Customer Reviews

Folkmanis Puppet Great Horned Owl

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I got this owl today, and I am thrilled with him! His face is really cute, and he has big, golden eyes. The rest of him is sooooooo soft! He is cuddly, too and makes a perfect stuffed animal and playmate. He retains his shape and you can't feel the stick or lever inside him at all when you hug him. Trust me, you're going to want to hug him! The wings and tail are both fairly long, adding to this puppet's beauty. Working him as a puppet is fun and easy. The description isn't that good about the eyes. They don't just blink - you can shut and open them as slowly or quickly as you wish, and keep them shut as long as you like. I give it 5 stars educational value, because all puppet/plush can be educational depending on how you use them. I can't give it full credit for durability, though because it is somewhat delicate, and you most definitly can not toss it in the washer. You can still sleep with it, use it as a pillow, cuddle it, as long as you don't try ripping the eyes out or seeing if it will stand up to a real Great Horned Owl. I can reccomend this to almost anyone, especially Guardians of Ga'Hoole fans like myself. I just wouldn't reccomend it for anyone under like 10 or so, because even though he's cuddly, he needs to be treated with care and will fall apart if he's tossed around.

I was very happy to discover this item on Amazon, as the price was the best we'd been able to find. The little girl it was purchased for was over joyed.

Really well made and realistic looking. Our granddaughter loves it. The price was better than I could find locally. All their puppets are high quality.

This is a big, beautiful fuzzy owl puppet that you have to see move to appreciate. It's very easy (though maybe not for very little hands) to work the head turning and eye blinking via a stick and lever inside. If you love owls, you've gotta have it!

This is a marvelous puppet, even without a hand in it. It is stately and could easily play the role of the wise owl" to finger puppet animals like the Folkmanis chipmunk, field mouse or baby possum.

When operated, the eyes and head work well. The wings are a bit hard to flap, but that is not necessary to enjoy and role play with this large puppet.

Just as an aside, I ordered it and got it using 2-day Prime while my wife was away for a few days. I unpacked and fluffed it up, and left it in the bathroom on the sink looking - well you know where. I enjoyed the h-owl when my wife got home late in the evening after a long drive, used the "facility" and all of a sudden saw our GHO. She loved it.

Coyote

I saw this puppet at a high end gift shop on a recent trip out east. The price tag was hefty so I decided to search for it when I got home. The price on Amazon was much better, but with shipping it ended up being a wash. I was thankful not to have to haul the puppet around on vacation, however. This puppet is going to have a home at our north woods cabin, where we can hear Great Horned Owls at night. It will be a fun and interactive way for our children to learn about these amazing raptors.