Melissa & Doug Safari Buddies Hand Puppets, Set of 6 (Elephant, Tiger, Parrot, Giraffe, Monkey, Zebra) Soft, Plush Animal Han
Product details checked 5 September 2026 · price checked live
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Melissa & Doug Safari Buddies Hand Puppets, Set of 6 sits in our puppets & puppet theatres listings, where we rank by how buyers actually rate a product rather than by brand. The manufacturer says: Set of 6 soft and cuddly hand puppets in a safari animal theme. Includes elephant, tiger, parrot, giraffe, monkey, and zebra. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.6 out of 5 from 5,334 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Melissa & Doug
- Amazon rating
- 4.6 / 5 from 5,334 ratings
- vs Puppets & Puppet Theatres
- level with the category median of 4.6
- Rank in category
- 10 of 47 rated puppets & puppet theatres we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £4.99 to £29.99)
- How proven
- One of the most-reviewed in its category
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How it compares in Puppets & Puppet Theatres
Across the 47 rated puppets & puppet theatres products we track, the typical score is 4.6 out of 5. This one sits at 4.6, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count.
It carries 5,334 ratings against a category median of 175. A rating from a large base is harder to distort and tends to hold up over time, so a high score here means more than the same score on a new listing.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £4.99 to £29.99, where the midpoint is about £14.69. Paying above the category norm needs a reason beyond the rating, because the score alone does not justify the gap here.
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Worked out from the 48 puppets & puppet theatres products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features, as the manufacturer lists them
Taken from the product listing via Amazon's product API. These are the seller's claims, not our test results.
- Set of 6 soft and cuddly hand puppets in a safari animal theme
- Includes elephant, tiger, parrot, giraffe, monkey, and zebra
- Great for story-telling, motor-skills development, practicing vocabulary, expressing emotions, and confidence-building
- Brightly patterned, washable fabrics; sized to fit children and adults
- Makes a great gift for 2- to 8-year-olds, for hands-on, screen-free play
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