O Is for Octopus Craft

Eight arms means eight times the fun in this ABC Craft! Your kids will be itching to get their tentacles on our adorable octopus, so download the template and get ready for some undersea adventure!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used blue, purple, and green)
• O Is for Octopus Craft templates
• 2 “googly” eyes
• Glue stick
• Pencil
• Hole punch

Instructions for Assembling Your Letter O Craft

1. Print the O Is for Octopus Craft templates.
2. Cut out the templates and trace the letter O and the octopus tentacles onto card stock.
3. Cut out the letter O and the octopus tentacles.
4. Glue the letter O and the octopus tentacles onto a full sheet of card stock (we used green, but you can use any color you like) to form an octopus.
5. Use a hole punch to punch out 40-50 tiny dots from card stock (we used purple).
6. Glue 6-10 dots onto each tentacle to form suction cups.
7. Affix two googly eyes to the top of the O.

Learning with Your Letter O Craft

As you and your child assemble your O Is for Octopus Craft, practice saying /ŏ/–/ŏ/–octopus together. You can find more tips for working on pre-reading skills with your preschooler in this handy download.

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