Make Your Own No Skid "Grippy" Socks

Make Your Own No Skid "Grippy Socks

Perfect for Toddlers

Having a toddler at home is always busy and with cool weather dancing on my door step I have been looking for new skid socks for my 19 month old.  She tends to slide around the hardwoods with her regular socks and I certainly don't want her taking a dive and hurting herself.  I have been shopping around for new skid socks but was surprised by how expensive they can be, so that go me thinking - couldn't I make these really quickly and very easily for far less money?  The answer was yes I could.  So I walked into the craft section of my local Walmart and found puff paint - a container of it cost $.94, then I bought a package of 6 socks (I got some thicker athletic socks so I knew her feet would be cozy warm).  The socks cost me $4.96.  When I got home, I wrote on the bottom of the socks with the puff paint.  For some I wrote her name (as pictured), for others I did polka dots - what you write doesn't matter you just need the texture for gripping.  This took a total of about 2 minutes to do all six pairs, I allowed them to dry then flipped them over and did the other side.  As easy as that I now have six pair of grippy socks for $6 - and plenty of paint for more should my little one's feet grow this winter or the drier eat them (which happens at my house from time to time).

Here's a tip - this could be a really fun project for kids to make their own socks, with your help.  It may save your floors from shoes and could be a fun low cost project to break up your day.

Good Luck!