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Sock Puppet - Activity Instructions

It’s never been easier to make new friends! Turn your old socks into talking puppets and let them come to life to play with you. Whether you will be entertaining your siblings with a puppet show or just amusing yourself, you will be having fun for hours.

Safety advice: Buttons can be very small so be careful not to let your kid/s put them in their mouth or swallow them and definitely keep them away from noses and ears. Try to use ‘non-toxic glue’ as this is safer for kids to use.

Part A: Make Your Puppet

Step 1.

Put the sock on your hand and think of where you want the eyes to go. You can choose to use a marker to mark the spots if you like. If you are using old tights, think of how long you want your puppet to be and cut the tights with the scissors.

Step 2.

Lay the sock out and apply glue to the back of the first button. Place in position on the sock. Repeat with the second button.

Step 3.

Leave the glue to dry for some time after this.

Step 4.

If you have additional old socks or spare material you can cut a long oval out and glue it on in the part of the puppet that will become the mouth (optional).

Part B: Play!

Step 1.

Once the glue is dry, put the sock on your hand with the eyes at the top and let your imagination come to life! What is your puppet’s name? What do they have to say?

Taking It Further

Using a box you could make a puppet theatre to stage performances. Check out the activity on Box Theatres for further instructions.

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