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 ...

Nutcracker dolls can trace their little wooden development back to the Ore Mountains of Germany in the late 17th century. Most often depicted as toy soldiers, they became gifts and symbols of good ...

‘After the excitement of the party, Clara fell asleep under the Christmas tree with the wooden Nutcracker soldier in her arms. But in the middle of the night she woke up to a frightening scen ...

The next morning Clara woke up under the Christmas tree with her wooden Nutcracker soldier in her arms…Happy Christmas everyone!’ ...

Marie witnesses a great battle between a vast army of toy soldiers led by the Nutcracker against a terrible platoon of mice commanded by the Mouse King. Follow Marie and Fritz's journey in the ...