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Sock puppet show

Old socks, googly eyes, and a show performed from behind the sofa.

  • Indoors
  • About an hour
  • Calm
  • Low cost
  • Ages 3–11

What you need

  • Odd socks
  • Glue
  • Buttons or googly eyes
  • Scrap fabric

How to run it

  1. Make one puppet each.
  2. Agree a plot in five minutes, no longer.
  3. Perform from behind the sofa.

Making it work for every age

Younger children: They just wear the puppet and wave it. That counts as a performance.

Older children: They direct, write the script and handle the lighting with a torch.

Did you try it?

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