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Paper Octopuses and Seabed

Paper Octopuses and Seabed

In this craft, we will show you how to make beautiful octopuses using paper and yarn.

 

A simple summer activity to do with children from a very young age!

How to complete this tutorial step by step?

Etape par étape

Materials

To create a nice marine board, you will need:

- a strong white card (A4, 300 gr/m²)

- solid gouache sticks

- colored cards (A5)

- a hole punch

- a stapler

- a pair of scissors

- yarn

- eye stickers

- alphabet stickers

- a black marker

- adhesive dots

Step 1

Step 1 -

Create the seabed on a strong white paper using solid gouache sticks (light blue, dark blue, white).

 

Tip: color half of the paper light blue, the other half dark blue, and use the white gouache stick to create a nice gradient between the two blue areas.

Step 2

Step 2 -

Cut a colored A5 sheet in half (lengthwise).

Step 3

Step 3 -

Staple the strip of paper to create a roll.

Step 4

Step 4 -

Use a small hole punch to make holes (about 10) at the bottom of the paper roll.

Step 5

Step 5 -

Cut pieces of wool about 20 cm long that we will use to make the tentacles of the octopus.

Step 6

Step 6 -

Fold a piece of wool in half and then pass it through a hole to pull out the loop.

Step 7

Step 7 -

Pass the 2 pieces of thread through the loop.

Step 8

Step 8 -

Pull the two ends of the thread to secure everything.

Step 9

Step 9 -

Attach a piece of thread to each hole to create all the tentacles.

 

Trim the wool with a pair of scissors.

Step 10

Step 10 -

Decorate the octopus by sticking 2 eye stickers and drawing a smile with a marker.

Step 11

Step 11 -

Stick the octopus to the seabed with 2 adhesive dots.

Step 12

Step 12 -

Customize the board by writing the artist's first name with stickers.

The products used:

Les produits utilisés :

3,59€ (either 0,36 € / pc)

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9,99€ (either 0,83 € / pc)

Available

2,59€ (either 0,13 € / pc)

Available

Punch

Réf. 13448 -

1,39€

Available

3,99€

Available

3,99€

Available

4,59€

Available

2,99€

Available

1,29€

Available

2,99€

Available

1,79€

Available

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