Inexpensive Nativity Scene Your Family Will Enjoy Making

While bought nativity scenes are beautiful. They are often easily broken. There is something really magic in the family making a nativity scene of their own, and doing it together.

For the stable

Tree Blue

Materials you will need:
Cardboard box or small wooden crate Match box Brown Paper Cardboard Gold Glitter Toy sheep, cows, goats, camels and a donkey Short pieces of straw

Instructions:
Cover the cardboard box in brown paper. If you are using a crate you don't need to cover it Place the straw on the floor of the stable Place the animals at the back of the stable Cover the matchbox inner with brown paper and place on the straw. This is the manger. Fold a piece of material to look like a baby and place it in the manger. Cut out a star from the cardboard. Spread glue on both sides and sprinkle gold glitter on the star. Hang it above the stable.
For the characters

Materials you will need:
6-7 toilet roll inners 6-7 ping pong balls Scrap pieces of material Gum Paper Tissue Paper Tin foil Pieces of wool Glue

Instructions for Mary, Joseph and Shepards
Cover each toilet roll inner (keep three separate) with scraps of material. You could use sacking cloth for the shepards. Use blue for Mary and choose a color for Joseph. Glue a ping ball on each inner for their heads. Glue headdresses on each one and tie a piece of wool around their heads. Draw their faces using a fine permanent marker.

Instructions for The Three Wise Men
Cover the three remaining inners with pieces of bright colored gum paper. Using tissue paper, tin foil or wrapping paper create a different cloak for each Wise man. Glue to one side of the inner. Glue their ping pong ball heads on. Make headdresses for them too, or fashion crowns out of card or gum paper. Draw their faces using a fine permanent marker.

Place the characters in and around the stable. You could also make an angel in the same way using white material and silver glitter.

Have a wonderful, memory-making family time!!

Inexpensive Nativity Scene Your Family Will Enjoy Making

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