Ideas

 

 

So you are thinking about involving your school, organization, club, church or community in the Million Misfit Sock March.  That's just GREAT.  So here are some ideas to get you started:

 

ONE: Have everyone in your "group" sport misfit socks.  You can really have fun with this.  Maybe you roll your pants up--there's something really powerful and fun when so many people express themselves through their misfit socks.

 

TWO: If your school is celebrating the Million Misfit Sock March, you might think about hosting an assembly around the themes of empowerment or anti-bullying.  You might have students perform something that they are wonderful at: maybe they draw, play a musical instrument, ride a unicycle--whatever that is celebrate it.  

 

THREE:  Remember that October is anti-bullying month.  Some schools have had students bring in a misfit sock and during the assembly they begin to tie all of the socks together, making a giant chain. Other organizations have participated in some kid of misfit sock art project while others have hung a clothesline, displaying all of their misfit socks with special messages tucked in each sock or pinned to the sock.  The messages either make a statement about anti-bullying or what makes them different.  

 

One clever idea is to make misfit sock puppets and then write a script for a puppet show around these themes.  Check out this amazing anti-bullying puppet show: