This is a really good copy of the movie sorting hat.  You can use it as a puppet and it has a pocket to put in a baby monitor to make it talk.  It is a fake suede type of fabric with stitching and patches.  All in all, a fun item.  I received the wrong hat from Toynk Toys, fired off an email to that effect, and got in my car for a 4 hour drive.  In that time, Toynk Toys, called my home and sent an email, and then just went ahead and sent me a new, correct hat while telling me to keep the tiny one they had sent in error.  Above and beyond in customer service.  I highly recommend this hat and this company.