Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Tickly Octopus: Banana Peel Octopus

Make an Banana Octopus

Book

Tickly Octopus is a story of a cute octopus who loves to tickle his friends. Its one of CJ's Favorite books and we have been reading it from when she was 2 1/2 years old. I have also blogged about Tickly octopus on my book blog - kidobook. Cj has a fascination to the under sea world and I had the book in our to-buy list. Finally we got it last week.


Craft

CJ's favorite page is the cover page-Octopus tickling the fishes. So we tried to create the image.

All you need is a Banana, Goldfish crackers, Blue play mat/Big Plate, Green Construction paper

To make the octopus:

Peel a Banana to 3/4 of its size. With out disturbing the peel, Cut out the white part.

Using scissors make slits in the peel to get 8 tentacles .

Draw eyes and mouth. Tickly octopus ready!

Play around with the octopus and the Goldfish friends.


Cj made speedy, twirly motions with the octopus. She also wanted to create page of the Eel and the octopus from the book, we just played along! We had fun time!


She was so thrilled of her octopus that she showed it to Dad as soon he came back from work.
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19 comments:

  1. AngieMay 10, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    So easy, cute, and fun, perfect for summer!! I'll have to find this book at the library! Thanks for sharing!!

    Angie @ http://inmysparetime2.blogspot.com

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  2. learningtableMay 10, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    Who says you can't have fun playing with your food?!
    :)

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  3. Rashmie @ MommyLabsMay 11, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Sounds like a fun book! And, your recreation of the cover page is so amazing - cute, simple and doable by kids!

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  4. RedTedArtMay 11, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    This made me smile! What a fun little craft and one you could do "on the go" to keep the kids amused! Wonderful!

    Thank you for sharing on Kids Crafts Party!

    Maggy

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  5. nest full of eggsMay 11, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    this is such a clever idea ! my 2nd son's favorite animal is the octopus, his favorite color is yellow AND he loves fruit !!!

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  6. Elisabeth PrialMay 11, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    What a great craft idea to go along with reading The Tickly Octopus! Thanks for sharing it with us. As the publisher of tiger tales, it's great to have this sort of creative feedback.

    Thanks again,
    Elisabeth Prial
    tiger tales

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  7. EstherMay 12, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Thank you! My pleasure! We just love Tickly octopus book! We had fun doing the project. Now a days my daughter wants to do Tickly octopus whenever she eats a Banana.

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  8. UnknownMay 13, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Smart! Love the idea of turning banana to octopus!

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  9. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Very Cute! My son is eating a banana while I read this ; )

    Heather @ LocalFunforKids.com
    www.PreschoolBuddy.com

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  10. Brimful CuriositiesMay 14, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    We've made an octopus out of a hotdog but the banana looks even cuter. Love that you drew a face on the skin!

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  11. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    This is so cute. I love this!

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  12. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Oh my gosh, awesome! What a fun idea! Thanks for sharing at For the Kids Fridays!

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  13. nishaslifestyle.blogspot.comMay 16, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    wonderful idea...creative visions award can be given to u ,the apt person i guess...gr8 2 discover ur blog...

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  14. cathy @ NurtureStoreMay 16, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Oh what fun! So cute. I've never see goldfish crackers before.

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  15. EstherMay 16, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Really cathy! Here the goldfish crackers are the most favorite snack @school!

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  16. AsylumTanyaMay 18, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    This would be so cute next to the watermelon whale at my cousin's bridal shower! Thanks for sharing! I am your newest follower. Come over to Greetings From the Asylum and follow me too!

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  17. Sabra at Sew a Straight LineMay 19, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    so cute! my kids would LOVE this!

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  18. AimeeMay 31, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    What a healthy craft! Thanks for sharing this idea with us at The Sunday Showcase!

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  19. CatCatJanuary 8, 2012 at 10:45 PM

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