You will need just a few simple materials to get started with this DIY holiday recycling project. So sit back, put some music on, and get out your sewing kit for a few hours of relaxation and crafting satisfaction. We all know that the babies will sleep through to the end!

If you live with babies and small kids, you may also live with heaps of outgrown clothing, slated for hand-me-downs. With spring cleaning and re-organization underway in most households, why not revisit those old clothes and give them new life as recycled crafting materials? As a new mom with twins under a year old, I have approximately eleventeen zillion pairs of wee socks waiting to be repurposed (or at least moved out of our basement).

We are all familiar with cute sock puppets and sock monkeys, but what about tiny bunnies, chicks, and eggs? I have yet to come across a good reuse project for baby socks, so I put this DIY tutorial together with simple materials found around the home. Buried in the mountains of baby clothes, were also several adorable but too-small hats. With this crafty project, however, a hand knit hat finds new life as a nest for upcycled peeps.