in a full meal. Click here:
Easy Salmon Recipes.
SaladIf you want something whimsical, we have some really cute fruit salad Characters, with an under-water theme. There's the Jumping Banana Fish, and the String Cheese Octopus. They're served over a salad made of mixed spring greens (which remind me of the look of seaweed). Add in chopped veggies and the dressing of your choice.
Fish crackers can also be sprinkled over it. My Dad's favorite dressing is just a Seasoned Rice Vinegar lightly spritzed over greens and veggies from a small spray bottle! An optional salad addition (served in a separate bowl) is anchovies. You can also do a green jello salad served atop greens. And naturally, you can add gummy fish or worms into the jello. Click on the links to see the character salads:
Jumping Banana Fish Fruit Salad
Octopus String Cheese Salad.
More... Fish crescent rolls -- Another of the fun elderly fish party activities is with frozen crescent roll dough. Roll it into crescent shapes as usual, per the directions. Then pinch and turn one end upward like a fish tail. Pinch up a bit of the “top side” of the fish to form an upper fin. You can add a raisin eye (or other round food item) before baking. Kids' Sandwiches -- If you have any kids at the party, make either peanut butter and jelly, or cheese sandwiches -- then cut them with a fish-shaped cookie cutter.
DessertFish-Shaped Cookies -- If you have the right cookie cutter. These cookies are also good elderly fish party activities to help with the food preparation. Use your imagination to decorate with fins, eyes, and mouths! And be sure to have a few gummy fish on a plate to grab! ”Chocolate covered worm” cookies. Favorite elderly fish party activities are making and eating this great dessert. Microwave and melt a container of “heat and dip” type dipping chocolate, according to instructions.
While still warm, transfer it to a bowl with a spatula. Stir in about 2 cups of chow mien noodles. Cover a cookie sheet or tray with wax paper. Spoon lumps of the mixture onto the wax paper. Refrigerate until firm, at least an hour. But take them out of the refrigerator about 15 minutes before serving, or they’re very hard to bite into. And make sure you serve them with napkins – they can be messy!
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