IRENE'S CRITTERS N' THINGS
IRENE NELSON
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
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Give the gift of imagination. In our high tech world it is important for children to have the opportunity to pretend, make up stories and have soft cuddly friends. These soft puppets, fleece dinosaurs and fabric chalkboards let any child play in a fantasy world. Safety is always a concern with children’s toys. All of Irene’s items contain 100% polyester fiberfill. The eyes are either a non-toxic fabric paint or plastic with metal or plastic safety lock washers. Current fabric choices are listed and are subject to change.
Back to the dinosaur age with these two soft cuddly 15” long critters. Stegosaurus with his spinal plates and Apatosaurus with his long neck will look splendid in your choice of printed fleece. Available in Blue Swirl, Multi, or Orange/Pink tie dye fleece. Both have safety eyes. Best to hand wash and air dry. $12.95 each
Crab Glove Puppet: The “Blue” crab is 10” long and features 8 “ legs and 2 pincher claws in royal blue velour and blue spotted fleece. It has painted eyes, is partly stuffed and may be machine washed and dried by wrapping the puppet in
a towel and securing it in a pillowcase.
DINOSAURS
Blue Crab
Puppet
$12.00
Lobster Glove Puppet: Fresh out of the lobster pot, this puppet is 12” long and made from deep red velour with 8“ legs and 2 pincher claws. It has painted eyes, is partly stuffed and may be machine washed and dried by wrapping the puppet in a towel and securing it in a pillowcase.
Lobster Glove
Puppet
$12.00
Turtle Puppet: Made in two pieces so that he can come out of his shell; this turtle is 11” long with a turquoise velour body and turquoise, yellow, and pink patchwork fleece shell. It has painted eyes, is partly stuffed and may be machine washed and dried by wrapping the puppet in a towel and securing it in a pillowcase.
Turtle
Puppet
$12.00
Alligator Puppet: Looking quite menacing with his rows of white rick rack teeth; this alligator is 16” long and quite harmless. Mouth is constructed of washable fabrics, which includes an ultra firm stabilizer. He is made with brown variegated fleece has safety eyes and is not stuffed.. You may machine wash and dry rolled in a towel and secured in a pillowcase. $ 10.95
Alligator
Puppet
10.95
Fish Puppet: The current color combination for this 15” long fish is magenta velour and pink spotted fleece. He features a tiny working mouth has safety eyes and could easily double as a stuffed animal. Best to hand wash, but may be wrapped in a towel secured in a pillowcase and then dried completely in the dryer.
Fish
Puppet
$12.95
Skunk Puppet: Looking quite real minus the odor; this 14” long skunk can be both puppet and stuffed animal. Mister skunk is a combination of short and long polyester fake furs with safety eyes and a velour lining. Best to hand wash and air dry. $ 15.95
Skunk
Puppet
$15.95
Fabric chalkboard tote: This item makes a wonderful traveling activity center for kids. The 12” by 20” tote has a Velcro close-and-carry handles. It is constructed from cotton or cotton/polyester blend fabrics with vinyl pockets for chalk and sponge. There is also a fabric pocket across the outside back. It is layered with fleece polyester batting as padding. The board may be cleaned with water only and the fabric may be spot cleaned.
open position
Blue Butterfly
Blue Stars
Yellow Fun Bugs
Red Sport
Chalkboard Tote: $14.95
A short history of stuffed animals from
Wikipedia
"A stuffed animal is a toy animal stuffed with straw, Some stuffed animals are very old - homemade cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the 1830s, and are perhaps much older.
Stuffed animals in the past were frequently produced by stuffing the evacuated skins of hunted animals. The phrase is still sometimes used to refer to examples of taxidermy. However, with modern technology, it is now possible to produce them with synthetic materials. For this reason, plush toy or plushie may be a more appropriate name for a modern synthetic stuffed animal.
The first commercial concern to create stuffed toys is apparently the Steiff company that was founded in 1880 in Germany. In colloquial German stuffed animals are often referred to as Steifftiere, which dervies from the name of that company.
Among the most popular types of classic stuffed animals are teddy bears and sock monkeys."
For more information on the history of stuffed animals click on
Wikipedia.
The wonderful world
of puppets:
Explore the world of puppets: read about the history of puppets, see puppets from around the world, discover the mystery of shadow plays, and learn more about marionettes.
To learn more about puppets, click on these websites:
