I think that's a great idea. My mum is obsessed with this stuff. She's a big fan of the Dept. 56 Dickens Village collection, and her all-time favorite EVER is snowmen. Our house becomes a snowman emporium by the end of November. We've got about a dozen totes of houses, figurines, setup (you know, the white snowy/sparkly blankets, styrofoam), trees, lights, lamps, decorations, etc. What she'd do is get gift certificates to the stores that sold this stuff, and then she could go and pick her own, since she's got -way- too much of it (personal opinion, she'd disagree with me).
Thankfully, she's only going to put up the snowmen and the tree this year. There's just no space in the house for her to put up the Dickens (my fault in every way it's possible). Just as well. With Grady's propensity towards ripping/shredding anything that looks light and fluffy and he can reach it, I'd shudder to think of what would happen if he went for it after the village was set up, since the snowy blanket hangs over the edge of the table. Ah well. That's why there's bitter apple.
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Date: 2007-11-15 10:00 pm (UTC)Thankfully, she's only going to put up the snowmen and the tree this year. There's just no space in the house for her to put up the Dickens (my fault in every way it's possible). Just as well. With Grady's propensity towards ripping/shredding anything that looks light and fluffy and he can reach it, I'd shudder to think of what would happen if he went for it after the village was set up, since the snowy blanket hangs over the edge of the table. Ah well. That's why there's bitter apple.