Bring me home and I'm ready to play! All Cuddle Barn animated plush comes with batteries already included so that when you bring your sweet new friend home, your little one can immediately enjoy all the fun and cuddles it has to offer. When you are not playing with your animated friend, you may turn your plush friend off using the ON/OFF switch on its battery compartment to preserve its battery life. Please note that our animated plush are fragile and should not be dropped, thrown, or washed. This may cause the mechanism inside to break and your plush may not work. It is advised that children do not toss around the plush to avoid this from happening.