Fox in Socksis filled with such fun. You can read tongue twisters about Mr. Fox and Mr. Knox. Mr. Fox can read tongue twisters and Mr. Knox gets his tongue twisted. JDaniel loves wordplay. He loves coming up with words that fit a pattern. Tongue twisters offered him a great way to explore words in a fun way. We recently made a Fox in Socks sock puppet. It will be great for retelling the tongue twisters.
Making the Sock Puppet
We made a fox using a sock. I found a wonderful template on the internet that I was able to trace onto red felt. That template is no longer available so, here is a Fox in Socks Template for a Sock Puppet template I made for making the sock puppets. The set also includes a larger version of the fox’s head. It would be fun to use to make a paper bag puppet.
Once the fox head had been cut out, JDaniel helped me glue the eyes down onto the felt.
Practicing Tongue Twisters With The Sock Puppet
Another Fox Puppet Available on the Blog
A paper bag version of the fox puppet template is available. If you don’t have a sock ready to become a puppet, you will want to check out the Fox Paper Bag Puppet Template.
If you like this Seuss activity, here are some more wonderful activities based on the Dr. Seuss books:
This fox sock puppet could be used for retelling these fox themed children’s books.
No Matter What
My Lucky Day
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms
You will find more book-themed learning activities on my Read.Explore. Learn. board on Pinterest.
Ooh what a very cute fox! Adorable!!! Love him
We didn’t do a book this week – just some lambs: http://www.redtedart.com/2012/02/28/lamb-craft-activities-for-kids/
Maggy x
I really love your lambs. They make me think of spring.
Ohhhh I love the puppet – we really haven’t done much with puppets with J but I think I will start.
They are such a great learning tool.
Can I confess something? I absolutely loathe Fox in Socks. It’s just so annoying to read. Only Dr. Seuss book I can’t stand. Your puppet is adorable though! Pierce went to school today as Thing 1. We even sprayed his hair blue!
I bet Pierce looked amazing. I hope you post his picture on your blog.
Cute!! I am sure he is having so much fun playing with his puppet!
He is loving it.
The fox puppet is so adorable! Would like to make one! I don’t know why I just don’t like Fox in socks, May be because of too many tongue twisters.
Fox in Sox doesn’t seem to be many people’s favorites.
That is such a cute idea!! Boogie laughs through our terrible attempts to read that book and I am sure a sock puppet would only make the whole experience even more fun. I pinned this. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for pinning it. JDaniel laughes at my attempts to say tongue twisters.
We linked up again today! I love your fox puppet! That is a definite future project!
I can’t wait to see what you make.
Cute puppet! My little guy isn’t big into putting puppets (or stamps, or anything) on his hand yet, either… But I can see where doing silly toungue twisters with hit might just change his mind….
I have found that if I give the puppet something to do JDaniel like it better.
Love your puppet! So cute and clever! I had fun linking up our Ten Apples Up on Top! mini book craft. Thanks again for hosting your link party!
Thank you for linking up! We have had fun with the puppet.
Awwww, kinda cute that he had to warm up to it first!
Your Fox puppet is a real hoot! I love it!
Thanks for hosting this link-up! I’m so happy to link-up for the first time!! Cute fox!
Lisa
Criss-Cross Applesauce
What a great idea! And the fox is adorable.
Love the sock puppet!
Wow…this brought me back! I still have a couple of puppets from when I was a kid. One is a cute felt puppet that looks like a little man with a beard that my mom bought at a church sale. The other one is a SOCK PUPPET I made when I was probably about 8 years old. It’s a great mouse with felt ears and yarn whiskers…I think your puppet looks a lot “healthier” than my sickly gray mouse!
What a great sock puppet! And I LOVE the idea of practicing tongue twisters with the puppet! I pinned your post to my Dr. Seuss Pinterest board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/dr-seuss-unit-study/
I love the sock puppet idea. Fox in Socks is one of my husband’s favorite books to read my son!
What a cute idea! Dr Seuss is such an imaginative writer and open to a wide variety of ages. I admit it took me a little to warm up to his illustrations, but we enjoy his stories a lot now.
So cute…I love Dr. Suess! 🙂
I love the puppet! My boy is just starting to enjoy dr. Seuss
that fox puppet is awesome!
What a really good idea – he is SO cute.
Fabulous idea, and we love fox in socks too, so gotta make one! thanks for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!
I love this idea. Where can I find the fox face template?
Such a clever idea! Featuring it tomorrow on the Sunday Showcase!
I’m the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your fox in socks! You can see it here:
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i love the puppet great idea
Just wondering if you could post the link to the fox template I could use? Cheers, Ebbony
I drew him free hand. I still have the puppet and will try to make a template soon.
Your Fox in Socks sock puppet is so cute! What a great companion activity for the book.