Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Colorful and fun
Cons: Wish the year weren’t written on it.
The Bottom Line:
Tubing down a hill
Friends having more winter fun
In miniature piece
Winter Time for a Little Tubing
I’d never really thought about how many winter sports
involve letting gravity pull you down the snow until I started reviewing the
Winter Fun with Snoopy series. The
fourteenth ornament in the series is the fifth time we’ve had Snoopy and
Woodstock sliding down snow in some form, yet this 2011 release is still
original.
See, in this ornament the friends are using an inner tube to
head down a hill. And this isn’t a black
inner tube either. It’s painted a fun
blue-green on top with red underneath.
I’m actually a little surprised that it isn’t pure red and green, but I
like this better since it sticks out a bit more from the typical Christmas
ornament and looks more realistic.
Snoopy, decked out in a hat, is holding on to the handles on the tube,
and Woodstock is sitting on the very front.
On the top layer, there is 2011 written on it and the white outline of
flames.
As I already said, this ornament looks great since it looks
like a tube you’d rent or buy specifically for going tubing. The way it captures that look makes me
smile. I do wish they hadn’t included
the year on it. That works on buildings,
but this is seems out of place to me here.
Since this is a miniature ornament, you probably would only
want to display this in a scene with other small pieces. By itself, it would be easy to get lost. Of course, a tube has a nice flat base, so
it’s no surprise you can set it out on any flat surface. You’ll also find the 14 in a Christmas tree
series marker on the bottom.
This ornament does have a bit of a tip to it, but it is
perfect that way. See, it tips forward,
making it look like we’ve caught Snoopy and Woodstock in the middle of their
run. I love that!
Tubing, especially with brightly painted tubes like Snoopy
and Woodstock use here is newer than some of the other snow sports that we’ve
had in the series to date, and I am happy to see it included in the
series. It’s a colorful and fun addition to the Winter Fun with Snoopy series.
Original Price: $7.95
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