Orange Octopuses
These cute and easy orange octopuses make fun surprise for your kids snacks or lunchboxes! Quick and easy to make, they're a great healthy party food idea for an ocean or beach themed party too!
Servings: 1 person
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- Easy peeler or mandarin oranges
Equipment:
- Small sharp knife
- Non-toxic marker or food safe marker
Instructions
- Take your first orange and turn it upside down so the little stalk is on the table. Using a small sharp knife, score a cut right across the orange. You should cut through the skin but not into the orange flesh.
- Turn the orange slightly and repeat 4 times, until you have 4 thin triangles cut into each side of the orange, radiating out from the middle.
- Gently pull all the 'legs' away from the middle on one side. Repeat on the other side until your orange has 8 legs. Flip the orange over and pull out the legs from under it to rest pointing away from the orange - it should now look something like an octopus.
- Draw on a face with your marker to finish, then repeat until you have as many octopuses as you need!
Notes
Note: I used a non-toxic sharpie to draw on the octopus faces, as the skin will be discarded and not actually eaten. You can also use a food safe marker if you prefer.