Way 5 of 6 – Sock Puppets

Making a sock puppet is really easy, and it is loads of fun with your young child. In their minds, sock puppets ain’t that much different to dolls, plushies or action figures. Even better, each sock puppet you and your child make is going to be unique. And since the materials used are really everyday stuff – sock, craft paper, pipe cleaners or whatever colourful stuff you can get your hands on, making a sock puppet is really affordable.

The benefit during the making the sock puppet is obviously, but what your child learns after the puppet is done is really the icing on the cake. She can role-play with her sock puppets, and more advanced play can involve the use of a make-shift puppet theatre. If you need her to remember what goes on in a story book, recreate it in the puppet theatre and chances are, she can remember the entire story better than she was told. If she is shy of speaking in front of her class, creating a story behind a puppet stage helps her overcome her fear of public speaking. If she plays her sock puppet with a friend, it also aids in her social skills.

An easier way of create sock puppets is finger puppets. They are smaller and faster to create, but they provide the same amount of fun. If you are too lazy to create one, go get a set from Ikea, which don’t really cost a lot.