How To Make a Sock Puppet
- September 17, 2009
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Stephanie_Rieper
Puppet time! Kids of all ages can make and play with these.
You Will Need
- An adult-sized sock
- Scissors
- Felt
- A hot glue gun and glue
- Buttons or googly eyes
- Yarn
- Accessories
Step 1: Put the sock on your hand
Put the sock on your hand with your fingers in the toe and your wrist at the heel of the sock.
Step 2: Make a mouth shape with your fingers
Touch your fingertips to your thumbtip inside the sock and push the fabric between them to make a mouth.
Step 3: Cut a mouth out of felt
Cut a circular piece of felt for the opening of the puppet’s mouth and hot glue it into place.
Adding a tongue or teeth will give your sock puppet even more character.
Step 4: Glue buttons or googly eyes
Glue buttons or googly eyes onto the sock.
Step 5: Cut yarn for hair
Cut yarn for hair and glue it onto the puppet’s “head.”
Step 6: Add any accessories
Add accessories to your puppet. These might include a bowtie, hair ribbon, earrings, an eye patch, or glasses.
The original Kermit the Frog puppet was made using creator Jim Henson’s mother’s coat and a few ping-pong balls.
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Comments (2)
The puppets look amazing and full or character! Nice job!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
Wow! Nicely done. Thanks for publishing.
over 2 years ago by musicalangel
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