Pros: Fun toy for older kids
Cons: The silver strand holding the rocket in the air.
The Bottom Line:
Rocket launch is now
Santa working on fun toy
For older children
Blast Off with 2013's Toymaker Santa
Santa doesn't just make toys for little kids - at least not
in this series from Hallmark. In
previous entries, he's made slot cars and remote control airplanes. And for 2013's Toymaker Santa, he's made a
rocket.
The ornament features Santa kneeling down next to a red
launch pad that looks like a stool. On
his head, he has a silver helmet. His
right hand is holding a remote control.
Santa's just pressed the remote control since a silver rocket is flying
off the launch pad. Like the other
ornaments in the series, Santa is wearing a tan work apron with a hammer slung
in the loop on one side.
Now here is my only problem with the ornament. The rocket is actually quite a ways from the
launch pad. In fact, it's nose is above
Santa's head. In order to get it up
there, it is connected to the launch pad with a silver wire. The wire is stiff enough to hold the rocket
in place, although it does have some give (not that you want to play with it
and run the risk of ruining the ornament, or course). The same thing was done in the remote control
airplane ornament, and it doesn't bug me at all there. But here, for some reason, I find it a little
off putting. I still like the ornament,
but I feel that metal takes away from the overall look.
I honestly wasn't completely sure how this ornament would
sit from looking at it. However, Santa's
toes and knees and the launch pad make enough of a base that you can display it
on any flat surface if you choose to.
It's steady enough it would take a good thump to tip it over.
The ring for hanging the ornament is off to the side of
Santa's helmet. The ornament is
perfectly balanced since Santa and the launch pad hang straight when you slip a
hanger through that loop.
Since there is no flat official base, the copyright
information and series marker aren't on the bottom of the ornament. They were in the second place, I looked,
however. I'll leave it to you to find
them.
I am coming to appreciate the silver spike a bit more since
it allows the rocket to lift off. So
while I do like 2013's Toymaker Santa, it's not my favorite in the series.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Toymaker Santa series.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Toymaker Santa series.
Original Price: $14.95
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