Junaid Christmas Countdown Train - Multi

This Christmas birthday decoration is a little wooden train in multicoloured paint, made of MDF, beech and aluminium, with printed detail fine enough to reward a close look. Its linked carriages sit on round wheels and carry a cast of small characters: bears, mice and a rabbit, each in a pointed party hat topped with a bobble. Two of the parcels hold a candle upright, while another parcel and a little stack of drums each take a numeral, so the train can count down the days as Christmas nears or mark a child's age on a birthday. It is 38cm long, 5cm wide and 11cm tall and weighs 0.32KG: light enough to move from room to room, and long enough to hold its own along a shelf.

Its home through December is the mantelpiece, a windowsill or a hall shelf, where the little faces are easy to see, or the middle of the Christmas table, where it bends into a gentle curve between the candlesticks and greenery. Because the numerals change, it earns a place well beyond the festive season: a birthday morning, a first birthday party, or the shelf in a child's room in the week before their big day. It suits families who keep traditions, grandparents looking for something to bring out every year, and anyone who loves painted wooden decorations with a little character.

The colours are spray painted, and the faces, stripes, dots and ribbons are silkscreen printed over that painted ground, which gives the tiny features their clean, sharp lines. The carriages are linked, so the train keeps together and can follow a gentle curve along a table or sit straight on a narrow shelf. Styling note: give it a plain runner or a bare stretch of shelf, so its multicoloured carriages and tiny characters have room to be noticed.

What materials does the train use?

It is made of MDF, beech and aluminium, with spray painted colours and silkscreen printed details for the faces, dots, stripes and ribbons.

How big is the train?

It is 38cm long, 5cm wide and 11cm tall, and it weighs 0.32KG, so it sits comfortably along a mantelpiece, a windowsill or a table.

Does it hold candles?

Yes. Two of the parcels are made to hold a candle upright, one towards the front of the train and one on the last carriage.

Can it be used for a birthday as well as Christmas?

Yes. A parcel and a little stack of drums each take a numeral, so the train can mark a child's age as easily as a date in December.

Are the carriages joined together?

Yes. The carriages are linked, so the train stays together and can follow a gentle curve down the middle of a table.