Sometimes, even in the summer, you need a simple quiet activity. Kids will love hanging out with the button octopus, adding more and more arms, mixing and matching the colors. You’ll need to help with the initial creation of the octopus and arms, but once it’s made, keep it close by when you need a quick, engaging activity. Michelle at Taming Little Monsters has all the details you’ll need.
Emily Westbrooks is a freelance writer and blogger from Maine. Based in Dublin, she's married to an Irishman and an adoptive mom to Maya and Noah. She writes about travel, parenting, adoption and fostering for sites like Romper and Moxie & Mabel, as well as for her own blog, From China Village.