Abstract: The invention provides a finger puppet comprising a finger stall (30) formed of a resilient material and having a generally tubular configuration with a base area (31) extending generally parallel to the axis of the finger stall on the outer surface thereof. A plurality of inter-changeable human or animal facial head parts (33 to 37), each comprising a portion adapted to be secured to said base area by mutually engaging spigot and bore arrangements is also provided whereby each of said head parts is additionally spatially located on said base area by abutment with a portion of an adjacent head part. The arrangement allows the finger stall to be articulated to provide animation of the features.

Abstract: An energy absorbing ball comprising a resilient structural outer casing and an energy absorbent core, characterized in that the core is formed of a non-resilient deformable material adapted on rolling to move relative to the casing. The core may comprise, in part, a low viscosity liquid and a surface active agent. The inner surface of the casing is smooth and the deformable material consists by volume of from 40-70% of the core volume, thereby to provide an average deviation on striking of less than 0.21 meters per meter run.