My two both do the hugging with front paws whilst drumming with back paws thing. Milo also has a bit of a wool fetish, so they go down very well here.
Unfortunately they don't always last that long as both boys like to tear off the woolly tails and also to tear at the wool of the main body until they finally disembowel it. However they both love them and they are always greeted with much growling and enthusiam when I do spring for them - as they're quite hard boys to please I do find the wws worth it.
I gave one to a colleague's cat and she went bananas (the cat, not the colleague!). She was a bit of a catnip junkie anyway, and did the whole carrying around, cuddling/rubbing and drumming routine.
Mine do prefer the full size to the kitty size, but then they are grown up (or as much as singas ever get!).