"Incredibly soft, colorful, and fully-lined, this 12" eebee hand puppet features both puppet-able hands and mouth for creating the maximum in expressive interactions. Huggable, tuggable and kissable the hands-in eebee is the natural partner for encouraging social and language play. For babies and grown ups of all ages. We know that when your child is playing, she is actively trying to figure things out about objects and peoplewhy did that ball roll and the block slide? How did he do that? Why did that happen?... The questions, theories and solutions just continue to evolve as your child develops and masters a myriad of critical physical, social and intellectual skillsplaying and learning about how the world works and he works in it. Every parent can recount a time when their infant headed straight for that curtain to give it a pull; or happily opted to tear the wrapping paper rather then engage with the gift; or tried and tried to get the round peg into the square hole; or simply offered you whatever was in their hand. Babies will instinctively: Take initiative and act on their natural curiosity Make clear choices among different materials and experiences Vary their strategies and try different approaches Persist at a goal and stick to a task Share their discoveries and seek social interaction These are the real basic skills of your baby's first years and these are the hallmarks of great thinkers and achievers. The research is clear that the best way for babies to grow and strengthen these skillsthe skills they need to succeed in lifeis to play. Every baby learns by doing!"