Folkmanis Puppets

The Folkmanis company was founded in 1976, when Judy Folkmanis' husband agreed to join her in creating puppets for children. Believing that imaginative play is essential to healthy child development, they created a wide range of puppets that are both authentic in their details and fun to play with. Their puppets are fun, educational, and lovable all at the same time!

From the early years when they began until today they have maintained the highest quality of workmanship in their puppets. They consistently win awards for their designs and are constantly developing new ones.

Finger puppets are so much fun! They're cute and really encourage imaginative play in youngsters.

The Folkmanis puppet company makes finger puppets that are so realistic, as well as cute, they can even count as educational! They're so adorable I just want them all.

If you love hand puppets these are the ones to get. They are beautifully crafted, and, in addition to all the good stuff about being educational, they are so cute and cuddly they become childhood treasures.

Folkmanis makes animal hand puppets of all kinds, both the exotic and the more common or garden variety. They are adorable and durable - what more can you ask for! They have a great selection of all kinds of animals, including mythical ones like my favorite, the dragon.

There are so many I just can't choose! But here a a few favorites - the groundhog trying to be scary, the wise and beautiful snowy owl, and an irresistibly cute hedgehog!

I just had to include at least one dragon! 

Folkmanis makes several dragon puppets. There is a gorgeous red Chinese dragon that shimmers with gold. That one is really special.

Then there's a three-headed dragon - quite fearsome! And a green Wyvern that's quite impressive.

And let's not forget a cute baby dragon, he's kind of chubby and not very dangerous looking at all!

But here's my favorite: the Sky Dragon. I think he looks like a real dragon!

This collection of character puppets by Folkmanis includes a variety of humans as well as humanoid fantasy creatures from the mythical realms. Use them to bring the best fairy tales to life, or let the children make up their own versions.

There is a lovely collection of princes and princesses, pirates and the like, as well as some more unusual choices. 

I have to admit this Enchanted Tree fascinates me. That would make a lot of interesting shows - maybe he can change the prince into the frog!

And then there's Mozart who seems to be stuck in a piano, but still playing music!

Who doesn't remember putting on a puppet show in their childhood? My family must have watched hours of puppet shows, some better than others. 

Folkmanis has a great selection of stage puppets, including an ostrich, a giraffe, a donkey, a zebra, a sheep, a raccoon, an elephant and of course a lion. 

I don't remember having a lion in my stage puppet collection, but if I had I would have wanted this one. Isn't he gorgeous - so regal and dangerous and yet he's a soft plush puppet that you can cuddle!

Folkmanis Puppets - Folkmanis website with information about the company and all their puppets