Easy Sock Puppet Craft for the Holidays

Reading stories can become a very animated affair; we change the tone of our voices based on the characters and use our bodies or hands to be more expressive. The kids love this. As I was puling all of our Christmas decorations out of the garage the other day and came across our Christmas books I thought a fun, easy sock puppet craft that would make story time even more exciting.

Make story time more exciting by using props such as a sock puppet.

This adorable little reindeer is very simple to make and takes no more than 20 minutes.

What you need:

• Brown sock
• Red pom pom
• Googly eyes
• Silver bell
• 3 brown pipe cleaners (chenille stems)
• Needle and brown thread
• Hot glue and scissors

To make:

Using hot glue attach the googly eyes and pom pom nose to the sock.

Step 1: Glue eyes and a nose onto a sock

Put your hand into the sock and just behind your knuckles place a pin as a marker.  Cut a small slit where the pin is placed and thread a pipe cleaner down through one hole and up through the next.

Step 2: Shape pipe cleaners to make the reindeer antler

Stitch the pipe cleaners in place to prevent movement and fraying around the small holes that you cut.  Twist more pipe cleaners onto the initial one to form antlers.

Step 3: Sew a bell onto the bottom of the puppet.

Sew a small bell onto the underside of the sock on the base of the heel.

A reindeer sock puppet will bring Christmas stories to life.

Have you made any fun sock puppets?  I would love to hear what you have made in the comments below.

Tonya
KidZui Mom

Tonya Staab is a freelance writer, and the creative mind behind Create-Celebrate-Explore where she shares craft tutorials, recipes, party planning and travel tips.  She has three kids (twin kindergarteners and a teen) and can often be found covered in flour and glitter.