Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House

Make a tentacled sea creature

Celebrate World Oceans Day

Activity time: 20 minutes

Have fun learning about our oceans – how they help us breathe, provide food and jobs, and are home to lots of amazing animals and plants.

In this video we make tentacled sea creatures out of recycled materials. We even learn some whale calls.

Download the booklet family guide for more fun activities:

Create an ocean in a bottle
Design an invention to save our oceans
Play the crab walk game
Learn the names of different oceans

Family guide

Museum of Australian Democracy

at Old Parliament House

Make a tenacled sea creature

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You’ll need....

recyclable materials (boxes, bottles, plastic tubs, lids)
paper or card
scissors
crayons, textas, pencils
glue stick or sticky tape
string or ribbon.

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