A Scoutmaster's Blog

It is now available for order! The 2025 Beagle Scout Snoopy ornament by Hallmark is now available for purchase. I have been collecting these yearly ornaments for years now and have quite the collection. I was looking forward to this year’s version but after seeing it and reading about it I am having second thoughts.

The first thing I noticed is that this year’s ornament is very small. It is only 1.75 inches tall. That is tiny! I have noticed that over the last few years the ornaments have been getting smaller and smaller. I did take a look at other Peanuts ornaments available this year. Most of them are nearly 3 inches to 4 inches tall. Why is this one so small, an inch smaller than the other ones available?

I also noticed that even though the ornament got smaller the price did not follow the same pattern. In fact, the price this year is $23.99. I believe this is the most expensive I have ever seen this yearly tradition. It was not that long ago that the annual Beagle Scout Snoopy ornament was less than $20.00.

The third thing that bothers me about this ornament is that it looks cheap. There does not seem to be as many details on it as past years. It looks very minimalistic to me. In my opinion, it looks like very little effort went in to the design this year. However, I do like the theme behind the ornament. It is nice seeing Woodstock getting his merit badge from Beagle Scout Snoopy.

Do I plan to buy it? I have not made that decision yet. In the past I have bought two ornaments, one for the tree and one for the collection. If I do decide to purchase it I will only be buying one this year.

What do you think about the ornament? Do you plan to buy it?

That time of year has arrived! Hallmark has released their holiday ornaments for 2017 and yes, there is another Beagle Scout Snoopy to add to the collection!

This year’s ornament features Snoopy, Woodstock, and friends folding the United States Flag. Written on the Hallmark website: Known as the Beagle Scouts in the long-running Peanuts® comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, troop leader Snoopy and his small yellow bird friends show their patriotism. Scout families will really “flock” to this Christmas ornament that shows the lovable characters in the middle of a flag-folding ceremony.

As you know, if you have been reading this blog over the years, I collect these ornaments. I think they have nicely captured bits of the Scouting program. I plan to pick up at least two of the ornaments, one for the tree, and one to store away. Maybe I will even buy another one or two to give as gifts.

One little extra note this year is that Hallmark will donate $1.00 to Toys For Tots for each of these ornaments purchased this year. A win-win situation!

It can be found online at  http://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/keepsake-ornaments/peanuts-snoopy-flag-folding-ceremony-ornament-1595QXI3295.html  or at your local Hallmark store.

I am always keeping an eye out for Beagle Scout Snoopy items. I just like the combination of Scouting and Peanuts, I guess. After writing the last article I decided to have a quick look on eBay to see what other Beagle Scout Snoopy items were being offered for sale. Like usual, there are a lot of Hallmark ornaments for sale. One item in particular caught my eye because I never knew it even existed.

There is an auction for a vintage “new in box” Snoopy’s Beagle Scouts Stand Up Colorforms Play Set. I remember playing with Chloroforms when I was a kid. I do not ever remember seeing this playlet on the store shelves. Of course, maybe this set is not that old. I am not able to see a date on the box cover. I thought it might be fun to have this in my collection… until I saw the price of $39.99, plus $14.00 postage. Sorry, I do not want it that badly.

I found another auction of the same playlet in used condition going for less than $10.00, plus postage. Notice the word “used”. After reading the description I decided I did not want to bid on that one either.

I am not going to list the links here because they will soon be outdated, so if you wish to find the play set just do a search for it yourself. I still think it is a pretty cool item. What do you think?

It is that time of year again. Hallmark is now selling the new Snoopy, the Beagle Scout, 2012 ornament. It is available only at Hallmark stores and is not available for purchase online, although their site does have a page for it at http://www.hallmark.com/Product/ProductDetails/1795QXI2941_DK .

This year’s collectable features Beagle Scout (or is it scoutmaster?) Snoopy with Woodstock and a couple friends as they raise the flag of the United States of America one morning on a camping trip. As the Hallmark page states: “Recall wholesome camp mornings with a trio of scouts ready to salute the start of their day. Snoopy’s got the flag on hand, so it’s time to get going on your own winter adventure together.”

I guess I will be making a trip to St. Cloud to purchase a few of these. A couple will be added to my collection (one for the Christmas tree and one to put away) and a couple may find themselves under someone’s tree Christmas morning.

How many do you plan to purchase? How many previous ones do you already own?