“Octonauts” Expands Its Preschool Adventures With New Inflatable Play Partnership

The world of Octonauts is continuing to grow beyond the television screen.

As one of preschool animation’s most recognizable underwater adventures continues delighting young audiences around the globe, the beloved franchise is diving into another new category of family play through a licensing partnership with inflatable play company Funormous.

The agreement will bring the adventurous world of Captain Barnacles, Kwazii, Peso and the rest of the Octonauts crew to a new line of inflatable products, giving children another way to explore, imagine and play alongside their favorite underwater heroes.

For more than a decade, Octonauts has inspired preschoolers through stories centered on teamwork, exploration, curiosity and protecting the world’s oceans. Those themes now extend beyond animated adventures as Funormous develops interactive inflatable experiences designed to encourage active play while celebrating the spirit of discovery that has become synonymous with the franchise.

The partnership also represents another milestone in the continued expansion of Octonauts as a global preschool brand. While generations of young viewers first met the crew through the animated series, the franchise has steadily grown into a broader consumer products and licensing presence that allows families to engage with its characters in new ways beyond watching episodes.

By entering the inflatable play category, Octonauts adds another dimension to its growing portfolio of family experiences. Rather than simply bringing recognizable characters onto products, the collaboration aims to capture the adventurous nature of the series by encouraging movement, imagination and cooperative play—values that have remained at the heart of the franchise since its debut.

For Funormous, the addition of Octonauts strengthens its lineup of children’s entertainment brands while continuing its mission of creating products that promote active family fun. For the Octonauts franchise, it marks yet another opportunity to meet young fans where they play, transforming the show’s underwater missions into hands-on adventures at home.

As preschool entertainment continues expanding beyond streaming and television into immersive family experiences, Octonauts once again demonstrates why it remains one of the genre’s enduring properties. From animated rescues beneath the sea to inflatable adventures on land, the franchise continues finding new ways to inspire curiosity, exploration and imaginative play for the next generation of young adventurers.