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Platforms, bases and backgrounds for Christmas landscapes
An atmospheric Christmas landscape starts with the right foundation. Platforms, bases, backgrounds and snow help create the whole scene in the Christmas village and make the difference between a collection of figures and a living miniature landscape full of depth, atmosphere and detail.
In this category you’ll find everything that frames the Christmas landscape. Here are platforms, backgrounds, ground covers, snow blankets and creative solutions from, among others, MyVillage and Lemax, which make it possible to build both small cozy elf scenes and large, impressive Christmas villages.
Platforms create height and variation
Platforms are an easy way to build a more lively, undulating landscape. Most platforms are inspired by mountainous terrain and provide space for houses, trees and figures on stable levels, giving the Christmas village depth and variety.
You’ll find both low and taller platforms with multiple levels as well as models with ski and sled slopes, tunnels for trains and frozen lakes for skating scenes. The platforms make it possible to create small winter worlds with lots of detail and movement.
Many choose platforms because they are easy to set up and simple to pack away again. They can be used year after year and provide a flexible base that can be adapted and expanded over time.
Bases create realistic townscapes
Ground covers help make the Christmas landscape more lifelike. Here you’ll find mats printed with cobblestones, brickwork, water, ice, forest floor and boulders, allowing you to create realistic streets, squares and natural areas.
Most ground covers can be easily cut with regular scissors and fixed in place with adhesive pads or double-sided tape. That makes them flexible and easy to work with, no matter how your Christmas landscape is built.
There are also more advanced solutions like textured foil sheets with small stones that give the landscape extra depth and an impressively realistic look.
Backgrounds add depth and atmosphere
A background helps close the scene visually and creates the illusion that the winter landscape continues further out. With wintry motifs like snow-covered forests, mountains and starry skies, you get a beautiful depth effect that makes the Christmas village feel more alive.
In the category you’ll find flexible fabric backgrounds, fixed printed backgrounds and canvas backdrops with built-in LED lights, where auroras and starry skies add extra atmosphere to the scene.
You’ll also find tunnel sections and wall segments that can be used to create even more variation and structure in your layout.
Snow blankets and loose snow as the base of the landscape
Snow blankets provide an even, uniform base for the Christmas landscape and work perfectly as a foundation under houses, trees and figures. They can be easily trimmed and used alone or together with loose snow.
Many use snow blankets as a practical base because they make it easier to keep track of loose snow when the Christmas village needs to be packed away after the holidays.
There is also classic batting, which gives a more traditional look and can be used to add variation to the snow cover.
Glida brings movement to the Christmas village
For those who want something truly special, you’ll also find the Glida glide system. Here, figures can be mounted on small magnetic bases and move around the landscape on hidden tracks.
The system is often used in ski areas and winter scenes, where skiers and figures glide through the landscape and add life and motion to the Christmas village.
Glida is a more advanced solution for enthusiasts who want a Christmas landscape with animation and a wow factor.
Build your very own winter universe
When you combine platforms, ground covers, backgrounds and details, the possibilities become almost endless. You can create everything from small cozy elf scenes on the windowsill to large Christmas villages with ski areas, skating ponds and mountain landscapes.
Many of the materials can be customized and personalized with moss, decorative sprinkle, trees and snow so the Christmas landscape gets its own unique expression.
Platforms, bases and backgrounds are the foundation for a successful Christmas landscape. They create structure, depth and atmosphere and make it possible to build a Christmas village that feels alive, realistic and full of winter magic.