Crafting Elmo with Plastic Eyes In Easy Steps

Elmo is an oversized charming red muppet that all toddlers and young kids adore, and why wouldn't they? When newborns' color vision begins to develop at about three months, they are particularly drawn to the color red. They are also attracted to sounds with a high pitch.

Unlike other muppet monsters, this one has nice habits. He says "please" and "thank you" and is always friendly, and everyone needs a good friend like Elmo.

So if your toddler is obsessed with this bright red high-pitched furry companion, we've got something that'll make them jump with excitement: crafting an Elmo sock puppet!

We're very excited to share this DIY with you and if you're also excited and can't wait to surprise your toddler, let's get started! But before you begin, here is a list of materials you'll be needing:

• Red fuzzy socks
• Cardboard (cereal box or tissue box)
• Self-adhesive plastic eyes
• Ruler
• Hot glue gun
• Scissors
• Pom poms (orange)
• Round tape or a hollow round object
• A marker or pen

If you don't know where to buy these materials, try an online craft store. That said, let's get crafty!

1. You'll need red fuzzy socks to make Elmo's body. If you don't have any fuzzy red socks, plain red socks can suffice; however, thick winter socks are ideal for that velvety Elmo feel.

2. Next, get your tape roll and cardboard to make the mouth. Draw a circle using a marker or a pen on the cardboard and cut it out with scissors.

3. Fold the circle in half perfectly and align the mouth (cardboard cutout) with the sock seam to achieve the right size for your sock Elmo puppet.

4. Once you've confirmed that the circle is accurately cut out, use your hot glue gun to cover one portion of the cutout with glue. Make sure to cover the entire circle with adhesive.

5. Press the glue-covered side of the sock seam to spread it out and apply enough pressure to ensure it stays, then let it dry for at least a minute.

6. Turn the sock inside out after drying.

7. To finish off your Elmo sock puppet, take the self-adhesive plastic eyes you got from an arts and crafts online store, apply glue to the back, and fix them to the top of the sock.

8. Next, take one pom pom, add glue to the bottom, and stick it slightly above the mouth area of your puppet to make it look like a nose.

9. And voila! You now have a simple DIY Sock Elmo puppet with plastic eyes!

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