Kids Craft: How to Make Sock Snakes
Use up those mismatched socks to create no sew sock snakes. Fun and simple kids craft, so easy to make!
Yesterday I took my 10 year old daughter on AZ Midday, channel 12 news with me. She was so excited to head up her own live craft segment where she featured easy craft for kids. It was pretty funny to listen to her chat with the host saying “I didn’t decide” and “I don’t know”.
We made these dollar store craft sock snakes a couple of years ago when she was bored one day during the summer. My 6 year old son was excited that the older girls were letting him play with them, he got to make his own boy version of a snake.
We went to the dollar store and picked up 2 pair of socks for $1/each…major score! That’s 4 snakes for $2!
SOCK SNAKES!
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My now 4 year old daughter loved making her snake “Lue Lue” out of her LaLaLoopsy socks! Isn’t the bow so cute? It was adorable watching my 10 year old show her how to make the snake and help her with the glue gun, I got to sit back and take pics of them creating. Loved it.
supplies to make sock snakes
Grab some cute socks from the dollar store or use up all those lost socks and give them new life.
- sock
- buttons or googley eyes
- ribbon or felt
- scissors
- hot glue + gun
- rice (or beans)
- rubber band
How to make a sock snake
There are two ways to make the snakes.
option one
This snake requires hot glue and the face in the same end, but either way works.
The glue is a little more secure since rubber bands can break and you surely don’t want rice flying all over the place.
OPTION two
Tie a rubber band around the open end of the sock, making the face out of the other end. (This is an old picture but you can see the bands on the backside.)
option two
This snake requires hot glue and the face in the same end, but either way works.
The glue is a little more secure since rubber bands can break and you surely don’t want rice flying all over the place.
Whichever option you use, the next steps go along with both:
Fill your sock with rice, lots of rice. Beans or stuffing will work too!
This is good for your kids to do it themselves, it teaches them patience and allows them to problem solve if there are any spills.
Snip a little tongue from felt, ribbon or fabric.
Hot glue it in the center of the sock opening then hot glue the whole “mouth” shut.
Glue on eyes or buttons.
Your kiddos will love this fun and easy craft since they can do the bulk of it themselves.
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So cute!!! i linked to your tute over at Craft Gossip:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-no-sew-sock-snake/2013/07/25/
–Anne
So much fun!!!
So cute!! I love the bow!! Isn’t always the way that our kids don’t talk when we want them to? So funny! Glad you got to have a wonderful memory with your daughter! Can I get her autograph now? 🙂
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This looks easy enough for me to tackle, yahoo!! =)
Jenn @ Crafty Gals
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I love this! I would love it if you would link up to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/tuesday-confessional-link-party.html
~Macy from Confessions of a SAHM
That is such a great idea! 🙂
Those are too fun!! I really need to make some with my boys
Love this! Easy peasy for the children to create… great summmer blockbuster for sure 🙂
Hee hee- these are super cute! Bet the kiddo's are loving them! xo
:)Auntie Kristi
This would be fun for me & my daughter.
TFS! Lizzy
How adorable. I love it!
What a gun Idea!!!! thank you for sharing!