Easy costume idea for children: cheap octopus costume
Easy costume idea for children: cheap octopus costume

DIY OCTOPUS COSTUME

⌛ Completion time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
✂️ Expertise: you will row a little, but no risk of drowning!


Your little shrimp is celebrating its birthday soon and you have chosen a sea ​​animal themed birthday to change the scenery? We understand ! The sea and its animals are fascinating for everyone… And to go exploring under the ocean, there's nothing like immersing yourself in the skin of an octopus! Thanks to this easy diy, make a homemade costume and transform yourself and all the guests into the skin of an octopus! The advantage? Everyone can customize your costume according to his tastes! So, off to the article!

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  • STEP 1.

    STEP 1.

    STEP 1.

    Prepare all the materials and print the octopus costume printable. 

  • STEP 2.

    STEP 2.

    STEP 2.

    Assemble the A3 sheets together and stick the printable on the cardboard. Then cut around the shapes. You get the cardboard cut out in the shape of the octopus.
    A word of advice: the purple circles of the tentacles and the black eyes can be cut directly from the printable without being pasted. It's much easier to cut out the little circles!

  • STEP 3.

    STEP 3.

    STEP 3.

    Paint the cardboard.

  • STEP 4.

    STEP 4.

    STEP 4.

    Glue the purple circles on the tentacles and the black eyes.

  • STEP 5.

    STEP 5.

    STEP 5.

    You have finished !

Congratulations, you have reached the end of this easy diy and you have a beautiful cheap costume to put on for the carnival or for a marine animal birthday party! As mentioned earlier, you can customize the octopus costume according to your preferences! You can, for example, make a pink, yellow or green octopus. 

Practical tip: if this easy DIY is above all an octopus costume, it is also perfect as photo booth prop or as a birthday party for a marine animal birthday party!

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