Here's a fun looking project: Making sock monkeys. I first noticed these things catching on in popularity after seeing some of them in Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. There was a stuffed animal with disproportionately long limbs in Hachiko too(it was for the dog). Of course it doesn't have to be a monkey...by changing the ears,it could be a cat or dog or whichever animal you like most, except with over-long limbs.

Someone from craftster.org also mentioned you can substitute the stuffing for rice, and make it like those things you throw into the microwave oven and later put in your bed for warmth on a cold day or if you have muscle aches. Only you have to make sure the materials used can stand heat and wont melt in your oven and kill you from food poisoning the next time you eat leftovers for dinner.



And then there are those with a sense of humour, who end up making something like the sock Obama. Oh well...everything seems to have Obama on it nowadays.
...or the Spock monkey
...or Mr T. Which doesn't look too huggable, but cracks me up.