

Add white painted spots over the red body. If you don’t, you can go over the faint lines again with pencil. You should see the pencil marks after you paint over the octopus. This is a great time to involve the kids in helping make their costume! Allow to dry completely. It is definitely a unique costume idea and makes people laugh. Paint over the octopus (we chose red, but you can use any color). The octopus is despite all the scary old sailor stories and it´s eight long tentacles a fascinating creature. Cut out a center hole where your child’s arm will go through. Figure out how large you want to make it depending on your child’s size.

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