Hand & Finger Puppet - Kangaroo with Baby

Straight from the Australian bush - or maybe out of a Winnie the Pooh story - comes Mama Kangaroo with her adorable little joey.

These sweet hand puppets from Belgian brand Beleduc are made from high-quality fabric, and they wrap snugly around the wrist for a secure fit.

Use the hand puppets when it’s time to talk about fun (or tricky) topics, or when story time calls for a little extra magic to bring the fairy tale to life.

When it’s an animal or a fantasy creature doing the storytelling, it’s even easier for kids to use their imagination and immerse themselves in the story.

Along with finger puppets, hand puppets are also perfect for puppet theatre. Among other things, you can use hand puppets to stimulate and develop your child's language through playful learning - maybe there's a little rabbit who also struggles to say “FFFF” without spit flying.

Machine washable on a delicate cycle.

The activity supports skill development and is wonderful for your child's well-being:

• Gives your child lots of opportunities to unleash their imagination.
• Here, fine motor skills are engaged.

Suitable for children aged 0 mos. to 5 yrs.

Play with hand puppets lets your child practise understanding and telling a story with a beginning and an end. This is an important skill which can be improved by talking about a story while you're telling it, and telling it over and over.

When children are learning to understand stories, physical props can be very useful. With hand puppets, your child can practise storytelling. Also, they're a really good way to bring a fairy tale or story to life. The storyteller does not get hidden behind a book but gets to be active and in contact with the listening children, who become participants instead of passive listeners.

Hand puppets are great to use at home and in childcare centres – or for people with special needs or dementia.

Do you know Beleduc?

Kids don’t play to learn. They learn because they play. That is the approach at German Beleduc. Their main target group is children of kindergarten age. For that reason, Beleduc consults early childhood educators in the process of designing their very robust and sturdy toys designed for developmental play in childcare facilities worldwide.

See our selection from Beleduc here.