Enjoy this friendly pair of glove puppets by Folkmanis.

The Folkmanis firefly (some call them lightening bugs) is 10 inches long. This puppet has a glove fit for moving the legs. Tip of abdomen glows yellow in the dark.

The Folkmanis lady bug is slightly shorter and has eight black dots on bright red wings. This puppet has a glove for moving the legs. 

The Folkmanis company's roots go back to the late 1960's, in Watertown, MA. Judy Folkmanis began sewing puppets for her son's nursery school while her husband Atis earned his Ph.D. at Brandeis. Even with two small children, Judy managed to design and produce enough puppets to begin a cottage industry.

When the family moved to California, Judy enjoyed four years of success as a sidewalk vendor, selling her "Furry Folk" creations to the eclectic passers-by on Berkeley's famous Telegraph Ave.

Then, in 1976, her business took an interesting turn. Atis completed his studies in biochemistry and switched to cutting puppet patterns. They soon hired several seamstresses, and never looked back.

They sell their puppets worldwide, with about 250 of the most heartwarming and realistic designs on the market today. Best of all, after 30 years, Folkmanis, Inc. is still a family-owned, local business.