Elevator Pitch
Sock Dragons are flying into the Con! Join us to make your very own shoulder pet to carry around with you. We’ll provide everything you need to bling out your dragon. You’ll provide the fire.
This Craft Makes:
Sock dragons that ride on your shoulder.
Supplies:
Purchased Supplies:
- Socks (any sock will do, although kids crew socks are about the right size)
- Rice or Beans, about 2-4 cups per dragon (unless you are using men’s socks in which case more)
- Tulle for wings
- Felt or cloth scraps for flames
- Buttons or googly eyes for eyes
- Markers to decorate your sock
- Sequins, pompoms, and other dragon decorating bling
Motley Kids Non-Consumable Supplies
- Scissors
- Glue Guns
- Tacky Glue
Steps to Make It
- Fill a large cup with rice or beans
- Stretch the top of the sock over the cup and hold it on while you turn the cup upside-down. All the rice should fit in your sock.
- Hold your sock open end up!
- Use a glue gun to glue your dragon flame onto the inside edge of your sock opening.
- Glue the sock opening shut so that the flame is in the middle.
- To make wings. take 1-3 strips of tulle about 12-18″ long and tie them together in the middle with a knot to make fluffy wings
- Hot glue the wings on the dragon’s back — be careful, tulle lets hot glue through
- Glue buttons or googly eyes onto your dragon’s head (or anywhere else)
- You can use yarn, tulle, felt, or cloth scraps to make a tail.
- Use sequins, markers, and any other bling you have to decorate your dragon!