Materials
1 old sock for each child (make sure socks are clean or the glue won't stick!)
Felt or fun foam
Pom-poms
White glue (thick craft glue works best)
Scissors which will cut felt
- Using his "puppet" hand, slip the sock over the child's hand. Push the sock all the way onto the child's hand. Tell him to spread his fingers "like a duck's mouth" (demonstrate if necessary) and push the toe of the sock back between the child's fingers and thumb so that the fold forms the mouth.
- Holding the mouth in place, remove the sock from the child's hand.
- Allow the child to decorate his puppet as he wishes using pom-poms or felt for eyes, scales etc.
Use the same method to make other sock puppets, adding felt features such as ears, scales, arms or noses.
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