Small Lion Webwilds

I got Webwilds Lion(from another web-company)for my 8 yr old. The hand entry is behind the front legs. He is soo cute, so handsome, not too big, and SO SOFT, cuddly, way more appealing than the photo shows. You can move the mouth open and closed, has very cool sharp-looking teeth, and manipulate the head and face somewhat to give it a bit of expression. BUT I was disappointed that you cannot put your fingers into front legs, they are blocked off and stuffed. Perhaps this will be better in the long run, keeping it simple for my daughter. When I gave it to her, we talked about the no-front-leg movement. For her I think it really was love at first sight--she just did not care at all about that. She did ask me quickly to cut off his long whiskers, which were kind of curly fishing-line/nylon thread. I wanted to wait for her to have him more than 5 minutes to make sure, but I could see that she wanted to be able to hug him without that scratchy feeling. So I cut them and this was easy,...Read more

My daughter is a great fan of Folkmanis puppets. They are all so realistic and this lion is no exception. Her hand fits inside the puppet perfectly and she has hours of fun making her puppets talk to each other. I recommend this (and all Folkmanis puppets) as great gifts!

This is a great little puppet. Make no mistake about that. In fact even though the head is a little tight for a grown man's hand I think it makes it more expressive than the much larger stage puppet version. But the quality control and craftsmanship so noticeable in other Folkmanis puppets is lacking here. The attention to detail is lacking where the black and white markings behind one eye are missing from the other. And the whiskers are so long and wirey they'd be an eye hazard for a child. So, not good for Folkmanis. But that's still better than anyone else.