Sock puppet hello: a play idea for 18 to 24 months
Toddlers often talk more easily to a puppet, and puppets can show feelings. It takes about 5 minutes and uses a clean sock.
Checked October 29, 2026.
How to play
Sock puppet hello18 to 24 months · about 5 minutes
You need: a clean sock.
- Put a sock on your hand and make it talk.
- Have the puppet say hello and ask your toddler's name.
- Let the puppet be shy, then silly, then sleepy.
- Give your toddler a sock to make their own puppet talk.
Builds: language and talking and social and emotional. Toddlers often talk more easily to a puppet, and puppets can show feelings.
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Sources
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Small Parts for Toys and Children's Products (16 CFR part 1501) (checked October 29, 2026)