Travis has been a little bit homesick at camp, so we made a “buddy” to go along with him today… attached right to his water bottle!
The first step was to draw an octopus outline on craft foam, and this was tricky even for me.
I copied an example in Highlights magazine and still needed a few tries, so I didn’t expect Travis to master the shape. But he sure loved drawing on extra craft foam (little sister, too!), making this a great art session even before we moved on to assembling the rest of the craft.
As you draw, make sure the top two arms of the octopus reach up over its head and nearly touch; you’ll need to glue them into a loop that will hold on to the water bottle.
Once you’ve drawn the octopus shapes, cut them out. Next, draw accessories on additional craft foam and cut out. These shapes will be simpler for kids to help with. We included a surfboard, sunhat, and a little ukulele. Think anything beachy and tropical!
Use tacky glue or hot glue to add wiggle eyes and the foam accessories to each octopus, and glue the top two arms into a ring.
Once the glue dries, your new “buddy” slides right onto a water bottle.
Travis chose the blue one to take to camp!
