How to Make Octopus Pots

With its squirming eight legs and numerous tentacles, an octopus can seem more like a creature from another planet rather than an ocean-dwelling animal. For children fascinated by marine life or who are learning about the octopus in school, make a craft project to go along with the theme. An octopus pot can serve as a home for plants or hang from the ceiling in a decorative fashion, depending on the way you turn it.

Terra cotta pot
Acrylic paint
Paint brush
Craft foam
Scissors
Craft glue

Instructions

- 1
  Decide whether you want to use the finished pot for planting or for decoration. Turn a plain terra cotta pot facing upwards for planting or upside-down for hanging décor.
- 2
  Use acrylic paint to cover the pot in the color of your choice. Use green, blue, pink or other bright colors for a more cartoonish octopus or grey or brown for a more realistic octopus. Let the paint dry overnight.
- 3
  Paint on the octopus face on the front of the pot. Glue on googly eyes as an alternative to paint.
- 4
  Trace the shape of eight octopus legs on a sheet of craft foam. Use craft foam that matches the color of the painted pot. Cut out the leg outlines with scissors.
- 5
  Arrange the eight craft foam legs evenly around the painted pot. Use craft glue to attach them in place around the edge to complete the octopus pot.

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