Octopus

By Spotlight

Lead little hands through a practical project with this simple, useful idea. Also useful for teachers and childcare professionals.

Final Result

Materials

• cardboard roll from foil or cling wrap
• patterned paper
• stick on dots
• 2 x 15mm oval joggle eyes
• PVA glue & brush
• low temp glue gun or craft glue
• stick on jewels or dots
• paint brush & palette
• pink/red felt marker
• rubber band
• pencil
• scissors
• optional - ribbon with spots

Step 1

Cut a 6cm length of cardboard roll. Cut a piece of paper 14cm x 13cm. Paint the roll with PVA glue and wrap the paper around keeping the edges even at the top, overlapping slightly. Wrap with a rubber band to hold the paper in place whilst drying. Cut tentacles (8) up from the bottom of the paper to the bottom edge of the roll. Roll each tentacle around the pencil to curl. Glue on joggle eyes and add dots and ribbon.