Give your little one's imagination eight arms to play with: fold, tuck, and glue this Bubble Octopus Lantern together for an afternoon of hands-on storytelling. It's just as at home as a slow, mindful evening project for grown-up crafters who want a quiet hour to themselves.

What makes it special

The Octopus Lantern is a fun, engaging crafting project for you and your little ones, or a peaceful solo build if you'd rather craft at your own pace. As you embark on this adventure, you'll create lasting memories and share special bonding moments, and watch their eyes light up when they see the finished lantern. Once it's hung, its head, covered in small round cutouts, and eight tentacles lined with larger suction-cup openings glow like bubbles drifting up, making a calming night light for bedtime in nurseries, kids' rooms, and bedrooms.

What's in the kit

• The templates are already pre-cut, with folding lines perforated
• The edges and flaps are numbered in order of assembly sequence
• Clear printed instructions explain the entire process step by step, with assembly videos online
• A bonus practice Heart helps you warm up your skills and test your glue before putting the whole thing together; in the Christmas season, a paper Christmas tree comes with it too

Good to know

• The paper: 300gsm card, the same weight as a business card or a postcard, not the kind of paper that goes through a printer. It takes a crease cleanly, and the finished lantern holds its shape through its folded edges rather than through the thickness of the sheet
• Assembly made easy: unlike most papercraft kits, our edges are numbered in the exact order of assembly, so you simply follow the numbers for a smooth, enjoyable assembly with no guesswork
• Minimal gluing: a smart design holds most of the lantern together by shape, so you only glue a limited number of edges
• An eco-friendly craft project: designing our kits as flat-pack optimizes shipping efficiency, saving costs and easing the burden on our planet
• Handcrafted design: an original, 100% human-designed papercraft, with no AI at any step of the design
• Unique DIY experience: immerses you in mindful creativity, offering hours of peaceful activity
• Ready to light: designed for a standard E27 pendant cord and a low-heat LED bulb (cord and bulb not included, so you can match your own style)
• Assembled size: 24 x 15 x 40 cm

Whether you're after a captivating craft project or a thoughtful gift, the Bubble Octopus Lantern delivers both, bringing a sense of wonder and imagination into any space. The octopus was drawn by hand long before it was cut into a kit, and one of those drawings is September in Before the Fold, one of the calendars for 2027.