How to turn your kids socks into non slip socks

If you have floorboards like me then it’s likely that now it’s cooler and the kids are wearing socks inside that they are slipping and falling over while they are “not running” through the house. It is hard to find non slip socks for bigger kids so I decided to make my own.

Non Slip Socks

What you need:

your kids socks
puffy paint or a glue gun

Method:

Place the kids socks, sole side facing up.
Decorate the bottom with puffy paint. You could also do small dots with a glue gun.
Leave paint to dry for a few hours.
They are ready to wear and stop your kids slipping.

My kids loved that they no longer slipped over in socks inside and also loved the cute patterns on their socks.

Do you need to make some non slip socks for your kids? Please let us know how you went in the comments below.

Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com

We may get commissions for purchases made using links in this post. Learn more.

35 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 11 Aug 2021
    10:27 am
Thats so simple. Awesome.

- - mom160421 said
  - 31 Oct 2017
    6:11 pm
This is a fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom206279 said
  - 31 Mar 2017
    8:01 pm
Cool! I’m doing that to my socks!

- - nealsq said
  - 07 Nov 2016
    12:40 pm
awesome idea!

- - ella12 said
  - 16 Aug 2016
    3:55 pm
That is such a fantastic idea! Many thanks (-:

- - tessie said
  - 03 Aug 2016
    10:41 am
What an ingenious idea. it would be a lot cheaper than actually buying the nonslip socks (if they made them in a smaller size).

- - Missey Grace said
  - 01 Aug 2016
    10:03 pm
My goodness – so simple – can’t believe it’s puffy paint that does the trick.

- - rovermum said
  - 01 Aug 2016
    10:24 am
What a fabulous and clever idea. Thanks so much for sharing.

- - mom67623 said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    4:39 pm
great idea and so pretty another idea for gifts you can buy socks with slip proof dots on more expensive and not as cut as these are

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    4:38 pm
This is wonderful. I will pass this on to one of my lovely daughter in laws. Her dear little boy is always running around and loves spinning! Socks like this would be so much better. I MIGHT EVEN DO IT TO HUBBY’S SOCKS! LOL!!

- - mom134803 said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    1:33 pm
What a great idea !

- - VernaB said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    12:44 pm
What a great, simple idea.

- - rosiejayne said
  - 21 Jul 2016
    3:18 pm
What a great idea!

- - mom70876 said
  - 17 Jul 2016
    11:13 pm
Ah, this is a great idea. So simple, why didn’t I think of it…

- - meedee said
  - 03 Jul 2016
    3:35 pm
Well thats amazingly easy. I never would have come up with that.
My kids all have to wear slippers in Winter as we have slate tiles and stairs.

- - june11 said
  - 02 Jul 2016
    9:35 pm
Is there any risk of the puffy paint or glue going right through the sock. What would you use to prevent happening that is safe if you need to. One of my darlings loves “skating” on the laminated timber floor , and I wasn’t popular when I stopped her because of the risk of falling and hurting herself. If she hurts herself badly her body goes into shock and she collapses unconscious. She has been rushed to hospital on more than one occasion. (twice by ambulance).

- - mom90758 said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    2:16 pm
I didn’t know you could make them non-slip just like that!!

- - Nas01 said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    10:51 am
What a great idea. Thanks for the tips.

- - mom112217 said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    8:06 am
A great idea and cost efficient as well!

- - mum4107 said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    4:07 am
Wow, how easy is that. Awesome thank you