Melissa & Doug Mermaid Puppet (Shelly Seashore) with Detachable Wooden Rod

With her long yellow hair and silky accessories, Shelly Seashore makes a splash wherever she goes! Young puppeteers can use one hand to open and close the 17-inch puppets mouth and change expressions, and the other hand to use the removable wooden rod to make the merry mermaid gesture. Top-quality materials and realistic details make this puppet a playmate that will stand up to the test of time. Puppet play is a wonderful way to make connections and to explore feelings and new perspectives. It helps build vocabulary, dexterity, imagination, and creativity! Detachable rod is suitable for lefties or righties.

Beautifully crafted 17-inch hand-and-rod mermaid puppet Details include “pearl” necklace, silky seashell top, glittery tail, and extra-long flowing blonde hair Use one hand to manipulate the puppet's mouth and facial expressions, and the other to gesture with the removable wooden arm rod; rod attaches to either of the puppet’s hands, and is suitable for lefty or righty puppeteers Puppet play is a wonderful way to make connections, explore feelings and new perspectives, help build vocabulary, dexterity, imagination, and creativity Makes a great gift for preschoolers to preteens, ages 3 to 10, for hands-on, screen-free play