38 Silly Monkey, Wrap Around Waist, Ventriloquist Style Puppet

SECOND UPDATE: I purchased two more so we could do a group project. The newer ones were not as good and had very crooked eyes, and uneven faces (eye brows, eye sockets mis-matched). No reply from seller when I asked for a trade. Did some modifications so they work good now. ORIGINAL REVIEW Its described as 38-inches, which is technically accurate, but the body of the puppet is the same size as a much smaller puppet, it just has disproportionately long arms and legs. Also, the arms and legs have no stuffing, just the fabric, so they hang like a limp noodle, making if very hard to use the arm wand to get any articulate movement. Other than that, the sewing is great, and the face has great character that is a lot of fun to work with. Pros -Great face -mouth is firm enough to be easy to operate, but flexible enough to put some expression into. (I later added some reinforcing to the inside of the mouth to give it more structure). Cons -short body, only covers about 3/4 of my forearm. -no stuffing in arms making it look baggy and hard to manipulate or pose. -pupils on eyes are a bit crooked, making it hard to tell where its looking. UPDATE: I successfully added some strips of foam to the arms and legs to give them a little more heft, and now he gestures great with the arm wand. I also spliced in an extra piece of fur to his neck to make him a bit taller to cover my arm, and it gives him great head movement. I took off the painted black pupils and glued on 5/8 doll eyes.

I Named Him “Silly”. Twinsburg, Ohio has a TwinsDays Event Every Year the First Full Weekend in August and Twins Come from All Over the World. The Theme this Year was “Jungle”. All the Twins Dress Up for the Parade and My Silly Monkey and l Sat in My Rocker and Waved at All the Twins !

Not even worth the purchase! I get the one I ordered, and the fur is lighter than the image provided for this puppet. Not to mention the eyes are crooked, and the fur keeps falling out!

Kids love our Monkey Momo! Thats his name in our house.

REcommend this product as a starter.

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Soy maestro de español y animador infantil, es una excelente inversión para trabajar con los niños utilizando la imaginación y creatividad . Los niños aman a mi puppet monkey

My grandkids loved it. Once you learn how to work it youll literally (in the kids eyes) bring it to life.

Mostly pleased with this puppet. My first grade students really enjoy when I use Pat. I likev how I can move his soft mouth in different positions to show emotions better than many puppets that have flat hard mouths. I think that the metal rod controlling the hand is glued on at the wrong angle. It makes waving bye-bye very awkward! :-P

Just great!