Hand Puppets - Zoo Friends, 4 pcs

Four cute safari-themed hand puppets made of soft plush.

• Sized to fit children and most adults with average-sized hands
• Lovely to play with and cuddle
• Machine washable at 30 degrees

The activity is great for your child's well-being and ability to learn new things:

• Unleash your imagination and see where the play takes you.
• Here, your child's fine motor skills really come into play.
• Supports your child's understanding of language.

Suitable for ages 2 yrs. to 6 yrs.

Play with hand puppets allows your child to practise telling and understanding a story with a beginning and an end. This is a useful skill which can be improved by repeating the storytelling game over and over and adding your own touch to the story.

When children are learning to understand stories, physical props can be very useful. A hand puppet allows your child play with telling stories. In addition, they're a super nice way to bring storytelling to life. The storyteller does not get hidden away behind a book but gets to be active and in contact with the little listeners, who can actively participate in the story instead of just listening passively.

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

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For many years now, the playful aunties and uncles at Toy Academy have enjoyed a warm relationship with the skilled toy makers at the American toy company Melissa & Doug. The toy makers have a great understanding of which types of toys children choose to play with again and again, and which therefore stimulate their curiosity, capture their attention, and give their brains and bodies lots of learning.

The toys are versatile and durable, and the majority of them can be played with in many ways. This adds to the sustainability of the toys, as they encourage versatile ways of playing that do not require additional consumption of the earth's resources and energy. And every single year, the toy company wows us with new and exciting ideas.

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