CHRISTMAS RUN UP: Fom the Archives

Various Christmas things from 2011.

Playmobil Santa and Pals
Jolly St Nick is here in Playmobil form, but he's appeared to have shed a few pounds! An imposter maybe? A rubbery-nosed Snowman and other pals have also joined in the venture.

Charlie Brown and Snoopy Blocks
Its the 60th anniversary of Peanuts with Charlie Brown and buds on display in Christmas clobber. 

Hero Turtles Christmas Tree Ornaments
At one stage the Ninja Turtles received some censoring before hitting the UK shores. This article covers an amazing find of some Turtles merchandise from that era. Marvel the awesome foursome as they are dumbed down to look as cute and cuddly as possible for the holiday season.

CHRISTMAS RUN UP: Custom April O'Neil Tree Topper

So, I pretty much bought a loose played with condition April O Neil of Playmates original TMNT and added to it.

I already by chance had the harp and yellow fabric. The rest of the custom (especially the wings) took a while to hunt down.

Sorted.

Angelic April w/ combat harp, Heroicustom (2014)

CHRISTMAS RUN UP: "8-Bit Holly Wreath"

 

Finally obtained this festively awesome item from think-geek.

The gaming ensemble includes: a 1-up Mushroom, LED coins, a Galaga like spaceship, a Tetris block, a Pac-Man cherry and a glob. 

Definitely more suitable as an interior decoration...

Christmas MOUSERs part 4

More of these are now being deployed across the globe. The most popular Christmas custom yet!

CHRISTMAS RUN UP: "Magical Reindeer Food"

Picked up for £1 in The Range, “Magical Reindeer Food” is a festive treat marketed at kids who like to leave a little something out for Santa.

It could be that Reindeer are bored of carrots…

The packaging to start with is very attractive; featuring a strong red background encrusted with various styles of Christmas images (and stars). The images are most likely PNGs from free clipart sites and put to good use. The taglines “Can be eaten by Reindeers or Children”, “Feed Them on Their Busy Night!” and “Unique Reindeer ‘Thank You’ Magical Treat” (*phew!*) are placed around the pictures.

“Unique” certainly is the operative word. The candy itself is a hard and chalky like offering - much like Lucozade tablets. And like Lucozade tablets there is a lot of Glucose in there but with a hint of caramel instead of orange. The overall taste (and smell) is overpoweringly sugary and very sickly...

On that note, it’s a good thing that most Christmas events with Reindeer don’t allow the public to feed them. The only reason this product is labelled as Reindeer Food is because it looks somewhat like generic animal feed, and quite deceptive on that notion.

This is probably a tat item best left avoided by both kids and reindeer alike. Stick to carrots!