We have these puppets ordered for our grandchildren to 5th birthday and are very satisfied with the dolls. The birthday girl was absolutely thrilled and his little brother, 2 years, has fallen in love with the crocodile. For small children's hands under 4 years the wooden heads are perhaps a little too hard and the collar of Kasper barred him some visibility. The robber, however, was all the rage and the witch was very well received. The dolls are worked very carefully and I think they have a very good price / performance ratio.