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Make a sock puppet
Age range: 1–4 years
- Duration
- 15 min
- Location
- At home
- Category
- Home
- Type
- Activity
How to try it
Draw eyes and a mouth on a clean sock with a marker, put it on your hand, and give the puppet a voice. Let your toddler wear it, and talk to it or make it sing, sleep or hop.
Materials
- Clean sock
- Washable marker
Safety note
Draw the face with a marker rather than gluing on buttons or stickers, and keep the sock away from the mouth.
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Why it matters
A puppet makes it easy for your toddler to try out words, voices and feelings by speaking through someone else.
Benefit
Pretend play
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