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Doodle Aquarium 🐟

A drawing game where every doodle comes to life: residents draw a fish (or trace the dotted shape), press 'Let it swim!' and it swims around a big aquarium on the TV with everyone else's fish. Any squiggle works, so there's no wrong way to play.

How to run it

1. Open the Doodle Aquarium on the activity-room TV (a laptop with HDMI works well).
2. Pass a tablet or the laptop around, or let one person draw at a time. Tick 'show a shape to trace' for an easy start.
3. Draw a fish (any squiggle works!), add the artist's name and press Let it swim!
4. Watch everyone's fish swim together. Ask: 'Did you ever go fishing? Keep fish as a pet?'

Any time of year. Brilliant for mixed abilities and for visits with grandchildren.

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