Anaheim Ballet on Instagram: "We’re totally head over heels for nutcracker! 😉🩰🎄5 days until we open! Do you have your tickets yet? Get yours in our bio! • • • #anaheimballet #morethandance #anaheim #orangecounty #ballet #nutcracker #supportlocal #tumbling #dance #worldwideballet #performingarts"

How Everything Is Made on Instagram: "You’re not just looking at a holiday decoration — you’re looking at a working wooden machine 🎄🪵 A traditional Christmas nutcracker starts as solid hardwood, carefully cut, carved, and turned on a lathe. Each piece — the head, body, arms, and jaw — is shaped separately, then assembled around a simple lever mechanism hidden in the back. When the lever is pulled, the hinged wooden mouth closes with enough force to crack real nuts. After assembly, every nutcra