I love making crafts from materials that I have around the house. I especially love repurposing old items that would otherwise end up in the trash. For one of our recent winter projects, my daughter and I made snowmen from old socks.
Materials
- White socks
- Rags
- Colored baby socks
- Colored pipe cleaners
- Wiggle eyes, buttons, beads, pompoms, and other decorating materials
Instructions
- Roll a rag into a large ball.
- Stuff the ball into the toe of the white sock.
- Roll another rag into a smaller ball.
- Stuff the ball into the white sock next to the first rag ball.
- Tie off the opening of the white sock.
- Turn a colored baby sock inside out.
- Tie a knot at the toe of the sock.
- Turn the knotted baby sock right-side out.
- Fold up the edge of the baby sock.
- Glue the baby sock over the knot on the white sock.
- Tie a pipe cleaner around the center of the white sock between the two rag balls.
- Decorate the rest of the sock snowman with wiggle eyes, buttons, beads, pompoms, and other decorating materials.
- Display the upcycled sock snowman.
For more fun winter ideas, try my Puffy Snow Paint Craft, Puff Container Snowman Craft, Puff Container Snowman Craft, Cotton Swab Painted Snowman Craft, Footprint Snowman Craft, and Paper Chain Snowman Craft.
Image Credits
Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Materials for Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Stuffing the Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Stuffing Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft More © 2016 Heather Johnson
Tying the Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Tying the Hats for the Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Gluing the Hats on the Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Adding Pipe Cleaner Scarves to the Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
Upcycled Sock Snowman Craft © 2016 Heather Johnson
