Small Peacock Puppet

by Folkmanis

$54.19 ~~$70.90~~ /

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Head dips, tail feathers fan, and a plush peacock suddenly has a personality.

🎭 Expressive movement: a movable head and tail let one hand bow the head while the feathers fan
🖐️ Finger control: working the head and tail builds the finger independence needed for a steady pencil grip
🗣️ Story language: a colourful male peacock gives children a character to voice, name and perform
🔇 Silent play: no batteries, no sound, easy to use in a quiet corner or on the couch
📏 Hand-friendly size: the smaller Folkmanis version of the full-sized peacock, about 25 cm tall
🧽 Easy care: soft plush that is surface washed with a damp cloth

The Educator's Note

A movable head and tail worked by the fingers builds the finger independence children need for pencil control, and the practice happens inside play.
Strong character appeal gives hesitant talkers a safe way to use language: a child who won't speak up will often happily give a puppet a voice.
At about 25 cm tall it fits a child's hand, and the open-ended character carries play from first puppet at 3 through to scripted shows at 6.

Play Specifications

🧒 3 years +

Recommended for ages 3 years +

📖 Storyteller

Role Play & Imagination

🔇 Silent

No sound

👤 Independent Play

Solo / Self-Correcting

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Involvement

Guided / Scaffolding Required

🧳 Travel Friendly

Compact / Portable / Car-Friendly

🤏 Fine Motor

Precision & Grip

🗣️ Language

Speech & Vocabulary

💡 Creativity

Innovation & Imagination

The Educator's Note

A movable head and tail worked by the fingers builds the finger independence children need for pencil control, and the practice happens inside play.
Strong character appeal gives hesitant talkers a safe way to use language: a child who won't speak up will often happily give a puppet a voice.
At about 25 cm tall it fits a child's hand, and the open-ended character carries play from first puppet at 3 through to scripted shows at 6.

Play Specifications

🧒 3 years +

📖 Storyteller

🔇 Silent

👤 Independent Play

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Involvement

🧳 Travel Friendly

🤏 Fine Motor

🗣️ Language

💡 Creativity

Slip a hand inside and the peacock comes alive. The head dips and turns, the tail feathers fan and shiver, and the bright male colouring gives children a character they want to voice straight away. Made for 3 to 6 years, when children are building story language and trying out characters. It's an easy first puppet at 3 years, and it keeps its pull as they move on to staging whole shows.

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Best for children who like to perform, talk through characters or play with animals.

Children aged 3 to 4 years taking their first steps into puppet play and learning to move a head and tail with one hand
Storytellers aged 4 to 5 years who act out scenes, give toys voices and are ready for simple puppet shows
Children aged 6 years who like inventing scripts or performing for siblings and grandparents
Parents and carers building a puppet collection, or looking for a birthday present for a child who loves birds and animals

One hand, two movements

Here's what sets this puppet apart from a basic glove puppet. An open hand slides inside like a glove, and the fingers move the head and tail independently. Getting the head to bow while the tail spreads asks the fingers to work separately from one another. That is the same finger independence a child draws on when they hold a pencil with a proper grip.

A character with plenty to say

A peacock is already a show-off, and that gives children a ready-made personality to play with. Unlike most soft toys, which are cuddled, this one is performed. Is it proud, shy, grumpy or silly? Children decide, then give it a voice and make it talk to a teddy, a sibling or a parent. That back-and-forth is where oral language and storytelling grow: choosing words, changing voices and keeping a character consistent. It's silent to play with, needs no batteries, and works as well on the lounge floor as in a bedroom reading corner.

Sized to last through the years

This is the smaller version of the full-sized Folkmanis peacock, about 25 cm tall, so it's easier for a child's hand to manage. At 3 years, the play is mostly strutting and bowing. By 4 or 5, children are acting out stories and adding the peacock to a puppet cast. At 6, they start inventing short scripts and performing for the family. To clean it, wipe the plush with a damp cloth. Don't put it in the washing machine.

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Why gift givers choose this

Silent play: no batteries and no sound effects, so it suits quiet corners and car trips
Fine motor workout: the movable head and tail get fingers working independently
Language builder: a character that invites voices, dialogue and storytelling
Child-sized version: the smaller Folkmanis peacock fits a child's hand better than the full-sized one
Long play life: holds interest from first puppet at 3 through to scripted shows at 6