The Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove, Ill. About 35 miles northwest of Chicago, there's some serious monkey business happening. Open since 2022, the Sock Monkey Museum houses nearly 2,100 of the plush ...

Adele Jedynak makes monkey sounds to a group of kids who are steps away from playing Sock Monkey bowling and plush-primate parachuting. It's all part of the Sock Monkey Madness Festival, the eighth ...

Her family didn't have a lot of money, so when Carrie Jones was born, her dad went to the Salvation Army and bought her a sock monkey - a stuffed animal made out of a brown work sock with a red heel.

Arlene Okun bought a cute stuffed monkey made out of a pair of socks at a gift store 16 years ago. That led to her seeking the plush primates on eBay and via flea markets, and eventually opening up a ...

If the Punisher were a teddy bear, he’d still be brutal–he would apparently just hunt sock monkeys, instead of criminals. Call it Toy Story with a dark edge: The Mega Plush is a three-and-a-half ...

In a city run by corrupt sock monkeys, the forces of Mega Plush patrol the streets, knocking the literal stuffing out of any toy that stands in their way. Matt Burniston directs the Mega Plush series ...

The tiny treasure in Long Grove, Ill., has nearly 2,100 of the snuggly stuffies Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She started at PEOPLE in 2008, leaving in 2025. Kate ...