Puppets offer a wonderful way for children to use their imaginations and practice language skills! And puppets are quite inexpensive to make, a good consideration with the still struggling economy here in northern Michigan.

Sock puppets are fun and easy for you and your child to make together. What a good rainy-day project! You will need:
~~ an old sock
~~buttons (larger than one inch in diameter to prevent swallowing)
~~ needle and thread
~~ odds and ends of fabric, ribbon, yarn for decorating
~~ felt tipped marker
~~ glue (or better yet a glue gun!!)

 To make the sock puppet sew on buttons to represent the eyes and nose. Then use some red material, sewn or hot glued for the mouth. You can use a remnant of ribbon or yarn to make a “tie” around the neck of the puppet.

Now have fun with the puppet. Children will enjoy talking to the puppet and pretending with it. It will also provide another way to improve your child’s coordination as they make the puppet “talk” to you!! Any opportunity to help your child increase his or her language skills is always good.

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