Tentacles at the ready for this craft

No need to throw those old socks in the bin! This fabulous sock octopus craft is a great way to keep little fingers busy. Scroll down to learn how to make it – plus we've included a few learning ideas too.

Got a few googly eyes left over? Use them to make this toilet roll paper pig craft or these fun sock fish.

You will need:

• A sock
• An elastic band
• Cotton balls
• Colouring pens
• Scissors

How to make a sock octopus

Step 1

First, your child stuffs the tip of a sock with cotton wool balls.

Step 2

Now they tie an elastic band around the sock, just under where the cotton balls are.

Step 3

Help them to cut the end of the sock into 8 strips to give the socktopus 8 long tentacles (you’ll need to use sharp scissors for this).

Step 4

Now your child can finish it off with some decoration: glue on googly eyes, and draw a smile and cool suckers on each tentacle.