Ugglys, The: Your Gross Best Friend

$30, Smart Toy

Teaches: bodily noises

CTR Rating: 75%

CTR Review

Ugglys ($30, www.moosetoys.com) are rubbery-faced electronic puppets. You put your hand inside the head, just like a regular puppet, and open or close the mouth to activate one of 30 "gross" noises, played through an internal speaker. There is also a "warp" dial on the collar which modulates the pitch up or down. We would have liked the puppet to be a bit more subtle for more effect, and the sounds to be better linked to your hand motions. In addition, it's not always easy to control the sounds, and the puppet doesn't fit all sized hands. Includes one Ugglys Puppet and 1 Ugg-doption Certificate. Requires 3 AAA batteries (included).