Which puppets have most scope for 5yo boy?

[TooTickyDoves]

We're getting ds2 a puppet theatre for Christmas. I have my eye on a v. nice crocodile and wolf - what else should I look for?

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they sound good are they the folkmanis ones?

the people who sell those make them look so impressive but the human puppets are rather strange? very er German looking

oh i've got a folkmanis puppy, it's lovely! how about sooty and sweep! check ebay for tons of great puppets

My dss (5 & 7) have a puppet theatre with lots of odd hand made puppets plus a few 'real' ones - the crocodile,a dog, a prince and captain scarlet. To be honest whatever puppets they start with the story always ends up as a puppet boxing match or fight - even the winnie the pooh set end up in some sort of dispute. So I would suggest strong well made puppets on any theme you can find!

We have gotten ds1 two sets of puppets from this site - the literature one and the axis of evil one. I let him pick out two or three and then we make up something perinent. His favorite is having Kim Jong Il iake tea with Virginia Woolf. Virginia patiently teaches table manners to an obnoxious Kim Jong Il

"pertinent" even

Oh yes, folkmanis do gorgeous animals...ds1 loves them.
Jabberwocky, those are scary!

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