Elf Boot House Light-Up Decoration with Ice Skater - Red

This elf boot house light-up decoration turns a curly-toed elf's boot into a snowy little cottage. The boot is a bright red, its toe curling up to a gold bobble tip with a cap of snow, and a black strap with a gold buckle wraps around its ankle. A round window with cross panes sits on the side, and below it a painted arched door wears a wreath with a red bow, framed by a garland and reached by two grey steps. A scalloped brown collar studded with gold rings the top, and on the snowy rim a tiny figure in a red coat skates across a frozen pond, edged by a fence and fir trees. It stands 13cm tall, 12.1cm wide and 7.6cm deep.

At that size it settles happily onto a mantelpiece, a windowsill, a bookcase shelf or a sideboard among cards and greenery, and it makes a charming centre for a small Christmas village scene. Because it lights up, it comes into its own on a living room or hallway shelf as the afternoons draw in. It belongs in dry rooms indoors. As a Christmas gift it is easy to wrap and easy to love, a little piece of festive storytelling to bring out year after year.

The snowy base runs all the way round, dotted with a little fir tree and a fence dusted in white, and small feet underneath keep it standing steady on a flat surface, so there is nothing to hang or fix. To keep it looking its best, dust it with a soft dry cloth, taking care around the tiny skater and the fence on the rim, and store it somewhere dry once the decorations come down. We like it grouped with pine cones and frosted greenery, or tucked into a gift bag as a cheerful addition to someone's Christmas shelf.

How big is the elf boot house decoration?

It stands 13cm tall, 12.1cm wide and 7.6cm deep, small enough to sit neatly on a mantelpiece, windowsill or shelf.

Does the elf boot house light up?

Yes, it is a light-up decoration, so it brings a festive touch to a shelf or mantelpiece right through the Christmas season.

Can it go in a bathroom or outside?

It is for dry rooms indoors, so we suggest a living room, hallway or bedroom shelf rather than a bathroom, porch or garden.

How does it stand?

It is freestanding on its snowy base, with small feet underneath, so it sits on any flat surface with no hanging or fixing needed.

How should I look after it?

Dust it with a soft dry cloth, taking care around the small skater and the fence on its rim, and store it somewhere dry after Christmas.

Would it make a good Christmas gift?

Yes, its snowy boot cottage, wreathed door and little skater make a cheerful Christmas gift that can come out each year with the rest of the decorations.