Things You Will Need:

·        One black or brown tube sock (if you only have white, you can color it with markers)

·        Two wiggle eyes

·        About  five jumbo cotton balls

·        A small, long piece of black or brown felt (string may also work)

·        Tacky glue

·        One pair of scissors

 

What to do:

1. Make a fist with one of your hands and pull the tube sock over it so that the heel of the sock is resting on top of your fist.  This will help you figure out where the parts of your tamarin's face should be.  The nose will be in the middle of the toe area and the eyes towards the heel area on the sole of the sock (see pictures).
    
2. Decide where you want the mouth and eyes of your cotton-top tamarin to be, and with the tacky glue, fasten the wiggle eyes on.  This will be around the heel area on the sole of the sock.
    
3. Pull apart two cotton balls so they are big and fluffy.  Glue these on the head of your tamarin, above the eyes.
    
4. Cut a small tongue from the red felt, and glue it in your puppet's mouth.  This will be underneath the toe area.
    
5. Pull apart three cotton balls so they are big and fluffy.  Glue these to your puppet's belly.
    
6. Cut a long tail from the black or brown felt.  Use the glue to attach this to the backside of your cotton-top tamarin puppet.
   
   
   
   Your cotton-top sock puppet: