Octopus Kids Zone

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You‘re now in the Kids Zone: where children, parents and teachers can find all the fun, educational stuff we’ve made just for kids: from class trips to our wind turbine to free movie tickets to our world-famous plushie.

Sign up to hear about kids stuff coming up.

Family night out with Octoplus

Til 31st August, Octoplus members can mix any or all of these perks to create the ultimate family night out for a fraction of the price:

Little octopuses dressed as your favourite kids movie characters
  • 2x free kids movie tickets at ODEON theatres
  • A free kids meal with every adult main at 1,000s of restaurants nationwide

And for the parents, our weekly offers are always on:

Virtual lesson with CEO, Greg Jackson

Greg Jackson with Kids Earthrise

Your class can join our virtual green energy lesson and Q+A with our CEO, Greg Jackson.

Learn about renewable energy, sustainability, and the future of our planet directly from an industry leader who's appeared on everything from BBC News to Desert Island Discs.

We expect to run this session in September or October: register your interest below.

Win a school trip to a wind farm

Children of Deri Primary getting a science lesson at the Fan Club

This year, we are giving students the opportunity to visit one of our wind turbines.

Enter below for your entire class to get a chance to win this unforgettable trip. See renewable energy up close, learn how wind power works from Octopus experts, see the future of green energy in action.

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Educational stuff

School trips & events

Green energy for kids videos

Fun & Freebies

Free kids cinema tickets throughout Summer with Octoplus

Free kids meals at selected restaurants across the nation.

Free kids football kits: we're sponsoring 500 team's home kit – nominate a team now!

Toys & Books on our "Shoptopus"

And check out Past competitions & events

Toys & Books

Our 'Going Green with Constantine' book

We teamed up with DK Publishing to create "Going Green with Constantine," a delightful children’s book aimed at kids aged 8 and up. In this story, our curious pink octopus, Constantine, embarks on an adventure to explore renewable energy.

constantine book page
constantine book page

Shoptopus

Dive in and explore our delightful array of octo-tastic items. From plushies to Octopus backpacks and T-shirts, the shop is stacked with fun merch. And best of all, all the proceeds are donated to our charity fund.

Screenshot from shoptopus
Screenshot from shoptopus

Free Octopus-sponsored football kits

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Free Octopus football kits for 2,000 kids teams

Update: after an outpouring of interest we've closed the list for this season and we're busily stitching up kits for 2,000 teams! We might bring this back: join the waitlist for next year.

We're offering Octoplus customers the chance to nominate local grassroots football teams to receive 11 bespoke, Octopus-sponsored home kits for free.

We want to help support kids teams who don't have a sponsor yet: apply below for your kids team to get decked out – you can pick a colour OR go for our snazzy Octopus design!

Free kids meals at selected restaurants

Constantine eating pizza

Every week until the 31st of August, you can get a free kids' breakfast, main meal, or carvery with every adult main at Harvester, Toby, or Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery. One code can be used for up to 4 adults and 4 kids. Result. Log in to your Octopus account to activate the offer.

Free cinema tickets

Constantine at the cinema

Keep an eye out for this summer offer!

All summer long, tens of thousands of Octoplus kids got free cinema tickets every week to see all the latest kid-friendly blockbusters at their local Odeon.

This offer can also be used in combination with our Octoplus 2 adult tickets for £10 offer, so the whole family can have fun for less.

Once it's back, simply log in to your Octopus account and activate the offer.

Educational Videos

We paired up with Hopscotch to write a catchy song about Climate Change


Check out our YouTube for educational videos. Here are a few of our favourites:

Learn Makaton, the unique language that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate

We Asked Three Kids to Interview our CEO, Greg

For more fun and educational videos, check out our OctoKids Youtube playlist:

Events and Competitions

High Five! Octopus Energy's Fifth Birthday Celebration

To celebrate our fifth birthday, we launched a special competition for five-year-olds. We invited them to create something magical that answers the question, "How do we make the earth a better place?" The winners received a children's Tesla Model S and a year’s worth of free energy for their families, along with our "Going Green with Constantine" book and other goodies​

Green workshops with the Octopus Energy Equality Foundation

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Last year, we publicly launched 'The Octopus Energy Equality Foundation', our charity that is all about making the world of energy exciting for young people aged 9-18 years old. We offer cool work experiences at our London office, fun, creative competitions and awesome careers fairs to spark their interest. By teaming up with schools and organisations, we help kids see the endless opportunities in the energy sector. Dive into the world of energy and start your adventure.

octopus energy equality foundation workshop
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Published on 4th July 2024 by:

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Samsam Farah

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Hey I'm Constantine, welcome to Octopus Energy!

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