Sock puppet

duration: 20 - 60 minutes

age: from 7 years

Make a sock puppet with a personality of its own

Sock puppet

tools

  • Scissors
  • Fabric scissors
  • Marker
  • Glue gun

materials

  • Sock
  • Cardboard
  • Felt (different colors)
  • Styrofoam balls
  • Fake fur

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step 1 - Mark and cut the cardboard

  • Trace out a mouth plate on the cardboard. Look at the width of the sock for an indication of how big it should be.
  • Cut out the mouth plate.

step 2 - Trace and cut felt

  • I used red for the inside of the mouth. As its your puppet you can choose any color. Black for a bit more of a monster look. Or purple for something unique.
  • Trace the mouthplate onto some felt.
  • Cut out the felt.

step 3 - Create the mouth

  • Cut open the front of the sock.
  • Glue in the mouth plate. Cut away any excess sock.
  • Glue the felt inside the mouth to cover up the cardboard.

step 4 - Add the eyes

  • Choose two styrofoam balls to use as eyes.
  • Try some different eye positions before glueing them down. The spacing of the eyes can make a big difference on how your sock puppet will look.
  • Use a marker to draw some pupils onto the eyes.

step 5 - Add more details

  • Create a tounge from some felt.
  • I used some fake fur as hair. You can also use a bunch of yarn for hair, or some craft foam for spikes instead of hair.
  • You can make some teeth from a thin piece of craft foam.

step 6 - Finished!

  • Give your puppet a name and a little back story and you're all done!.