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DIY Paper Cup Octopus Craft | Craft Ideas with Paper Cups

Shruti Acharya | July 24, 2017 | Leave a Comment

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Here’s a super cute ocean animal craft for kids– paper cup octopus craft! Not only is it fun to make, but it also provides fine motor practice for little ones.

We love Ocean crafts and have a Printable Ocean Theme Drawing Prompt, a  Paper Plate Seashell Craft  & an Under The Sea Theme Shape Match. 

Today, we are adding another ocean craft – the Paper Cup Octopus to our craft repository.

 

Here’s a super cute ocean animal craft for kids– paper cup octopus craft! Not only is it fun to make, but it also provides fine motor practice for little ones.

We have been reading one of our favorite books in our Toddler Class– Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae. If you haven’t read his books before you need to buy or borrow them now! They’re fabulous for toddlers and preschoolers and you’ll find them in almost every early learning classroom.

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Supplies need to make a paper Cup Octopus Craft:
To make the Paper Cup Octopus Craft:
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Supplies need to make a paper Cup Octopus Craft:

Here’s a super cute ocean animal craft for kids– paper cup octopus craft! Not only is it fun to make, but it also provides fine motor practice for little ones.

  • Paper Cup
  • Scissors
  • Googly Eyes
  • Acrylic paint – Orange
  • Paint brush
  • Chalk markers – White & Pink
  • Glue

To make the Paper Cup Octopus Craft:

Start with a clean paper cup. We had small cups, but you can use the longer ones too. Using Scissors, make 8 cuts around the cup. Make sure that you only cut halfway and not till the edge of the cup. This will form the head & the legs of the octopus. Slowly open to form a flower-like structure.

Here’s a super cute ocean animal craft for kids– paper cup octopus craft! Not only is it fun to make, but it also provides fine motor practice for little ones.

Using Acrylic paints and a brush, paint the Paper Cup Orange. Use a plastic sheet or newspapers to protect your surface. make sure all sides are coated uniformly. Let dry completely. It will take about 10 minutes or so

 

Here’s a super cute ocean animal craft for kids– paper cup octopus craft! Not only is it fun to make, but it also provides fine motor practice for little ones.

Once the paper cup is completely dry, use your thumb and forefinger to slightly curl the ends of the cup upwards. The curled edges are the tentacles.

 

Using Pink markers, draw circles on the body of the paper cup octopus. Now outline each pink circle with a white marker. You can use acrylic paints and an ear bud to add dots in case you don’t have chalk markers.

Using a glue gun or a strong glue like Elmers or Fevicol, glue the googly eyes onto the octopus’s head.

Voila! your Paper cup Octopus craft is ready!

Here’s a super cute ocean animal craft for kids– paper cup octopus craft! Not only is it fun to make, but it also provides fine motor practice for little ones.

Check out all our Paper Cup Crafts

  1. Paper Cup Flower Craft 

  2. Paper Cup Fairy Houses

  3. Paper Cup Snowman

Filed Under: Animal Crafts, Craft Ideas, Kindergarten Crafts & Activities, Latest Posts, Paper plate crafts, Popular Posts, Recycled Crafts Tagged With: ocean crafts

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About Shruti Acharya

Shruti is a writer, photographer, DIY lover, passionate homemaker, and the chief dreamer at ArtsyCraftsyMom.com . Shruti lives in Bangalore, India with her husband and daughter. She loves showcasing fun art activities, crafts for kids, celebrations, childrens books & all the craziness that is India.

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