{"id":908,"date":"2012-09-22T19:59:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T19:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/?page_id=908"},"modified":"2017-08-27T15:36:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T15:36:27","slug":"the-sock-monster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/the-sock-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sock Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-910\" title=\"The Sock Monster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster.jpg\" alt=\"Sock Monster\" width=\"150\" height=\"131\" \/>So, who is the sock monster?\u00a0 We bet you&#8217;ve had him round at your house, whether you&#8217;ve heard of him or not!\u00a0 He is, of course, the creature who eats, steals, or simply magicks away all your missing socks.\u00a0 As any family knows, he only likes to take one sock of any pair&#8230; leaving you with an odd one every time.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more, <a title=\"All about the Sock Monster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/fairyland\/pdf\/The-Sock-Monster-about.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s a fun factsheet<\/a> all about him.\u00a0 Or, you can just browse our fun sock monster printables below.\u00a0 Our <a title=\"Safe Socks Award\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/the-sock-monster\/sock_monster_certificate\/\">Safe Socks Award<\/a> is particularly useful if you&#8217;re trying to encourage your little ones to keep their socks tidied away.\u00a0 Hope you have fun!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-908 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/the-sock-monster\/sock_monster_certificate\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster_certificate-218x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sock Monster Certificate: Safe Socks Award\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster_certificate-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster_certificate.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-912'>\n\t\t\t\tSafe Socks Award\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/the-sock-monster\/sock_monster_enemy_certificate\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster_enemy_certificate-218x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sock Monster Certificate: Enemy of the Sock Monster\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster_enemy_certificate-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/sock_monster_enemy_certificate.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-915'>\n\t\t\t\tEnemy of the Sock Monster\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/colouring-sock-monster\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colouring-sock-monster-213x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Printable colouring page of the Sock Monster, stealing socks. No wonder they go missing!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-8061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colouring-sock-monster-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/colouring-sock-monster.png 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-8061'>\n\t\t\t\tSock Monster Stealing Socks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h6>You may also like these magical printables:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/monsters\/monsters-moving-out\/\">Monster Moving Out (Letters) <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/more-printables\/fairyland-envelopes\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/tooth-fairy\/free-tooth-fairy-letters\/\">Tooth Fairy Letters<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/tooth-fairy\/tooth-fairy-notes\/\">Tooth Fairy Notes<\/a> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/tooth-fairy\/tooth-fairy-certificates\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/dragons\/\"><strong>Dragon Printables<\/strong> <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/fairies\/birthday-fairy\/birthday-fairy-letters\/\"><strong>Birthday Fairy Letters<\/strong> <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rooftoppost.co.uk\/free\/magical-creatures-and-magical-people\/pirates\/pirate-certificates\/\"><strong>Pirate Certificates<\/strong> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, who is the sock monster?\u00a0 We bet you&#8217;ve had him round at your house, whether you&#8217;ve heard of him or not!\u00a0 He is, of course, the creature who eats, steals, or simply magicks away all your missing socks.\u00a0 As any family knows, he only likes to take one sock of any pair&#8230; 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