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A soft-bodied puppet doll includes a stuffed body, a stuffed head affixed to the body, stuffed arms and legs affixed to the body, and sleeves disposed about the arms and affixed to the body. The body, sleeves and head possess interior surfaces, and said arms possess exterior surfaces, such that said surfaces together define a substantially continuous cavity within said body, dimensioned to receive the hand of a wearer therein. The puppet doll is free of any rigid reinforcement; rather, the stuffing of the elements of the doll provide the rigidity necessary for maintenance of the shape of the doll during use. The body of the doll is constructed from a stuffed body front and a stuffed body back affixed to each other along most of their side and top edges, except for neck and arm openings. The sleeves are connected to each of the front and back body halves at the arm openings, while the arms are disposed in the sleeves, affixed only to the front body half. The user's hand is completely concealed from view, even in silhouette, when viewed from the front of the doll, since the stuffed arms are disposed in front of the wearer's thumb or fingers. The head of the doll includes a fabric neck formed continuously with the fabric of the doll head, but inwardly upturned inside the head. The upturned neck forms the head portion of the cavity. Methods for constructing the doll and forming facial and other features on the surface of the doll are also disclosed.
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