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Sock Puppet Craft

How to Make a Puppet Using a Sock

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Sock Puppet Craft

Sock Puppet Craft

Sherri Osborn
Not only will kids of all ages love creating their own sock characters using a variety of craft supplies, this is a great way to use up any orphaned socks you might have laying around.

  • Age Guideline: 3 Years and Up
  • Time Required: 10 minutes + (Does not include drying time)

The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.

Materials Needed:

Instructions:
For this craft, simply provide a sock and a variety of what ever craft supplies you might have on hand. Give your child some glue and let them go to town creating whatever kind of puppet character they like!

Some ideas for craft supplies to use are yarn, buttons, pom-poms, chenille stems, ribbon, felt, feathers, craft foam, and beads. You can also use markers or fabric paint.

If your child gets frustrated because the glue isn't drying fast enough or items are falling off their socks, you can use a hot glue gun to tack items in place until the craft glue dries completely.

- See a photo of this craft shared by Megan K.

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