under tree ideas

[lozzylou]

hi all, every year i put some fake snow under my xmas tree a train and train track ( xmas one ) going round the bottom of it. i am looking for some ideas as to what to put on top of the snow as it usually looks too white and bare.
any ideas?

my kids are older this year so should understand when i tell them not to touch unlike last year when my youngest thought he could swing off the tree branches lol

[pinkkitty]

I'd love to know where you got your train set! Is it mains or battery operated?

Could you maybe get a toy farm, or some small houses and make a snowy village scene? or you could maybe find a mirror and some little figures and make an ice skating scene?

[lozzylou]

hi pinkkitty i got it from notcutts gardencentre but i think you can get them on e bay too my one is both mains or batteries. we use batteries save having the wire hanging about mine is similar to this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Christmas-Train-Set-Nort hpole-Holiday-Express-12-99_W0QQitemZ150304469 947QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150304469947&_trkpa rms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C24 0%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[echokilo]

Have a look at model railway accessories - sometime people are selling job lots on ebay .... little trees, a church, houses etc .... or you coul dbuy one of those christmassy light up churches/houses ...... a little santa could go on the roof

[echokilo]

These would look good if the right scale, with snow on the roof and perhaps lights inside if you can fit some battery ones to them:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/METCALFE-MODELS-LOW-RELI EF-STONE-HOUSE-FRONTS-N-PN121_W0QQitemZ3100900 33478QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310090033478&_trk parms=72%3A1294%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C 240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14