Folkmanis Octopus Puppet

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Product Features

• soft velour glove puppet
• eight movable tentacles
• 13 inch span!

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000K4EE
• Item model number: 2040
• Manufacturer Recommended Age: 36 months - 99 years
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,929 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review
Need a hand? This octopus puppet has eight dark seafoam green arms with black suction cup accents under the tentacles. The bulbous head sports brown heavy-lidded eyes that give this creature a kind of sleepy charm. Designed to fit like a glove, with an opening behind the head, the puppet measures 12 inches long and 6 inches wide. Both children and adults will enjoy this puppet, who is surface washable with cold water. --Peggy Etra

Product Description

How does this puppet grab you? Any way he wants to, we answer. With eight movable tentacles, this soft velour glove puppet has a firm grasp of the situation.13" span, glove puppet.

Octopus Facts of Interest

• The 150 species of octopus belong to the mollusk family. They are found throughout the world's oceans, most commonly in warm seas.
• Octopuses range in size from two inches to a giant 32 feet across the arms of the Pacific octopus.
• Octopuses are masters of camouflage: they can not only change color, but also shape and skin texture.
• The octopus's well-developed eyes enable it to see all around itself. It has a large brain with quite a capacity for learning.
• The plural form of "octopus" can be either "octopi" or "octopuses"

Source: Dictionary.com and Puppet tag. Tag also includes the story "The Angry Octopus"

Note: puppet is slightly more teal than it appears in the photograph.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A friendly little friend, November 13, 1999

By A Customer

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

This little friend is perfect for all ages. He's an expressive hand puppet with a lot of character, and he makes a good stuffed animal, too. Six of his eight tentacles accept fingers (making him comfortable for both right- and left-handers) and he's one-size-fits-all: little hands and adult hands alike can work his magic. Use him palm-side up, and he plays a keen game of octopus peek-a-boo.

Never have we encountered a toy of such durability. Our octopus has traveled the world, been in most of the states of the Union, and accompanied us on climbs of some of the highest mountains on the East coast. Not to mention his many trips through the washing machine (in a mesh delicates bag; line dry). After five years and all those miles, he's not as good as new, but he's got a lot of life and love left in him. No doubt can can take a rough handling from any age.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remember the Octopus, March 14, 2000

By A Customer

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

I am an experienced reading specialist. "Octopus" is one of the key words often used to help children remember the short-o sound. First-graders and other beginning readers can make especially good use of this friendly octopus. Active fun and learning make a great combination!

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-made, charming puppet, June 3, 2009

By	J. Miller (CA United States) - See all my reviews

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

My toddler adores this octopus and has been requesting us to tickle-attack her with it for months. It looks really neat since each of your five fingers moves one of the octopus's legs. Well-made. Says surface wash but I have laundered it in the washing machine in cold water and air-dried; no problem. I also like that the Folkmanis puppets come with a tag giving basic facts about the animal.