GUND Sesame Street Official Cookie Monster Muppet Plush Hand Puppet, Premium Plush Toy for Ages 1 & Up, Blue, 11”

A great intro into meeting my grandson for the first time.

I ordered Elmo and Cookie Monster for my grandsons first birthday. Definitely a low tech toy as you talk for it and operate it - allows for some creativity. The only problem is making the mouth move and operating the hands at the same time with one hand. William absolutely loved them - they are much larger than I expected and very soft and cuddly. He loves Sesame Street and wanted to give them many hugs and kisses. I uploaded a picture so you can see how big and cuddly Elmo is.

Fun!

All of people probably write bad reviews saying that he ate all their cookies. Lies lies lies. Except me, I’m not lying. He ate all my cookies.

I bought the GUND ELMO HAND PUPPET as well as the BIG BIRD PUPPET and immediately started walking around talking like ELMO and having a blast. The puppets were for my 18 month old granddaughters and I hadnt seen them for awhile so I thought it would be a nice ice breaker when they saw me again. The quality of the puppets is excellent. I dont really understand some of the other reviews that say that it is hard to fit your hand in the head of the puppets. I have large hands for a woman and they fit perfectly. The more you use the puppets the more supple the rubber mouths become and that in turn will allow the mouths to eventually open even wider. I had no probems with that feature. I have to say ELMO is my favorite Sesame Street character so it was hard to say good-bye when the girls left with my, I mean their, new friend. The exterior is made from very soft fabric which does not molt or fall off and the eyes and nose are strongly adhered to the face. Just make sure every so often that the eyes, in particular, are firmly attached for saftey, especially for toddlers. After seeing both ELMO and BIG BIRD I would not hesitate to order the other GUND SESAME STREET characters and possibly buy another ELMO for my very own. (Some of us never really grow up.)

Looks like Cookie Monster. Soft, durable and generally as good as I could have hoped. If your hands are large enough and you have finger dexterity, you can move the mouth and arms simultaneously.

This puppet is very cute, but hard to open and close the mouth.

Pros: quality of the material is good and Elmos expression looks always fun/happy (at least the 1st unit we got in 2009; the 2nd unit we got in 2010 has a thicker neck and the nose is more roundish; the color of the 2nd unit is also more orangish). Cons: Its hard to maneuver hands and mouth at the same time as it is, but I put rolled card paper inside the arms to harden them and make them easier to move. The mouth structure is a hard plastic that is difficult to open/close, but I found that you can use one hand to move the arms and open the upper part of the mouth and another hand to hold the lower part of the mouth. With practice, it works, although it gets me tired after 5 min. The body of the puppet should be stuffed so Elmo would look more realistic when hands are in. It probably wont fit large hands. The 2nd unit we got has a more stuffed head and softer mouth structure plastic. Practice your Elmo voice and have fun!

Its hard to get digits in the arms and make the mouth work, so I opt for the mouth and a little wiggle gets the arms in motion. Cookie, Cookie, Cookie

Great quality for the price. Only reason it didnt get a 5 star....The mouth is a little hard to open because the hard plastic inside and the width of the mouth. Would probably work better for a larger hand. Hoping over time it softens a bit. Overall very nice product!