Kids' Octopus Soup

With a sharp knife cut the hot dogs in half the short way. Slice each piece in half vertically cutting about 3/4 of the way up towards the rounded end. Leave about 1 inch of the rounded end as the head of the octopus. Rotate the dog 90 degrees and make another vertical cut. Cut the 4 legs in half again to make 8 legs and a head. The hot dogs should look like tassels with rounded heads.

Bring the chicken broth and chives to a boil in a soup pot. Place the octopus hot dogs into the boiling soup and simmer for about 5 minutes. The legs will curl to make the octopus shape. Serve in bowls with an octopus or 2 in each bowl.