December Days in Photos, Day 16: The Matriarchal Rainbow Glory of the Playmobil Nativity Scene

[nanila]

[Fully assembled contents of the Playmobil advent calendar. It is nothing short of amazing.]

We're heading off to Norfolk soon, so Humuhumu finished opening the last three boxes (pony! unicorn!...er, pot plant!) of her advent calendar this morning, and I've assembled the contents for her as a surprise when she returns from nursery today. She has switched round Joseph and Mary's outfits, but to be fair they can both wear the bustle with grace and aplomb.

Dwircle/Friends, I invite you to join me in basking in the matriarchal rainbow glory of this all-female nativity scene.

Comments

[fragilespark]

Playmobil! My brother and I had a bunch when we were little, and they were mostly of the car variety. That's a blast from the past.

I'm heading to Norfolk tomorrow to see my parents :)

[nanila]

There is a surprising amount of Playmobil in this house. It started when Humuhumu found a video about buses that she loved ("The Wheels on the Bus" was her first favourite song), which featured a Playmobil bus. So we checked eBay, and eBay provided. We have some fabulous Playmobile buses.

I wave at you from somewhere in the same county! :) Hope you're having a good visit.

[perennialanna]

Our Playmobil Advent Calendar is a Christmas Market (and not at all as it looks on the box, because it came from a charity shop with quite a few bits missing, which I substituted via eBay).

I will be heading away from Norfolk to visit my parents the day after Boxing Day.

[nanila]

I like the sound of the Christmas Market advent calendar! Apparently they make lots of different ones. I want to investigate - although I would be reluctant to replace this one, tbh.

Am now in Norfolk. Hope you're having a peaceful holiday season so far.

[caulkhead]

That is fabulous in every sense of the word.

[redsixwing]

That is excellent.

I like the inclusion of the unicorn and potted plant. :D

[pbristow]

But... But... Unicorns never made it into the ark! There's a song about it, and everything!!! =:oO

[redsixwing]

Bwaha! I haven't thought of that song in ages, thank you! xD

[pbristow]

Cite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNfNXt7EDhs

=:o}

[nanila]

The peacock fountain is pretty good too. :D

[redsixwing]

I would definitely put one of those in my nativity scene, had I one. :D

(Or Neko Atsume. Developers take heed - I will grind for hours to get the peacock-flavored stuff, lol..)

[ankaret]

That is amazing. I want all four Gospels telling the version of the story where Mary and her wife Joseph bring forth the Holy Potplant now. I'm guessing one mentions a pony and a unicorn and one of the others goes with peacocks (or just 'birds' in the modern translation) and Nativity scenes generally go for a synthesis.

[nanila]

I want all four Gospels telling the version of the story where Mary and her wife Joseph bring forth the Holy Potplant now.

I would like this very much too.

[ceb]

I had completely forgotten about this and now I am delighted by it all over again :-D

[nanila]

Huzzah! :D

[azurelunatic]

That is very, very bright!

[nanila]

True fact: I had to tone down the colour saturation on the photo. SO MUCH RED

[askygoneonfire]

Thank you for sharing it for us to bask in! Totally glorious

[nanila]

You're most welcome. So glad you enjoyed it.

[gwendraith]

Awesomeness! My boys loved playmobil. They came out when my eldest was 1 year old which is a long time ago. There was nothing quite so colourful back then :)
ETA: That's totally wrong. They came out a year before he was born :)

[nanila]

Playmobil is fantastic. We have a selection of Playmobil buses (Humuhumu loves buses) off eBay.

[silveradept]

That is entirely the best advent calendar that I have seen in my life. Would that they all are so fantastic.

[nanila]

I am entirely in agreement with you.

[angrboda]

Are you sure it's meant to be a nativity scene? It's pretty... um, alternative.

I'm thinking something with princesses what with the castles and the unicorns.

[nanila]

Having checked the box, I can say with 100% certainty that this is intended as a portrayal of the nativity. :D

[omnipotent]

It is so . . . pink. And lulzy.

[nanila]

I am so looking forward to getting it out again in 2016, when Humuhumu's vocabulary and consciousness will be expanded by another year. \o/

[yvi]

Fab-ou-lous.

[nanila]

A spot-on description!