Octopus Handprint Craft
When you’ve got a kid who’s bouncing off the walls and pretending to be a sea creature (or maybe that’s just Tuesday?), this octopus handprint craft is here to save the day. It’s squiggly. It’s adorable. It’s ridiculously easy. And yes…it secretly sneaks in a bit of learning, too.
We’re talking fine motor skills, creativity, ocean animal awareness… and maybe even a little color recognition if you mix it up. You don’t need glitter or glue explosions. Just some paper, a few minutes, and a kid with at least one hand. Let’s make some underwater magic.
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What You'll Need for This Handprint Octopus Craft
How to Make a Handprint Octopus
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather your supplies.
Step 2: Cut Out the Pieces
Start by tracing your child’s hand on purple construction paper and cut it out. This will become the tentacles of your octopus!
Cut out a large, rounded dome shape from the same purple paper for the octopus head.
Step 3: Attach the Tentacles
Glue the handprint behind the head so the fingers peek out from the bottom—perfect little wiggly arms!
Step 4: Add the Eyes
Cut out two large white circles for eyes and glue them onto the face.
Step 5: Draw the Pupils
Use a black marker to draw cute oval pupils inside each eye.
Step 6: Draw the Smile and Suction Cups
Use your purple marker to draw a happy smile and some jelly-like squiggles on the head.
Use the same purple marker to draw suction cup circles on each finger (tentacle). Make them playful and fun!
All done!
Your wiggly octopus is ready to show off!
We'd love to see yours! Snap a photo and share it in the comments.
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