Octopus Project
Printable instructionsInstruction card, PDF
Download PDFWhat you need
- Purple conductive dough
- White insulating dough
- 2 LEDs
- Battery holder with 4 AA batteries
Steps
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Roll a piece of purple dough into a ball for the octopus's body.
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To make the arms, roll out eight thin pieces of purple dough. Keep one half of each arm straight and curl the other half into a coil.
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Arrange the arms so the straight ends meet in the center. Make sure the body can cover the opening in the center. The next three steps are shown from the side.
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Cut the body ball into a top half and a bottom half. Place a thin piece of white insulating dough on the bottom half, then put the top half on the white dough.
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Push the long legs of the LEDs into the top half of the body and the short legs into the bottom half.
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Last, push the battery holder's red wire into the top half of the body and the black wire into the bottom half. Turn on the battery holder to light up your octopus!