July 21, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Urban Outfitters has a DIY sock monkey kit on sale for $17.99 (originally $24.99).
The kit includes an authentic Rockford red-heel sock pair with easy-to-follow instructions and all of the emroidery, needles, and thread that you need to complete a 6-inch sock monkey. The only thing you’ll need to buy is fluff (or sand if you want to make a sock monkey weapon).
Thanks Anna G.!
April 28, 2009 @ 12:44 am
Here’s the legendary Steve Irwin back in 1991 on an Australian kids TV show doing a demonstration with a small python. As you will hear, Steve Irwin says that the snake won’t bite him and then a few seconds later the snake proceeds to bite his neck! But being Steve Irwin, he plays it cool and is alright in the end.
Look closely at the dog hand puppet as he/she slowly backs away. [via]
November 30, 2008 @ 2:18 pm
This must have been one intense show. Look at that kid go! He’s hiding, he’s screaming…he’s shaking in his shoes! [via]
It’s really funny that he starts nervously messing up that other kid’s hair towards the end.
November 13, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
When I was younger, one of the shows I fondly remember watching (both at home and at school) was Lamb Chop’s Play-Along. The show was hosted by the late Shari Lewis and contained a variety of entertaining kids activities and songs all accompanied by farm animals in either hand puppet form or mascot costume form.
Anyway, Puppet Universe is having a sale on the replica hand puppet of Lamb Chop used in the show and right now it’s only $12.99!
The only difference I can see is the amount of fluff around Lamb Chop’s head. Compare it to the video below.
Lamb Chop’s Play Along introduction
SHOULD I BUY ONE?????
November 13, 2008 @ 4:18 pm
First off, KR said it best: What ever happened to the best kids show ever? The TV show in question is Wonder Showzen, a comedy TV series which aired on MTV2 that looked a lot like a kids show but was obviously not for kids. It was skits like the one above that made me laugh and feel all uneasy while watching TV.
Secondly, where can I get a puppet like that for my hand?
Oh, and make sure you watch to the end to see the old Chinese guy.
September 25, 2008 @ 8:54 am
I suspect that Jamal gets pretty lonely when he’s just sitting on my shelf all alone. I think he needs a friend. But not just any friend. He needs a monster friend! I’m hoping to see if I can pick one up this holiday season at the Union Square holiday market. The website says that this blue monster is about $40, which is about the same price that I bought Jamal for.
