Puppets

2 years & up.  Featuring six friendly characters elephant, tiger, parrot, giraffe, monkey, and zebra this set invites endless imaginative play and storytelling. Perfect for group time, dramatic play centers, and language activities, these easy-to-use glove puppets help children build vocabulary, social skills, and self-confidence. An included insert transforms the package into a simple puppet theater, making it easy to stage performances or retell favorite stories. Made from brightly patterned, washable fabrics, each puppet is durable enough for daily classroom use and sized to fit both children and most adults. A wonderful tool for encouraging creativity, fine motor development, and meaningful teacher-child interaction.

Organize and showcase your puppet collection with the Kaplan Puppet Stand-a sturdy, space-efficient solution designed for preschools and dramatic play centers. Crafted with a durable plywood base and metal support posts, this stand holds up to 9 puppets, keeping them upright, accessible, and ready for imaginative storytelling. Measuring 12" L x 7" W x 12" H, this compact stand fits neatly on shelves and play tables, helping maintain a tidy, child-friendly puppet area. No puppets or accessories are included.

18 months & up. Bring storytelling and imaginative play to life with the Bird of Paradise Hand Puppet. Featuring vibrant colors, soft textures, and expressive details, this engaging animal puppet encourages children to explore creativity, communication, and self-expression through interactive experiences. Designed with a full working mouth, this puppet hleps educators create meaningful opportunites for language development, social interaction, and dramatic storytelling. Its soft long-pile fabric and eye-catching finishes capture children's attention while supporting hands-on engagement during circle-time, literacy activities, and pretend play.

2 years & up. Empower children to explore new imaginary worlds with this assortment of finger puppets. Including animals from the woods, the farm, the safari, and the past (dinosaurs!), this collection enables children to take on the characteristics of a variety of animals. As they pretend to be other creatures and formulate stories, children will develop significant cognitive and social-emotional skills. Set includes 20 finger puppets.

Our Tiered Puppet Stand is an accessible, effective organizer of any classroom's puppets. Puppets provide educators with a fun, engaging way to teach concepts or give directions, and they enable children to tell stories, which will spark their imaginations and strengthen their language skills. This puppet stand will help teachers keep their puppets organized and ensure puppet play is fun and relaxing for everyone. Measures 12"L x 6"W x 10"H.

18 months & up. These exciting hand puppets realistically represented animals from the jungle. The Safari Animal Puppets promotes dexterity, fine motor skills, and dramatic play. Use these puppets during an interactive storytime or an engaging lesson about safari animals. Encourage children to identify the animals and make their sounds as they create stories to act out. Set of 6 puppets includes zebra, giraffe, toucan, elephant, monkey, and lion. 9"L. Surface washable.

18 months & up. Encourage dramatic play and fine motor skills with these easy to grip Old MacDonald's Farm Finger Puppets. These farm animals are great props for interactive storytelling. Have children make the noises of each animal as they use them. This six-piece finger puppet set includes five farm animals (pig, chicken, sheep, horse, and cow) and a farmer. Great to use with the nursery rhyme "Old MacDonald Had a Farm". The set is made from soft vinyl. Farmer is 3"L.

Make puppet play possible with this Wooden Puppet Stand. Puppet play is an invaluable addition to a preschool classroom for many reasons (including language development and emotional expression) but finding storage for puppets can sometimes be difficult. With space for 8 puppets, this Wooden Puppet Stand helps solve that problem by giving puppets a home when they are not part of classroom activities.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Owl Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound owls make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

18 months & up. These six interactive finger puppets accompany the Old Macdonald board book to engage children and bring this classic song to life.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Tiger Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound tigers make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Wolf Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound wolves make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Lion Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound lions make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Pig Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound pigs make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Horse Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound horses make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Cow Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound cows make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Fox Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound foxes make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

12 months and up. This familiar dinosaur finger puppet is great for imaginative play, storytelling, exploring and introducing young children to the world of dinosaurs. Features embroidered eyes and soft plush body. Surface wash. Measures 2.75" H.

3 years & up. This Little Turtle is a slow and steady friend with a lot of personality. He has a movable mouth and front legs. Measures 5"L x 6"W x 7"H.

12 months & up. Bring the safari to play time with this set of African Animals Finger Puppets. These puppets open up vast worlds of imaginative play. Children can slip a puppet on their finger and follow their imagination to creative heights, or adults can use the puppets to tell their own story or teach a lesson. Either way, these puppets will provide enriching experiences for everyone in the classroom. All puppets measure 6"L.

2 years & up. Have fun role-playing together with these friendly animal hand-puppets by Melissa & Doug®. Set features 4 soft pet-themed hand puppets with fun patterns and adorable stitched detailing. Machine washable. Size: Approximately 14"H. Included: 4 hand puppets: kitten, puppy, parrot, and rabbit.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Bigmouth Mouse Hand Puppets for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This large, 12 inch puppets has realistic features and an easily moveable mouth. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound mice make. The plush material is surface washable.

12 months & up. This fluffy border collie finger puppet represents a beloved house pet. It has an elastic fitting inside to keep it on your finger and is great for hours of creative play. Dog has a full body and measures 6" high.

3 years & up. A soft, cuddly hand puppet that is always ready for fun and adventure! What better way to teach children compassion and support them emotionally then by having a "friend" to talk to and to love in the classroom. Features a mouth that opens and closes. Surface washable. Puppet measures 12" high.