This classic American sock monkey is affordable, easy to make and a ton of fun for crafters of all ages. You can use the traditional Rockford Red Heel socks or make one with bright colorful socks. The ...

Adele Jedynak makes monkey sounds to a group of kids who are steps away from playing Sock Monkey bowling and plush-primate parachuting. It's all part of the Sock Monkey Madness Festival, the eighth ...

My summer clean-out has really turned up a lot of old socks, and for a third week we’re doing another project for the kids using socks; and this week we’re making a classic favourite of kids… the sock ...

The gift of a blue sock monkey to a child years ago eventually led to a collection of artwork and the compilation of a book dedicated to the folk art. Goshen native Bonnie Kraus Connelly recently ...

OSAGE - The old-fashioned, handcrafted sock monkey dolls made with the original Rockford Red Heel socks from Fox River Mills have become a favorite piece of "Americana" over the years. Now, the Osage ...

The famed sock monkeys of Rockford’s Midway Village museum, profiled in March 2007 by Q, are swinging their way up in the world, brushing shoulders with renowned primate researcher Jane Goodall. If ...

OSAGE — The old-fashioned, handcrafted sock monkey dolls made with the original Rockford Red Heel socks from Fox River Mills have become a favorite piece of “Americana” over the years. Now, the Osage ...

Sock monkeys were hanging from the rafters Thursday at the Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove. They also were spilling out of barrels, hanging from decorative trees and tucked into innumerable nooks, ...

The tiny treasure in Long Grove, Ill., has nearly 2,100 of the snuggly stuffies Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025. Kate ...

Story follows stuffed hero Uncle Gabby as he and his doll pals venture across sea, land, and air to save their human, Ann-Louise, whom they fear has been kidnapped by a vicious monster. The Sock ...

EXCLUSIVE: Now that LEGOs and Paddington Bear have spawned their own movies, is it time for the sock monkey to venture onto the big screen? Animator Matt Danner and comics scribe Tony Millionaire ...