A Dragon Sock Puppet For The Chinese New Year

You and the kids can make an easy-to-make dragon sock puppet for some fun imaginary play or as a Chinese New Year Craft.

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Dragon Sock Puppet Craft

Making crafts with the kids is a great way to spend time together. This dragon craft is one that you can make and enjoy any time of the year, like this popsicle stick airplane, magnetic shapes craft, and making homemade finger paints

Kids love sock puppets, and a dragon’s body resembles a sock. This dragon sock puppet is easy and fun to make.

What You’ll Love about this Dragon Craft

  • It encourages creativity – the more you can embellish your dragon, the better it will look
  • This is a simple craft and a fun activity

Supplies Needed

dragon sock puppet supplies

Sock – I found a mismatched sock with colorful stripes that I thought was perfect. A polka-dot sock would be fun, too.

Googly Eyes – large

Foam Paper – any color to use for the mouth and forked tongue

White foam paper – for the teeth

Stiff felt or foam paper for the spikes – I used a stiff black felt

Glue – You can use fabric glue or a tacky craft glue that you like

dragon sock puppet supplies

Felt Sheets or Foam Sheets – Red and yellow for the fire coming out of the mouth

Large Pom-Poms – to go behind the eyes

Felt Paper – cut into teardrop-shaped for fun eye embellishments or use them as ears

Small pom-poms – for the nose

Instructions:

How to make a Dragon Sock Puppet

making the mouth on a dragon sock puppet

Cut an oval that is about 3 inches long for the mouth out of foam paper

Cut white teeth to go on the front and back of the mouth

Glue both on the underside of the sock so you have a mouth with teeth at the front and the back

making a dragon sock puppet

Cut stiff felt, felt, or foam paper to make the spikes going down the dragon’s back and glue it to the top of the sock down the middle.

dragon sock puppet

For the eyes, glue the googly eyes to the front of the large pom-poms and glue those to the top of the sock where the toes would go

Add the two smaller pom-poms in front of the eyes as nostrils

Glue the tear-drop pieces of felt to the back of the eyes so the pointed ends peak over the eyes

Make fire for the mouth out of your felt and foam. I made it look like a forked tongue, but you can add more cuts for flames. Use red as the base and make a smaller yellow to layer on top

More Ideas for Your Dragon Puppet

Add wings to the side of your sock puppet

Add gems as embellishments to the body 

Make pointed ears out of felt 

FAQs

What kind of glue is best for making a sock puppet?

I like to use Fabri-tac or the craft version of that called 3 In 1 tacky glue. They both instantly become tacky and dry clear

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A Dragon Sock Puppet For The Chinese New Year

An easy to make dragon sock puppet to make
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Yield: 1 puppet
Author: Melissa Haines
Cost: $5

Materials

  • Sock – I found a mismatched sock with colorful stripes that I thought was perfect. A polka-dot sock would be really fun too
  • Googly Eyes – large in size
  • Foam Paper – any color to use for the mouth and forked tongue
  • White foam paper – for the teeth
  • Stiff felt or foam paper for the spikes
  • Glue – You can use fabric glue or a tacky craft glue that you like
  • Felt Sheets or Foam Sheets – Red and yellow for the fire coming out of the mouth
  • Large Pom-Poms – to go behind the eyes
  • Felt Paper – cut into teardrop-shaped for fun eye embellishments
  • Small pom-poms – for the nose

Instructions

  • Cut an oval that is about 3 inches long for the mouth out of foam paper
  • Cut white teeth to go on the front and back of the mouth
  • Glue both on the underside of the sock so you have a mouth with teeth at the front and the back
  • Cut stiff felt, felt or foam paper to make the spikes going down the dragons back and glue it to the top of the sock going down the middle
  • For the eyes, glue the googly eyes to the front of the large pom-poms and glue those to the top of the sock where the toes would go
  • Add the two smaller pom-poms in front of the eyes as nostrils
  • Glue the tear-drop pieces of felt to the back of the eyes so the pointed ends peak over the eyes
  • Make fire for the mouth out of your felt and foam. I made it look like a forked tongue, but you can add more cuts to make for flames. Use red as the base and make a smaller yellow to layer on top

Notes

More Ideas for your Dragon Sock Puppet 

Add wings to the side of your sock puppet
Add gems as embellishments to the body 
Make pointed ears out of felt 

~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.Com

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