Originally unadorned and solely made for cracking nuts open, over the decades, these handy little implements were transformed into wooden toys often painted as soldiers. The Nutcracker ballet ...

Made of solid wood and hand painted ... Pick up this sparkly gold set of nutcracker soldiers to glam up your holidays. They’re so fabulous, one of them has dazzling white fur on his boots ...

I’ve noticed that commercial nutcrackers have become quite elaborate and often made from plastic. However, I am a traditionalist and prefer colorful wooden versions that resemble soldiers.

Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore Mountains of Germany in the late 17th century.

What did you find instead? A wooden nutcracker toy soldier, with a red nose, red uniform, and red MAGA hat. The hinged jaw, where you would normally place a nut to crack, is open wide to reveal a ...

Beyond the simple function to crack open the shells of pecans and walnuts, decorative wooden nutcrackers were elaborately painted, costumed and often whiskered to represent soldiers, noble kings ...