Folkmanis Grizzly Bear Hand Puppet Light Brown, 1 EA

I bought a Folkmanis puppet as a dog toy when my dog was 8 weeks old. She is 7+ years old and that was the ONLY plush toy I had to buy for her until this Grizzly puppet. (As any dog owner knows, most dog toys last a matter of days before the dog rips through it and the stuffing comes out all over the house.) We had a house guest with a dog who ate off the eye on the old puppet and finally "killed it." Folkmanis was my absolute first choice for a new toy 7+ years later. My dog loves it (and the "Grizzly" looks eerily like my dog!) The fact that I use this puppet as a dog toy should in no way reflect badly on the puppet - it is soft, high quality, and surprisingly expressive. I know a child would enjoy watching it (though the Grizzly would be too big for a child under 8 or so to use it themselves). I actually enjoy playing with my dog with it because it is so comfortable yet padded enough that when she bites it, there's plenty of protection between her teeth and my hand. It's a lovely toy, well made, fine quality, great attention to detail.

This puppet looks so realistic, has the option to just move his head or head and mouth. My students loved seeing him, petting him, and playing with him! It was harder for them to get the hang of getting their fingers in far enough to move the mouth, but that was ok with me—I was able to do it no problem—and they still loved it! Great for Grizzly Bear song and game!

One of the best purchases we have ever made! This is one amazing toy. He looks even better and very lifelike in person, he is amazingly high quality, his fur feels so wonderful and soft, he is so cuddly it's hard to put him down and on top of all that, he is a puppet! Can it get any better?! My daughter took him to the mall and heads were turning everywhere we went. Five different people stopped to ask if he was real including a mall guard (I guess they thought it was a fluffy dog or something) and two people asked where we bought him from and how much he cost. My daughter was ecstatic with all the attention and keeps begging to go back to the mall. At home, every moment my daughter isn't playing with this little guy we are picking him up and playing around with him ourselves lol. We are now planing to gather a collection of Folkmanis puppets and have just ordered another three folkmanis puppets from Amazon :)

It made a little girl very happy. Durable, cute, realistic. Perfect.

I’ve been ordering these puppets for my wife for a few years now. I get her one every Christmas. She is a 5th grade teacher and she uses them in her classroom. The kids love them! She puts one on her hand and interacts with the kids with them. She uses them as a teaching aid. It really helps with the kids who may be shy, withdrawn, or going through difficulties. It seems to soothe them and give them a little peace. It helps them to also open up. The puppets are a great way to interact with kids!!!

too small for what i need. too expensive. returned.

I am a huge fan of Folkmanis puppets. I am disappointed with the seller in the case, as the 1st image for the puppet is not the puppet I received. I didn't look carefully enough to notice that two of the image for this puppet are different, and not as attractive. I received the less attractive puppet, not the puppet from the main image that pops up on search and as the product's 1st image on page. I would not have ordered the puppet if that was the main image. Deception is not the greatest way to go when selling a product.

I taught speech and acting at the secondary, college and university levels. I found Folkmanis puppets to be invaluable. It is quite true puppets really do help cure student shyness and vocal inhabitations. I used them in class at every level. I no longer have young children in the house. I use the puppets as decorations, especially at Christmas. The Christmas tree is surrounded with Folkmanis puppets. At Thanksgiving the Folkmanis turkey is always a table centerpiece. They are well made unique stuffed animals that bring a smile to even the most cynical adults. (Before purchasing visit the Folkmanis web sight to check prices.)

He's lovely to cuddle, apart from being a puppet he's a lovely teddy bear. Soft fur, very light so he can be picked up by the smallest hands ... lovely detail, you can only puppet the mouth so if you want the arms to move too, you've got to get the brown bear from Folkmanis who's is also amazing as a lifelong friend .... I love them you wont be disappointed !

cuddly for my canadian friends

Bought this for my 16 month old grandson - he loves puppets - and this is now a firm favourite that always gets a giggle - doubles up as a really lovely teddy bear

Folkmanis always makes great, realistic, high quality puppets. Grizzly is great.

Beautiful product high quality