The light-up tree with coloured bulbs that sat on grandma's mantel is back, and this one has a little train circling its base. It runs on batteries, so it can go wherever it looks best, not just next to a socket. Here are 8 ideas for where to put it and what to pair it with.
1. Grandma's tree, with a train
Coloured bulbs, a glowing star on top and a mini train going round and round underneath: it looks like the tree many of us remember from our grandparents' mantel, with one new trick. Put it in the middle of the mantel and let the garland frame it.
Shown: the light-up Christmas tree with rotating train, about 19 cm (7.5 in) tall.
2. In front of the window lights
Stand it on a side table or a windowsill, with string lights in the window behind it. The soft glow in the background makes the coloured bulbs and the moving train stand out even more in the evening.
Shown: the tree with train on a side table, with Christmas lights behind it.
3. The centrepiece of a Christmas village
If you build a Christmas village every year, this is the piece that ties it together: put it in the middle of the main street, with the houses, the street lamp and the little figures around it. The train adds the one thing most villages are missing: movement.
Shown: the tree with train in a Christmas village. More ideas: 8 Christmas village display ideas.
4. A gift for Grandma and Grandpa
For grandparents, it's the tree they remember, with a train that delights the grandchildren on every visit. Because it runs on batteries, there's no cable to trip over, and it fits on a shelf, a side table or the windowsill.
Shown: the tree with train in a snowy village scene with Santa and a snowman. More ideas: Christmas gifts for grandparents.
5. A snowy scene with village houses
Spread a strip of white felt or cotton wool on the windowsill as snow, put the tree in the middle and add a light-up house or two on each side. The houses come in four styles, from a snowy chapel to a stone cottage, and each one glows from inside.
Shown: the tree with train among village houses. For your own village: light-up Christmas village houses.
6. A little fairground in the kids' room
Put the tree next to a small light-up Ferris wheel on a high shelf, and the kids' room turns into a Christmas fair: a train going round, a wheel turning, and both glowing. Both run on batteries, so there are no cables on the floor.
Shown: the light-up Christmas Ferris wheel, about 15.5 cm tall. It runs on 3 AAA batteries.
7. Small enough for a desk
At about 19 cm (7.5 in) tall and 11 cm (4.3 in) wide at the base, it fits on an office desk, a bedside table or a bookshelf. It weighs about 390 g.
Shown: the tree with train with its size and close-ups of the train.
8. A cosy corner with flameless candles
Pair the tree with three flameless pillar candles on a tray, for a corner that glows without a single flame. The candles' remote has a timer that switches them off after 2 to 8 hours and on again at the same time the next day.
Shown: flameless candles with remote, three heights in white, ivory or smoke gray.
Size and power
- Size: about 19 cm (7.5 in) tall and 11 cm (4.3 in) wide at the base; weight about 390 g.
- Light and motion: coloured LED bulbs and a glowing star topper, with a mini train that circles the base.
- Power: battery operated, so no cable is needed and it can stand away from a socket.
- Delivery: free tracked shipping, dispatched in 1 to 3 business days and delivered in 7 to 12. Order by 10 December to have it in time for Christmas.
- Not quite right? Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days of delivery.
More ideas
- Building a little town on the windowsill? Here are 8 Christmas village display ideas.
- Shopping for Grandma and Grandpa? Here are 8 Christmas gift ideas for grandparents.
- Decorating the living room? Here are 8 Christmas living room decor ideas.