Stars: 3 out of 5
Pros: Great looking Noah’s Ark
Cons: Too many people don’t connect to it
The Bottom Line:
Fancy Noah’s Ark
An ornament that looks great
But has small market
Great Example of a Noah’s Ark Toy. But I Don’t Connect with It.
Maybe it was me and the era or location where I grew up, but
I don’t remember ever having a Noah’s Ark toy.
In fact, I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one even today. But they must be a thing since Hallmark
always releases an ornament of one every year.
In 2016, they made the Noah’s Ark ornament part of the Santa Certified series. While it’s not a bad looking
ornament, I wish it weren’t part of the series.
The ornament itself is shaped like a big boat. No surprise there, right? It is painted tan and brown with a red
roof. There are a pair of elephants on
one side and lions on the other. Up on
the very roof we have a pair of doves and a pair of ravens. On the bottom are three sets of wheels and
out the front is a rope.
Those wheels actually do turn, and that gives us a very fun
bonus. When the middle wheels turn, the
lions and elephants bob up and down like they are on a seesaw. It is a nice bonus that makes me smile. Those middle wheels are larger than the rest,
and are painted to look like fish jumping out of the water when they turn. Well, actually, based on the rope at the
front designed for a child to pull, the fish are jumping backwards into the
water when pulled. The picture on the
box shows them jumping forward into the water, so mine at least was put
together backwards.
I can certainly appreciate this ornament as a piece of
art. It looks wonderful, as all the
ornaments in this series do. The details
are great, and the colors, while not super bright, do look good. But I just don’t feel connected to it. I wouldn’t have bought it if it weren’t part
of the series, and I’m not alone since this was the piece most left over after
Christmas of any in the series so far.
The special touches continue on the bottom where Santa has
signed it. The series marker is fancier,
too, with branches on the tree outline.
It’s still easy to see the four in the tree. The year is painted on one side of the boat
as well.
The ornament rests easily on the wheels, so you can set it
out to be displayed. As is befitting a
piece that Santa has taken special care designing, this ornament also hangs
straight.
Sadly, this Santa Certified piece had a much more limited
audience than the rest of the series. If
you are in that market, you will love it.
If you aren’t, you definitely won’t notice it missing in your
collection.
Original Price: $15.95
I was really sad that this ornament was not a fan favorite because it's one of my faves.
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