Description
This birthday decoration is a little painted train: an engine and four wagons linked one behind another, with a bear driving the engine and a small animal riding each wagon beside a gift block tied with a painted ribbon. The paintwork is plain and multicoloured, with no pattern, so the animals and parcels do the talking. Three of the gift blocks carry a candle holder, and number pieces stand up on the engine and on a gift block, so the train can show which birthday it is. The whole train is 38cm long, 5cm wide and 11cm tall, which makes it a table decoration that sits among the place settings rather than a centrepiece that crowds the table.
Its natural place is the birthday table on the morning of a child's birthday, with candles lit in the holders for the moment everyone sings. At 5cm wide it is narrow enough for a windowsill, a mantelpiece or the top of a chest of drawers, so once the party is finished it can stay out in a child's room as a cheerful shelf decoration until the next birthday. A short stretch of shelf is all it needs. We think it makes a thoughtful gift for a family with young children, one that comes out again every year.
The train is made from MDF, beech and aluminium. MDF takes paint smoothly and evenly, and beech is a hard, close-grained wood that has long been a favourite for small painted pieces. The whole train weighs 0.314KG, light enough to carry from the table to a shelf in one hand. It arrives in a card box printed with small stars, which makes it easy to wrap as a present. For styling, keep things simple: candles in the three holders and a plain linen cloth give the little animals space to shine, and a few wrapped parcels carry the gift theme along the table.
Specification
| Width |
5cm |
| Length |
38cm |
| Height |
11cm |
| Material |
MDF, Beech, Aluminium |
| Colour |
Multi |
| Weight |
0.314KG |
Frequently Asked
Which materials make up the birthday train?
It is made from MDF, beech and aluminium, with a plain, multicoloured painted finish on the engine, the wagons and the little animals.
How big is the birthday train?
The whole train is 38cm long, 5cm wide and 11cm tall, and it weighs 0.314KG, so it fits along a narrow shelf or down the middle of a table.
Does it hold candles?
Yes. Three of the gift blocks have a candle holder on top. Candles are not listed among the contents, so have your own ready for the birthday.
How many pieces make up the train?
It is an engine and four wagons linked together, with a bear driving the engine and an animal riding each wagon beside a gift block.
Can it stay out after the birthday?
Yes. It sits happily on a shelf, a windowsill or a chest of drawers in a child's room all year, then returns to the table for the next birthday.
Does it come in a box?
Yes, it arrives in a card box printed with small stars, which makes it easy to wrap and give as a birthday present.