Folkmanis Puppet Green Dragon

by Folkmanis

Product Features

• Wing pockets for extra movement
• Moveable mouth
• 13 inch

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002FA1PC
• Item model number: 2436
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,254 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Straight out of our best fairy tale imaginings flies this golden-winged Green Dragon finger puppet. But knights and fair maidens beware! No sluggish beast, this, for he has many options for animation, including mouth, front legs, tail and wings. For all lovers of chivalric fantasy.

Movable mouth. Wing pockets for extra movement

FACTS OF INTEREST

• In China and Southeast Asia, dragons are thought to bring good luck and prosperity.
• The Chinese dragons of old were ferocious, bearded creatures that could be as small as a silk worm or as large as the expanse of the heavens.
• Asian dragons breathe out misty clouds, not fire. In winter, they sleep in pools and rivers, and even the sea.
• In the spring, the dragons fly up to the sky where their fighting causes summer rain. If they fight too hard, the rains are so heavy that there are floods.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hard to Operate, August 24, 2009

By 

M. Keating - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Folkmanis Puppet Green Dragon (Toy)

We love the look and construction of this dragon puppet, but it was not clear from the picture that this is a FINGER puppet. The puppet is large and hard to operate with your finger. My husband commented, "Nothing ruins the puppet illusion like seeing the rest of your hand."

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiul Chinese Dragon, July 10, 2011

By 

SME - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Folkmanis Puppet Green Dragon (Toy)

I would not call this a finger puppet. The finger puppets in the Folkmanis line are small and are moved with one finger. Actually, moving all the movable parts at once requires two hands. It is a bit awkward to manage the mouth and fore legs together, but not more than the average animal puppet of this size. And it is gorgeous, with a good imitation of scales on the body, gold wings and belly, and a glittery red tongue and mouth. It is reasonably sturdy, but not for the very young or very careless child.
As to the "educational value", I refuse to consider that. Toys are for fun; as a child nothing could make a toy less interesting to me than being told it was educational. It still makes me wonder if a pop quiz will follow an hour's play.