Your kids can make this fun octopus (or squid, whatever you want to call her) from an empty plastic water bottle! Little ones will probably need help with the scissors, but older kids should be able to make this water bottle octopus sea creature all by themselves. Not only is this a fun rainy day project, it’s green too! So recycle those water bottles into fun ocean animals.
Water Bottle Octopus
Supplies to make a water bottle octopus
- 1 empty water bottle
- scissors
- pink paint
- 1/2 sheet pink felt
- instant grab glue
- 2 large wiggle eyes
- Markers (pink and maroon or red)
What you do
Cut off the bottom of the water bottle.
Don’t throw it in the garbage. You can either recycle it or save it to use in another craft project.
Paint the water bottle pink and let it dry.
When the paint has dried, use scissors to cut strips in the bottle. Start at the bottom and go up to about 3 inches from the top, just leave enough room for the head.
Cut a strip of pink felt to cover the top of the bottle and glue it in place. By the way, you should have saved the lid too, for another project. ;) Always save your lids, they are great in a pinch and don’t take up much space!
Cut a long strip, about an inch in width, from the remaining pink felt. Tie that strip into a bow. Trim the ends and glue that to the front of the pink strip around the mouth of the bottle.
Now just glue on some eyes and use markers to draw on some lips and cheeks! Done!
Water Bottle Octopus (or Squid)
Supplies
- 1 empty water bottle
- scissors
- pink paint
- 1/2 sheet pink felt
- instant grab glue
- 2 large wiggle eyes
- Markers pink and maroon or red
Instructions
- Cut off the bottom of the water bottle.
- Don't throw it in the garbage. You can either recycle it or save it to use in another craft project.
- Paint the water bottle pink and let it dry.
- When the paint has dried, use scissors to cut strips in the bottle. Start at the bottom and go up to about 3 inches from the top, just leave enough room for the head.
- Cut a strip of pink felt to cover the top of the bottle and glue it in place. By the way, you should have saved the lid too, for another project. ;) Always save your lids, they are great in a pinch and don't take up much space!
- Cut a long strip, about an inch in width, from the remaining pink felt. Tie that strip into a bow. Trim the ends and glue that to the front of the pink strip around the mouth of the bottle.
- Now just glue on some eyes and use markers to draw on some lips and cheeks! Done!
- Oh, you can hang her by adding some yarn to the top of the bottle. :)
Here’s more from me you might like:
Paper Plate Owl
Frog Baseball Hat
Cardboard Tube Giraffe
Recycled Ladybug Jar
Here’s some fun stuff from the interwebs:
Handprint Octopus – from FreeKidsCrafts.com
Fish and Sea Creature Craft Projects – from Family Crafts at About.com
Yarn Octopus – from Kaboose (oh hey, look, I made that!) ;)
Egg Carton Octopus – from Family Crafts at About.com
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Shelly says
Oh my goodness! She is adorable! So fun -thanks for sharing. :)
Amanda says
Thanks Shelly!
Southern Fried Gal says
This is an adorable summer project for the kiddos! Thanks for sharing!
Room to Inspire says
Super adorable project! And what a great way to reuse! Thanks for linking up to Be Inspired last week.
Chelsea
von Hand zu Hand says
thanks for this funny idea. great project to make with the kids.
i'm linking.
many greetings, doro.
Jessica says
This is so cute & at the same time, your recycling!
Miri says
Adorable! Love the eyes and the lips!
Denise Marie says
wayyyyyy cute!! gotta share with my pre-school teacher neighbor. :0)
creativejewishmom/Sara says
Thanks Amanda, love it! Great to see you on Craft Schooling Sunday as always!
The Polka Dot Closet says
That is so cute! What fun project!
I joined in the fun and came over from Transformation Thursdays
Carol
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That is way cute and so perfect for summer! Thanks for the project I'll be linking.
Bromeliad says
What a great idea.
Helena says
This is such an awesome kids craft! (or bored 25-yr-old craft). I love your recycled projects :)
Thank you for participating in the Creative Therapy Session with Life in the Pitts!
Apron Senorita says
Wow, great idea! That is so adorable.
Yoli :)
Completely Coastal + Daily Vitamin Sea says
Just too cute!! And great creative re-use of these plastic water bottles!
Jenglamgirl says
What a great craft for kids! so cute! Jenn
Melissa says
That is cute…
Kimberly says
How fun! I love crafts the kiddos can participate in!
Beansieleigh says
Oh my word.. How CUTE is THIS?!!! I LOVE it!!! I occasionally teach crafts to the kids at church, and this would be so much FUN!! (I don't know if I can think of any lessons to go with it, but they'll LOVE it!).. Thanks for sharing this, and I'm now a follower! ~tina
Issa says
teeheehee! this girly octopus made me giggle! :P Thank you for sharing!
Jami says
That girly squid is adorable! We've had lots of rainy days here lately. I'm defintely going to follow you so I can remember all of your amazing ideas!
smiles!
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Tami says
That's so cute and it would be a perfect craft project for the kids' library programs that are celebrating under water themes this summer! :)
Mama E says
I am so going to make this with my daughter! Cute! Stopping by from a Vision to Remember linkup
-Mama E
http://www.homeandheartsblog.com
Erin says
This is so stinkin' cute! My kids would flip over this! Can't wait to show them.
http://www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com
MsJay says
The octopus is too cute!