4 Year Old's Obsession with Angler Fish Goes Viral after Her Kindhearted Mother Asks Internet for Help to Make Her an Angler Fish Themed Birthday Party

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Eleonora Bader
May 31, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

When I first watched Finding Nemo, I became obsessed with clownfish for a while. I asked my mom for clownfish toys, and she was more than happy to provide them for me. That fueled further interest in the ocean, and for a good few years, that's all I could talk about. Sharks, seahorses, turtles… you name it.

This mother deserves the 'Mom of the Year' award because being the kindhearted woman she is, she turned to Reddit to ask for suggestions on how to make her daughter's birthday party the best one yet. Her daughter was a bit of an ocean nerd, and she was absolutely obsessed with Angler Fish. She first saw them on Finding Nemo, and the rest was history. See the similarity? I feel like we would be friends.

Scroll down for the heartwarming discussion and the various interesting suggestions fellow ocean nerds came up with. Then check out these cool and awesome designs that involve splendid marketing.

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    My daughter is obsessed with Angler fish & wants her 4th birthday to be a Angler fish theme. I don't know where to turn or ask lol please delete if not allowed but any suggestions would be helpful
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    HeedlessHorsemen - 2 days ago Instead of pin the tail on the donkey have a pin the light on the Angler fish game? 5.6k Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP. 2 days ago This is a great idea!! adds this to the list 2.5k Reply Share ... warm_sweater. 2 days ago You can even make a simple LED light up with a coin cell battery, like a 3032. You could make the "angler" portion actually light up. 1.0k Reply Share ...
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    pizabaOfficial - 2 days ago Use glow sticks and card board crowns to make the lure and have a dark room with a bubble machine 1.9k Reply Share ... sharktank. 2 days ago i want to go to this party ☐ and im pushing forty 962 Reply Share ...
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    tattoo 2 days ago This is such a cool challenge. I was just talking to my partner about it and we came up with: Black and blue steamers hung vertically to create a deep water feel, jellyfish lanterns, you could find marine life party favors at a store and make the angler fish the centerpiece, you could print a picture of an angler on the cake and have some kind of battery powered fairy light that sticks up out the top, print out and cut out some pictures of anglers on the walls, I am sure you do
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    Zae112020 OP 2 days ago I'm very much a diy mom so I will definitely be doing all of this! I love all the ideas! last year she has a shark theme party but this one is definitely more difficult lol. 1.1k Reply Share Fishrfriendsurfood. 2 days ago I think you've got a future marine biologist on your hands! 216 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP 2 days ago I think so! that would be so amazing! she can name so many sea creatures by their scientific names don't let us get one wrong she quizzes us all the t
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    hale__bopp 2 days ago If you could make a room in your house really dark, rent a projector, and play deep sea fish documentaries that could be a cool party activity. I love angler fish so much and I know I'd love that at any age for a party activity. Making cookies in the shape of angler fish and decorating them could be cool too. I've seen people carve a watermelon into an angler fish to serve fruit salad out of. You could play pin the lure on the angler fish. You could also get some craft supp
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    beau_beau_crunk · 2 days ago Your daughter sounds awesome. I hope her bday party is fantastic!!! You could maybe make little light up head bands with the angler fish dangle bit for the guests to wear? Not sure what it's called lol! 750 Reply Share Zae112020 OP 2 days ago Thank you so much! she's a great kid I thought it was just a phase but here we are 2 years later! lol I love this idea!! thank you I'm going to try to figure out how to make them. 333 Reply Share ...
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    shroomenheimer 2 days ago edited 2 days ago Your daughter is cool asf Maybe get some little flashlights/headlamps and have everyone go to the bottom of the ocean (dim the lights in the room) to search for shells/fake coins/other fish to chomp etc 74 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP. 2 days ago haha thank you! she's pretty cool she has forced me to learn scientific names of all these deep sea creatures god forbid I get them wrong. I like this idea too! maybe when they do the piñata 56 Reply Share ...
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    BellamyC 2 days ago Does she have any of the anglerfish Squishmallows? The 5" ones could be great party favors or prizes for winning party games. The larger ones could be great gifts. (Target has 10" Sy and 8" Easton available online.) 149 Reply Share ...
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    Xoxo809. 2 days ago Just checking in as a kid who was obsessed with snakes, and had a snake themed birthday party. It is still one of my cherished childhood memories, and it is such a blessing to have parents that support your quirky interests! Lol, the other second grade girls were confused to show up and play pin the rattle on the rattlesnake and eat a cake frosted to look like a yellow-lipped sea krait, but it was a great time and everyone had fun, and your post reminded me of this. Thanks fo
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    Raven Moon Rose - 2 days ago Hi friend. Please look for birthday stuff on the Monterey bay aquarium website. If you call them they might be able to direct you in other places to help. They live for this kind of thing. 52 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP. 2 days ago I'm going to give them a call! thank you for the suggestion!! I would have never thought of that 25 Reply Share ...
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    Sims3graphxlookgr8 1 day ago My cousin's old roommate, we'll call him Grant because that's his name, used to get the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to bring a penguin to the restaurant he managed in exchange for free food. It was a novelty and a bit of entertainment for the patrons. I still can't believe they actually brought the penguin. Maybe someone could loan you a fish or a penguin in exchange for some birthday cake and/or a treat bag. Never hurts to ask..
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    chelseachaplin 11 2 days ago edited 2 days ago Praying you update us with pictures from this awesome day coming! You've got a lucky daughter and you sound pretty lucky too! I hope the celebration is so rad!!! 117 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP. 2 days ago I promise I will update with pictures!!!!!!! 105 Reply Share
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    K128kevin 2 days ago LOL I can 1000% relate to this, my almost 4 year old daughter is obsessed with lampreys for some reason. 35 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP. 2 days ago ✓ I Ok so i just googled those and omg thought the anglerfish was crazy looking. I love the weird animal obsessions! 27 Reply Share ...
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    bald alpaca 2 days ago What a great mom you are for embracing this and supporting her interest! Have you done the invites yet? You could do a 3-D style invite like a big angler fish. You could do a game where the kids wear head bands with their own lure dangling (from a paper straw) A room that is dark (basement) and have just pin point lights from one of those night light globes to simulate the deep sea
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    Great . 2 days ago I bet there is some Bakugan/ Pokemon / Digimon/Invizimal who happens to be an anglerfish. You might find easier art or plushies of these franchises Lanturn and Lumineon come to mind Anglerfish piñata? Or do you recall that kind of toy that you can fish with a fishing rod, the fish have magnets and the bait is a magnet. It'd be fun to have a competition whete you have to fish them. And one of them is an anglerfish, worth 10 Points. 25 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP 2 days ago Def
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    igg73 2 days ago U can buy lil LED balls on amazon(pull the tab and it turns on, you put em in drinks and stuff) and make simple headbands with lightball dangling on a stick from the front. Shouldnt be too hard. Also parents can be scuba ppl and have flashlights in the dark to make it feel like underwater. Buy a bit of dry ice and put in water to make smoke effects. You rule, have fun! 14 Reply Share
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    urmumsadopted - 2 days ago Ok I've got it, A blacked out room with dim enough to see but not very clearly. lighting with bioluminescent fixtures (think battery operated led lights shaped like fish) around. draped with dark cloth or tissue paper to look like fish in dark water. Now the fun part. Make a huge angler fish eyes, mouth, & lantern attach this mid way up a wall and hang more dark cloth over it to obscure it. inside the lantern put one of those little fake candle lights to imitate some m
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    Now the party At the party you should start with your angler not under lit at all and just it's lantern hanging from the ceiling with the candlelight inside (attached to the head) as guests start to notice the lantern bring up the lighting on your anglerfish gradually. The feeling we went to invoke with this should be reminiscent of this scene from finding Nemo. or alternatively you could bring the lighting up all at once for a nice jump scare Edit: 00000 someone further down mentioned glow stic
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    ASAP_Squidward - 2 days ago I remember I was obsessed with angler fish too when I was in elementary school after watching Finding Nemo lol 11 Reply Share ... Zae112020 OP 2 days ago edited 2 days ago that's where it started for her! She quickly became obsessed I just wish they had more documentaries about them I have to play the same 4 videos for her all the time 15 Reply Share
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    rhinothedino 2 days ago glow stick, wire clothes hanger, and headbands. everyone can make their own dangly light 9 Reply Share easterss 2 days ago Pipe cleaners might be safer for 4 year olds but this is a cute idea 12 Reply Share ...
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