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Upcycled Paper Bowl Octopus

Upcycled Paper Bowl Octopus craft sitting in underwater theme

Steps

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

Supplies:

Crayola

Craft by CIY Staff

Tools: Construction Paper, Markers, Paint
Theme: Oceans, Rainy Day Crafts, Earth Day
Age: 4+, 6+, 8+

Steps:

1

Hand holding scissor over orange construction paper

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

2

hand painting paper bowl orange with Crayola paint

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

3

Hand using Crayola Marker dipped in paint to created octopus legs

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.

4

Hands taping pipe cleaner to orange construction paper cutouts

4 Tape a pipe cleaner to the Octopus’s arm.

5

Hand glueing end of orange construction paper with Crayola washable glue

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

6

Hand stick eyes to paper bowl

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

7

hand drawing smiley face onto octopus with Crayola Marker

7 Draw smile on octopus with a Crayola Marker.

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