Folkmanis Funny Frog Hand Puppet

My special needs son loves frogs. It can be quite difficult to find gifts he enjoys for Christmas and birthdays. We purchased this frog for him last Christmas, and it was the best $15 I have ever spent. He carries his ribbit around everywhere. After 3 months of daily use, the frog has help up incredibly well. The puppet shows no signs of wear or tear, which gives credit to how well made it is (my son is incredibly hard on toys). I am considering buying a couple as back-up in case ribbit ever gets misplaced!

This guy is a big hit with both grandkids and young students. His mouth, face, and arms can be manipulated to make expressions. The quality of fabric is nice, with a realistic texture. Hell sit on top of bookshelf without falling over and can still be engaged with kids from a distance.

So cute! I ordered this to use in my preschool classroom and I am in love with this guy. Hes very cute, nicely detailed, and a good size.

I wanted to love this. My hands fit it and it was darling. However, I dont know how people make the mouth open and shut while putting their other fingers in the frogs arms. I guess my fingers (on either hand) dont work that way. I was so disappointed and I must be the only person in the world to have this issue. :( I wanted a puppet where I could make it talk and use its arms, and sadly, this isnt it.

This puppet is so cute and expressive. My daughter adores him and wants him around whenever we read books (for some reason she will only hand books to froggy...she wont let me grab them with my other hand). We love this puppet!

My grandson is a ten year old, mostly non-verbal autistic, although he has been developing a vocabulary. 18 months ago I got him one of these, we called him Froggy, and he loved it, better than the other Bunch of hand puppets. Problem was, he had three places he played Mom -Dad - Grandmas - and if Froggy was at the wrong home, major meltdown. So I got another one. One would travel with him, the other would stay with grandma. We had done that with Lego toys, and some other things. But they had no personality. Froggy, and Froggy brother, were inseparable, grandpas right hand and left hand. They always traveled with him, but were not animated, did not speak, at mommys or daddys. If you watch the youtube videos with plush toys and puppets you will see they get thrown about constantly. Outside, Froggy gets thrown up into the trees, where he stays, and taunts us, and his brother. One way or another he is retrieved (problem solving occupational therapy). Inside, Froggies are thrown against the wall, beat with a plastic bat, all manors of abuse - and never needed mending. Not even close, no loose seams, none. The plastic eyes are chipped. Early on, they were flying twenty feet in the air, and landing on the driveway. Eventually we avoided pavement, but the damage was done, not that anyone cares. We love our Froggies, warts and all. Grandson does animate Froggy occasionally, but has extra problems making them speak, because grandpa is their alter ego. He told me he is going to get another Froggy at Christmas, and he will make sure he behaves, he will be the alter ego, he will make him talk. Grandpa cant wait for Christmas. I will suggest Froggy Cousin for a name, but the decision is his. Probably a dozen puppets, tons more plush, this is the best materials and workmanship, hands down. Excellent choice of materials. The price is so low, disappointment is not possible. Folkmanis is always first class, best of the best, the other one puppets we have are of equal quality. He has other plush puppets, well made, cost more, and most of them needed mended due to the rough treatment.

I take my granddaughter to story time weekly at our library. They have a large collection of these amazing puppets. They are very well made and lifelike. Excellent quality

My sweet little frog is so fun to have in Sunday School. Her main thing to do is to come out and kick her legs up and sing to bible songs. She also comes alive and rides the cat when I go out of the house but I caught her with a hidden camera. (I went to the craft store to put her in an outfit)

Nice little puppet. It is very small so an adult hand will be pretty uncomfortable. However frogs are in life small so it makes sense.

Reasonable price for well designed, fun to use, beautifully crafted FROG puppet. Calls out for motion and sound ..... The best of whats natural in color blend ,danglely. long legs and great bulging eyes. ! !