Guide to Making a Sock Puppet

Series Summary

Arts and crafts have long been an easy and rewarding way to express one's self expression and creativity. It is the art of taking something basic and making it uniquely “you” in a way that only you can. The versatility of crafts is almost endless. By using wood, clay, glass or metal to create something extra-ordinary out of something ordinary it becomes truly one of a kind and very personal. Many have used arts and crafts as a therapeutic device throughout their lives and also been able to turn it into a business. Martha Stewart is a very good example of this... kind of.

In this video clip series, watch as arts and crafts expert Manda Claire teaches you how to make a sock puppet monkey. Get tips on how to cut and stuff the different parts of a sock puppet monkey. Learn how to sew together the sock puppet. Start making great arts and crafts for kids with the help of these experts at ExpertVillage.

Video Transcript

"Sock monkeys are pretty simple little craft thing to make. Really all you need is a pair of socks. A lot of people like to use the classic sock monkey sock, which is kind of what I've got here, but you don't have to. You can use other kinds of socks and I'll show you in a minute, but you do need a pair of socks to make one monkey. Then just other things. Obviously, you're going to need some needle and thread. I've got embroidery thread. Here's my needle. Some stuffing to stuff them with, and just whatever you like to decorate with. I've got some buttons here and some felt. I can make a little costume if I want to, and I've got some animal eyes here. Basically, the way that you put it together is one sock kind of becomes the body with the 2 legs, and then the other sock you kind of make the other parts out of. The arms, the mouth, and the tail. I'll show you how that all goes together. In the next clip, we're just going to kind of look at one of these socks and see how it's put together."