The Ultimate Sock Puppet Book: Clever Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Creating Imaginative Sock Puppets
by Tiger Kandel and Heather Schloss.
Sock puppets have always been successfully used in story telling, as well as fun to make. We used puppets a lot at the local library story telling hour when my kids were really little. Now my kids want to continue the tradition by making some sock puppets to entertain their younger cousins.
by Tiger Kandel and Heather Schloss.Sock puppets have always been successfully used in story telling, as well as fun to make. We used puppets a lot at the local library story telling hour when my kids were really little. Now my kids want to continue the tradition by making some sock puppets to entertain their younger cousins.
As the title says, this books does offer some
great techniques and tips for making sock puppets. However, the book offers so much more than some simple sock puppet patterns. It is filled with techniques and tips which can be applied to many other types of creative projects. Which
is why I am including a flip video with this review, to give you a better idea
of the vast variety of ideas and projects this books offers the reader.
In the introduction the author points out that in
the "Ultimate Sock Puppet Book" you won't be told specifically
what to make or exactly how to make it. Instead this book offers a base of
techniques to build upon. The book is offers an anatomy section for making all
the animal body parts in all sorts of fun ways. They make it easy for the
reader to find a specific section on how to make a tail or add teeth. It also
covers hair, fur, eyes, noses, mouths, teeth, wings, arms, legs and more! If
you wanted to make a certain animal that wasn't featured in the book you could
pull together all the elements and you would be all set to create your own
version of that animal in a sock puppet. If you wanted to create something from
your imagination you would also be well equipped with all the techniques you
would need to create fantasy critters and creatures.
The book covers both sewing and gluing
construction methods and since the kids are not big fans of the sewing, they
will be using the gluing methods for sure! However, the sewing is pretty simplified
so if you have basic sewing skills, they are easy to follow. I recommend this
book to anyone looking for a new inspirations on how to create their own sock
puppet menagerie or just be inspired. The Ultimate Sock Puppet Book projects
are also fun family orientated craft projects that are both fun and
educational.
