Octopus Made From A Paper Bag

Today’s under the sea puppet craft is inspired by one of our new favorite children’s books My Very Own Octopus by Benard Most.

This book tells a story of a little boy who fantasizes about the possibilities of owning a pet octopus. The illustrations in the book are fun and colorful & will have your child’s imagination running wild.

Although “I” personally would never own one of my own, it’s still fun to pretend. And what better way to pretend, than with a fun craft? This book opened the window to an easy project and we took the challenge. Lil Man & I grabbed some supplies and made our own octopus friend that was completely customizable from start to finish.

So on that note, are you ready to make one with your child today? Well then… find all the crafty details for this paper bag octopus art project idea in the full tutorial below! Happy crafting {and reading} my friends!

This octopus puppet is easy and fun to make with your kids! They’ll love having a friendly pretend paper bag octopus to play with afterwards!

Craft Supplies:

Paper Bags
Various Colors of Craft Paint
Foam Paint Brushes
Tissue Paper or Old Newspapers
Large Wiggle Eyes or Paper Scraps
School Glue
Rubber Bands or Twine
Kid Friendly Scissors
Small Paper Plate

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The Directions:

First things first – set up a crafting spot. You will want a place that can get messy.
Squirt some paint on a paper plate and tell your child to paint their paper bag completely.
Once the paper bag is completely covered, set aside so it can dry.
When it’s dry, go ahead and grab your tissue paper, rubber band/twine and scissors.
Stuff some tissue paper inside your child’s painted paper bag and tie it off towards the middle with either a rubber band or a piece of string. This is the body of your octopus.
Next cut some strips in the bottom of the paper bag to give the look of tentacles on the octopus.
To finish off, glue on the wiggle eyes or make some eyes from paper like I did.
Finally, draw on a simple mouth design, with a sharpie marker on the paper bag.
And that’s it for the paper bag octopus! You could even customize even more by adding some rhinestones or glitter.

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What do you think? Isn’t this paper bag pet octopus better than the real thing? We also have our Popsicle Stick Octopus for you to check out and pair with today’s awesome craft idea!

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Paper Bag Octopus Friend - Although I personally would never own one, it's fun to pretend! What better way to pretend than with a fun craft?!

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1 Large Paper Bag
Craft Paint
Old Newspaper
1 Rubber Bands
Cardstock Paper

Instructions

First things first - set up a crafting spot. You will want a place that can get messy.
Squirt some paint on a paper plate and tell your child to paint their paper bag completely.
Once the paper bag is completely covered, set aside so it can dry.
When it's dry, go ahead and grab your tissue paper, rubber band/twine and scissors.
Stuff some tissue paper inside your child's painted paper bag and tie it off towards the middle with either a rubber band or a piece of string. This is the body of your octopus.
Next cut some strips in the bottom of the paper bag to give the look of tentacles on the octopus.
To finish off, glue on the wiggle eyes or make some eyes from paper like I did.
Finally, draw on a simple mouth design, with a sharpie marker on the paper bag.
And that's it for the paper bag octopus! You could even customize even more by adding some rhinestones or glitter.

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