WARNING: this is a permanent project!!!!!!
A great present to give someone is a fish but if they can’t take care of an animal then this is a great alternative. Items you need are:
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
A bottle/vase/container with a lid
A toy fish (if you use LEGO’s to build a fish then your fish will float)
Pebbles
2 clear rods
A fake plant
A bow
Water
1. First you will cut the rods to the correct size so the fish will appear to be floating in the water. We used dowel rods at first, but then realized after the project was done - something clear would have worked much much better.
2. Then you will glue the rods to the fish. (I had to put one rod on the fish after he was in because he did not fit) 
3. After that you will glue the other side of the rod to the bottom of the bottle/vase/container and let it dry for 5 min. 
4. Now you will pour the rocks in and then the plant gets put in.
5. Then fill the bottle/vase/container with water. A month after we finished, we realized that double filtered water wasn't enough. Splurge, and buy distilled water. Otherwise you end up with funky, cloudy water with floaties. YUCK!
6. Put the lid on and glue the bow on the lid.
7. Now give it to someone.
(If you want to experiment and use glass pebbles then just glue 14 pebbles to your fish instead of using rods but don’t glue the rocks to the bottle/vase/container) Gluing glass pebbles didn't work for us, because as soon as the hot glue hit the water, the rocks came apart, or there just weren't enough to make fishy sink. The way we have the plant and rocks, really hids the dowel rods, and great grandma loved it!
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