Bilby Full Body Puppet
Bilby Full Body Puppet
35 cm H
The Bilby is an important part of traditional indigenous culture in the deserts of Central Australia. Bilbies use their strong forelimbs and claws to build extensive tunnels, which provide shelter from the fierce heat and predators. Each Bilby may have up to 12 burrows, with burrows up to 3m long and 2m deep. They will dig a new burrow every few weeks and these are often also used by other native animals. Bilbies are nocturnal, emerging after dark to forage for food. Using their long snouts, they dig out bulbs, tubers, spiders, termites, witchetty grubs and fungi. They use their tongues to lick up grass seeds. They have poor sight and rely on good hearing and a keen sense of smell.
A great addition to your childcare resources
Brush Tail Possum Puppet Full Body
Very lifelike this wonderful puppet will entrance one and all! Brush-tailed possums are about as big as domestic cats, and have a pointed snout, pink nose, long whiskers and large ears. They also have sharp claws, which they use to climb trees and comb their fur. The common brushtail possum is nocturnal.
45 cm H
Echidna Hand Puppet
Echidna Hand Puppet
The Hansa Echidna Puppet is a sweet little Australian friend perfect for puppet shows, imaginary play, and interactive reading. This shy puppet’s body is dark brown, with grey furry bristles covering its back, and four little tan feet which match its long nose. Insert your hand and animate this little creature’s body making this little guy the perfect furry companion.
Please note: Hansa Puppets are floppy and do not stand on their own as shown in some of the official product photos. While this puppet has moveable arms and head, the mouth does not open and close.
Size approx. 19 x 17 x 27 cm
Suitable for ages 3+
Emu Hand Puppet
Emu Hand Puppet
This Emu Puppet is so lifelike! Great for Edward the Emu story.
The Emu is the second largest bird on the planet (after ostrich) and the largest bird in Australia, where it lives. It prefers life in woodlands, scrublands, grasslands and forests. The Emu is a flightless bird whose ancestors lived at the same time as dinosaurs.
A great addition to your childcare resources
Stands 33 cm in height
Green Turtle Hand Puppet
Green Turtle Hand Puppet
Residing primarily in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Green Turtle is a famous Reef local. Up to 60,000 female green turtles congregate on the tiny Raine Island each nesting season.
A Green Turtle’s palate progresses through their life cycle, moving from carnivore to omnivore. This gradual shift has impacted the turtle’s skull morphology, developing serrated jaws for chewing algae and seagrass. By the time they mature into adults Green Turtles are mostly herbivorous, causing the green pigmentation they are renowned for. Green Turtles travel enormous distances and are excellent navigators, using sunlight and temperature to determine direction. These unique turtles have brains that work like magnetic compasses, sensing the Earth’s magnetic field and using it to return to old nesting and foraging grounds from thousands of kilometres away. Adult males can breed every year, but females migrate from their foraging areas to nest every 2 to 5 years. Female Green Turtles lay about 100 eggs per nest and will nest every two weeks over several months before leaving the nesting area and returning to their foraging grounds.
Koala Hand Puppet
Koala Hand Puppet
The Hansa Koala Puppet is a sweet marsupial friend on your hand. This iconic, sleepy, Australian bear is coloured predominantly grey with a white tummy and fluffy ears, while its large nose is black. This hand puppet is perfect for puppet shows, interactive storytelling, and imaginative play, especially with its cuddly arms, ready to climb, munch and play with you.
Size approx. 28 x 18 x 23 cm (LWH)
Suitable for ages 3+
Kookaburra Hand Puppet
Kookaburra Hand Puppet
Kookaburras are the largest of all the kingfishers. Although well-known for being an Australian bird, Kookaburras are also found in New Guinea. Kookaburras are famous for their call, which sounds like laughter (you can hear it further down the page). Groups of Kookaburras often call loudly at dawn and dusk. There are four species of Kookaburra
Despite its name, the Shovel-Billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) is in a different genus.
Kookaburras all have long bills, which can grow up to 4 in (10 cm) long.
Although Kookaburras are in the ‘Tree Kingfisher’ family, they don’t need to live near water and fish isn’t a major part of their diet.
Kookaburras are the largest of all the kingfishers.
Although well-known for being an Australian bird, Kookaburras are also found in New Guinea. The birds’ calls are known as the ‘Bushman’s Clock’.
All Kookaburras are rated as being of ‘Least Concern’ on the IUCN Red List.
Kookaburras have learned to live alongside humans, and are often seen in suburban areas.
Kookaburras have been known to prey on chicks and ducklings on farms.
The Kookaburra features in the popular children’s song, ‘Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree’. You can read more about the song at this Wikipedia page.
Lorikeet Puppet
Lorikeet Puppet
Loriini is a tribe of small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar of various blossoms and soft fruits, preferably berries. The species form a monophyletic group within the parrot family Psittacidae. The group consist of the lories and lorikeets. Wikipedia
Magpie Hand Puppet
Magpie Hand Puppet
The adult magpie is a fairly solid, sturdy bird ranging from 37 to 43 cm (14.5 to 17 in) in length with a 65–85 cm (25.5–33.5 in) wingspan, and weighing 220–350 g (7.8–12.3 oz). Its robust wedge-shaped bill is bluish-white bordered with black, with a small hook at the tip. The black legs are long and strong. Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. Like other members of their family, they are widely considered to be intelligent creatures. The Eurasian magpie, for instance, is thought to rank among the world’s most intelligent creatures, and is one of the few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. Wikipedia
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