Folkmanis Turtleneck Turtle Hand Puppet

I bought this for my friends 7 year old daughter and she absolutely loves it. She sleeps with it, takes it school, never puts it down. In this age of high-tech gadgetry and gift cards, its great to know that the simple traditional toys are still the best.

The Turtleneck Turtle has loads of personality and charm. It fits my adult male hand so Im easily able to manipulate the mouth and both arms. It is soft, sturdy, and very snuggly. Unfortunately, vinyl shell layer peals off the fabric because the glue holding it degrades. Mine started to fail after two years, during which time the turtle had nightly snuggles, frequent adventures, and even some world travel. In another two years of gentle handling, the fragile vinyl tore where it had separated, making the problem worse. After two more years with no use the shell degraded and fell off on its own. I bought mine in mid 2013, so maybe Folkmanis has improved the glue or vinyl over the years. They really should have used cloth instead of vinyl for the shell. If youre crafty, I recommend sewing on a proper cloth shell as soon as you get this. I plan to do this to mine. I encourage you to buy the Turtleneck Turtle for anyone in your life who would enjoy his expressive and good natured personality. Just know that the shell may be fragile and the glue may fail like it did on mine.

I am a teacher and my turtle “friend” has been an important socio-emotional tool for this challenging school year. My students find “Taylor” lifelike and believable and a true friend.

HILARIOUS. LOTS OF FUN TO PLAY WITH.

This puppet was a gift for my son. He saw this turtle puppet in a toy store and fell in love with it. I bought it off Amazon because it was much cheaper. My son LOVES it!!! It is very well made, and so life like. I highly recommend it for anyones puppet collection.

Purchased for daughter to play with her granddaughter

I bought this puppet and a few others for my two daughters ages 4 & 2 for Christmas. I have to say that this is their favorite. It is very well built and they love it. They have even taken it to school to show their friends and all the kids wanted to play with it. Great toy!

Having a great time with my 4 year old grand daughter. A little difficult to make the legs and mouth move with my hand size (Medium Small) but it can be done. All in all loads of fun.

Cute and well-made.

Love the turtle! This is our fourth puppet from this company. They are real looking, and most are washable. My grandson loves them!