Child's toy or puppet. The puppet has a blue plastic head with a plastic red cap. The head is attached to a yellow transparent plastic straw. This straw is covered by a rectangular blue bag of material, which the head is also attached to. To the right of the puppet's head, glued to the bag is a green plastic moulding of a rod with a girl and boy kissing attached to the end. There is one of these to the left of the puppets head, made from purple plastic. The material bag is sellotaped around the top of a cardboard funnel. This funnel is a recycled icecream carton, with the label decorated with space motifs, and advertising 'Nestles'. The straw comes out of the bottom of the funnel, and when moved, makes the puppet move. There is a green plastic whistle stuck into the bottom of the funnel.
puppet
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