A Nativity Craft - The Birth of Jesus

A Nativity Craft – The Birth of Jesus

Enjoy the story of Jesus' birth in a delightful way with this Nativity Craft. This craft brings to life the wonderful account of the narrative, which includes Mary, Joseph, the 3 Wise Men, a donkey, a camel, a sheep, and an angel, each designed with detail.

The attraction of the craft is the stable with doors that open and close, which will bring an element of fun to your children or students.

Above the stable, you will find the stars and an angel shining over the Christ Child.

Directions

Decide on what templates you will use. If students are coloring the black and white templates. I suggest giving them two days to color and cut out all the pieces. If using the colored templates, students should be able to cut everything out in one day.

This craft can be started at the beginning of December and completed in time for Winter break.

MATERIALS:

·      glue or glue stick

·      double sided foam tape or foam stick-ons

·      scissors

·      crayons or colored pencils, etc.

·      templates of choice (use cardstock for printing the stable)

Print out the stable on cardstock. Use regular printer paper for the other pages. There are two pages of doors for both the color and black and white versions. Print those two pages double sided. (if you want to skip printing double sided have students color the inside of the doors brown.)

When cutting out the characters, younger students should cut on the dotted line, and older students may be more precise in their cutting.

Included in the craft are ten pictures accompanied by instructions that will assist the students and teacher in the assembly of the nativity.

This is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season.

This craft contains a total of 15 pages and is a pdf file.