This is the ornament that gets kept, taken out every December and eventually handed over when the child has a tree of their own. Each baby animal sits in glass painted in nursery colors rather than Christmas ones, so it belongs on a tree and in a nursery both. They come from the Noble Gems glass line by Kurt S. Adler, Inc., and each hangs from a silver cap. Choose one for a first Christmas, a baby shower or the grandparents' tree.

Each item sold separately. Each order includes one in your selected design.

• Giraffe: pale yellow with soft pink spots
• Elephant: soft blue with pink ears, trunk raised
• Zebra: pale pink and cream with gold stripes
• Hand painted glass, mint green hooves, silver cap