Posted by: Valerie Garnjost
Educational Consultant
Team Thinkbutton is pleased to introduce our latest puppet additions from Folkmanis and Melissa and Doug! As with all the puppets we offer, these newest ones make perfect companions to many of our books, games and kits. For example, bring an animal, from down 
under, to life with this full body kangaroo puppet - complete with a removable, finger puppet Joey. This soft, expressive character makes an exotic pal that encourages a global awareness for animals, as well as, a fascinating addition to any puppet play. In addition to puppet productions you can animate sea life books and games with a plush and beautifully detailed octopus puppet. Bring it to life using your hand to manipulate the legs and rotate your wrist to make it appear as though it is gracefully moving underwater.
Create a lifelong appreciation and respect for alligators with a full-body, reptile puppet. Begin with 
showing the unique movements of an alligator while manipulating this realistic looking puppet. As your child continues to grow, expand this appreciation by building your very own alligator and then reading all about them.
Use your hand to make a bee fly and then learn all about the life of a honey 
bee. Use a horse hand puppet to help sing all about the life on a farm. When you are in the mood to play a game, you can experience life as a rancher and herd your horses.
Do you want to know what it is like to have a frog jump right off your hand? Use the long 
legs of the leopard frog puppet and see how far you can make him jump. Challenge young minds and keep them engaged by learning interesting facts about the longest surviving animals on earth.
Using puppets can be a lot of fun for children of all ages. Thinkbutton has expanded their puppet family to include some more exotic animals that will be a great addition to any puppet show or story time.
