Folkmanis Turtleneck Turtle Hand Puppet

My daughter’s 4th grade class sang to a group of pre-k kids in Spanish. She loved having this puppet for the song and donated it to the class after the performance. The puppet is a great quality.

Great hit with the kids. The design of this puppets face really gives it personality.

Amazing

Folkmanis delivers a quality toy. We already had a frog and now we have this turtle. Puppets are underrated in todays battery-powered environment. This is an heirloom-quality toy that will help stoke your childs imagination. It is encouraging my toddler to speak and play pretend. It gives us a wonderful way to play together. I dont have to worry about it holding up. It withstands all the play my toddler and my young nieces can throw at it. Its adorable too! I will be buying more as gifts and to add to our collection. Go ahead and order, parents! This is a great one!

I am fairly satisfied with my purchase. I purchased the puppet to teach a cool down technique in my PK classroom. When the puppet arrived at my home, the bottom part of its mouth was bent down, not at all like pictured. I do not know it it was a manufacturing defect or just that it had been packaged and shipped poorly. I could not return it, because it knew I would not be able to receive a replacement in time to teach my lesson. So I guess that I am stuck with it. On a positve note the children enjoyed both the lesson and the puppet. Though I still wish I could get a replacement as I plan to use the puppet in the years to come.

I bought this because I had a class and was given a print out story for the children focusing on good behavior. The web site recommended this puppet to be used along with the Tucker turtle story. The children love Tucker turtle. They hug and kiss him.

I am a first grade teacher and I plan to use this turtle puppet with my phonics instruction. The pubbet is well made and absolutely adorable!

I am a big fan of Folkmanis puppets, and thought this one was a cute idea and looked adorable. My only complaint about it is that its really difficult to tuck the head into the shell. I have the Galapagos tortoise puppet as well and that one is a lot easier to manipulate. I also think the felt material on this one will quickly get worn.

I got this puppet for my daughters 1st birthday. Shes already an animal lover, and instead of getting a live animal to teach her with (that could possibly have salmonella, or be hurt by too-rough hands), my husband and I figured a stuffed, yet interactive friend would help us teach her gentle hands. She was thrilled the minute she saw it, and she talks to it, hugs it, and gives it lots of kisses.. Which wouldnt be very good for a live turtle...

The actual item looks much darker and smaller than the photo. Also, the shell seems plastic in the photo but is actually a padded, leatherlike fabric. This is actually a good thing because its nice and cuddly. Even the size is better for being small. (Think of a small catchers mitt with a head, legs, arms and tail.) You can either control the head or the forearms but not both at once. When controlling the head you can pull it into the shell, if you hold the back of the shell with the other hand, which is cute. The wizened eyes and expression on mine have a definite Kermit the Frog vibe to me. Different but delightful and will make a great addition to my Sunday School lessons for children.