Finger Puppet Heaven: Tiny Fair Trade Hand-Knitted Finger Puppets with Big Personalities
Posted: December 16th, 2008Today’s post written by Miki
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When I was little I had a selection of finger puppets, and I used to spend hours putting on little theatre shows with them. My long-suffering parents must have sat through dozens of performances, and bless them, they never complained once.
My finger puppets have long since disappeared, and so I’ve been on the lookout for some for Alex and a couple of weeks ago I found the most gorgeous range ever: Finger Puppet Heaven – www.fingerpuppetheaven.co.nz.
As you can see from the web address it’s a New Zealand website but they do ship to Australia (very cheaply too!) and with the exchange rate at the moment you’re saving around 18% on the already cheap prices as you see them.
You can calculate the cost in Australian dollars using this calculator, and the price for shipping will be shown at checkout once you’ve entered your address details.
There are several different ranges of puppets, from Australian natives to farm animals to zoo animals, witches, princesses and loads more.
The number of puppets to choose from is immense! They can be bought individually or in comprehensive sets, and I just can’t think of a better stocking stuffer.
What makes these puppets really special is that they’re all Fair Trade, hand knitted on the high planes of Peru (about 4000m above sea level) and sourced through a certified IFAT producer. No sweatshops involved in making these little beauties! A portion of the proceeds from each sale goes to supporting a community school in Peru.
I really love how all the puppets have so much personality – Alex has a good number of them now and each one of them is a little individual.
Now I’m just looking forwards to the day when he starts putting on little theatre productions of his own.
Each of these finger puppets costs NZ$4.25 (around AUD$3.50 at the time of publication of this article). They are also available in larger sets.
1. Cockatoo
2. Bilby
3. Cheetah
4. Rhinoceros
5. Platypus
6. Kangaroo
7. Porcupine
8. Cotton-top Tamarin
Please see Finger Puppet Heaven’s shipping policies and charges at this link.
