This Elephant Puppet is a majestic pachyderm that incorporates the animator
to lift and move the trunk when you slip your hand inside his head. Designed
with realistic touches, an ultra-soft microfiber fabric, and a movable mouth.
Elephants use their trunks for a variety of purposes, from hauling lumber to
taking a bath; how much can you make him do?
Awards:
2006 iPARENTING MEDIA: Best Product Award
DR.TOY BEST VACATION PRODUCTS 2006
2006 CREATIVE CHILD AWARDS: Toy of the Year
Specifications
Dimensions: 20" L x 27" W x 12" T Weight: 10.08 oz Features: Movable mouth, pull rings to curl and uncurl the trunk
Vendor Info
Folkmanis® Puppets The most innovative, creative puppet maker in the world!
Folkmanis Puppets believes imagination is the key to a healthy childhood, encouraging play and discovery to develop the skills necessary in life. The company has been making the most innovative and engaging specialty puppets in the world since 1976, delighting imaginations and winning nearly every industry, child development, and kid-tested award, many repeatedly.
Over 35 Years and Growing! Conceived as a “cottage industry” business in Watertown, MA., in the late 1960’s and nurtured among the street vendors lining Berkeley’s famed Telegraph Avenue, Folkmanis Puppets are the expression of Judy Folkmanis’ active imagination, sewing wizardry, and love of nature.
Still headquartered in Emeryville, California, today Folkmanis, Inc. has grown to become the premier manufacturer of plush puppets worldwide. Folkmanis Puppets offers over 200 of the most heartwarming and realistically designed creatures—both exotic and familiar—on the market today. And, after more than 35 years, Folkmanis, Inc. is still a family business.
“The success that Folkmanis Puppets has enjoyed for more than 35 years simply reinforces the fact that when it comes to children, old-fashioned, open-ended play patterns are the best, and the simplest toys are really the healthiest gifts one can buy for a child,” says Elaine Kollias, marketing director. “That is why puppets are so firmly in the ‘good toy’ category – not just that they encourage and inspire imaginative play, but that they represent a thoughtful and fun gift that is more than ‘just’ a toy.”
Widely regarded as the most innovative puppet-maker in the world, Folkmanis Puppets consistently designs beautifully crafted toys that inspire creativity, promote hands-on discovery, encourage interaction, teach fine and gross motor skills, help develop early language, and become a child’s lovable companion to be treasured for years. The company’s line includes a virtual menagerie of plush pets and friendly wildlife friends with new designs constantly on the drawing board.