Fuss- free festive touch

Family- owned Lee Valley Tools has long been a one- stop shop for stocking stuffers for woodworkers, gardeners and kids at heart. Its stores and website ( leevalley. com) also feature a host of products to make decking the halls quick and easy.

Victorian Christmas tree ornaments

Made in a small tin shop just as they were in Victorian times, reusable tinsel ($ 16.95 for 50) and stars ($ 16.95 for 20 with hooks) have an old- fashioned sparkle, plus they won’t shatter and can be packed away in their own tidy tin tubes with cork stoppers until next Christmas.

Ice lantern mould

The elves at Lee Valley declare this ice lantern maker ($ 19.50) “probably one of the smartest winter decorations ever.” Designed in Norway, the reusable polypropylene mould creates ice candle lanterns to line a walkway to an evening holiday party, festive ice cream bowls or a fruit juice block to keep punch cold.

Keepsake ornament

Every Christmas tree has a few ornaments — a preschooler’s Popsicle stick creation or the last Depression- era glass ball — that are more about the memories they hold. A fun way to mark a momentous moment from 2017, these maple keepsake ornaments ($ 6.50) are unfinished and ready for decorating. Use the paper scroll to write a message and tuck it inside the metal capsule that fits inside.

Tree water fountain, touch- control lights

Tired of crawling under the tree? Lee Valley has two products to keep you in the spirit of the season. The Christmas tree water fountain ($ 9.95) turns any two- litre pop bottle into a water source that connects to a toosmall tree stand reservoir with a tube and clip. It shuts off when the stand is full.

Touch controller for Christmas lights

The touch controller for Christmas lights ($ 27.50), meanwhile, looks like a brass ornament but uses touch- activated circuitry to turn lights on and off with the tap of a finger.