A hand puppet a baby can also keep.

Slip it on and the character moves, talks and hides, which is one of the most reliable ways to hold a young baby's attention: faces are the thing they watch above everything else. Take it off and it becomes a soft, floppy comforter they can hold themselves.

The activities are worked into the puppet's body rather than added as extras. A teether to chew, crinkle to hear, contrasting textures and tags to find. So it works whether you are performing with it or they are exploring it alone.

Joe is the magician of the gang, working spells out of his grandfather Walter's old books.

Entirely soft fabric with nothing hard. Machine washable at 30 degrees on a gentle cycle. Lilliputiens is a Belgian brand, founded in 1995 and designed by a team largely made up of parents working alongside early-childhood specialists. Tested to EN71 and ASTM standards and screened for AZO dyes, cadmium and phthalates.

A PUPPET AND A COMFORTER AT ONCE - You wear it to bring the character to life, then leave it with your baby as something soft to hold. Very few toys work from both ends like this.

ACTIVITIES BUILT INTO THE BODY - Teether, crinkle, textures and tags worked through the puppet, so a baby who is not watching the performance still has plenty to explore.

BABIES WATCH FACES ABOVE EVERYTHING - A puppet gives you a moving, expressive face to hold attention with, which is why puppets work so well in the first year.

JOE THE DRAGON COMES TO LIFE - Joe is the magician of the gang, working spells out of his grandfather Walter's old books.

SOFT, SAFE AND WASHABLE - Entirely fabric with no hard parts, safe to be chewed and slept with. Machine washable at 30 degrees on a gentle cycle. Tested to EN71 and ASTM standards and screened for AZO dyes, cadmium and phthalates.

0 months and above (suitable from birth)

Outer 100% polyester, inner 100% recycled polyester; teether, crinkle and mirror elements

JOE ACTIVITY HAND PUPPET