Now it's YOUR turn!

Can you camouflage as fast as an octopus? Use your quick thinking and observation skills (important STEM skills!) to match colors and patterns as fast as you can in this:

OCTOPUS COLOR-CHANGING CHALLENGE!

Octopuses are amazing ocean creatures that use camouflage to hide or communicate. Can you blend in as quickly as they do?

What You Need:

Colored or patterned fabric, paper, or objects (stripes, polka dots, zigzags—octopuses love variety!).

How to Play:

Set the stage! Lay out colored and patterned fabric, paper, or objects.
Quick—blend in! Call out a color, and the kids must jump, run, or stretch to touch it.
Double trouble! Call out two colors—can they match both at the same time?
Speed round! Keep calling colors faster and faster—who can keep up without getting mixed up?

Playing with multiple kids? Try these twists!

Race mode—Who can reach the color first?
Team challenge—One team calls colors, the other matches.
Take turns as the "Color Caller"—kids love being in charge.

Bonus Round:

Can your kids match colors faster than you? Challenge them and find out!

Why This Action Challenge?

This fun game helps kids learn about biology, a part of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), by showing how real animals—like octopuses—use color and patterns in nature!

How Does This Relate to STEM?

Octopuses have special cells in their skin called chromatophores (kro-MAT-uh-fors), which let them quickly change colors to blend into their surroundings or communicate. This amazing ability helps octopuses stay safe and find food.

By playing this game, kids will:

Explore Biology & Animal Science: Learn how animals use color and patterns to survive.
Sharpen Observation Skills: Quickly matching colors and patterns helps kids develop fast thinking and observational skills, crucial for young scientists.
Practice STEM thinking: Hands-on games teach kids STEM concepts in a fun and interactive way!