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Upcycled Paper Bowl Octopus

Dive into creativity with our "octo-awesome" upcycled paper bowl craft! Let your imagination swim with this fun and educational ocean-themed DIY.

Ages: 4 and up, 8 and up, 6 and up

CIY Staff

Create It Yourself

Supplies Needed

Gather all the supplies needed to bring your craft ideas to life! From paints and markers to glue and scissors, our crafts section has everything to spark creativity and make every project truly special.

  • Construction Paper
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Paint Brushes
  • Paper Bowl
  • Pencil(s)
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • Tape
  • Wiggle Eyes

Steps

  • Step 1

    Sketch Octopus’s front and back sides of arms on Crayola Construction Paper.

  • Step 2

    Paint the paper bowl with Crayola Paint. Let dry 1-2 hours.

  • Step 3

    With Crayola Paint, stamp the top of a marker cap on the back side of the octopus’ arms to create its suction cups. Let dry 1-2 hours.

  • Step 4

    Tape a pipe cleaner to the Octopus’s arm.

  • Step 5

    Glue the front and back side of arm together with the pipe cleaner in the middle. Glue the arms to the octopus.

  • Step 6

    Glue wiggle eyes to top of the paper bowl. Let all glue steps dry 1-2 hours.

  • Step 7

    Draw smile on octopus with a Crayola Marker.

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CIY Staff Tips

Use your imagination and have fun making your craft as creative as you are—there’s no wrong way to do it!

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