| While bought nativity scenes are beautiful. They | | | | - Scrap pieces of material |
| are often easily broken. There is something really | | | | - Gum Paper |
| magic in the family making a nativity scene of | | | | - Tissue Paper |
| their own, and doing it together. | | | | - Tin foil |
| For the stable | | | | - Pieces of wool |
| Materials you will need: | | | | - Glue |
| - Cardboard box or small wooden crate | | | | Instructions for Mary, Joseph and Shepards |
| - Match box | | | | - Cover each toilet roll inner (keep three separate) |
| - Brown Paper | | | | with scraps of material. You could use sacking |
| - Cardboard | | | | cloth for the shepards. Use blue for Mary and |
| - Gold Glitter | | | | choose a color for Joseph. |
| - Toy sheep, cows, goats, camels and a donkey | | | | - Glue a ping ball on each inner for their heads. |
| - Short pieces of straw | | | | - Glue headdresses on each one and tie a piece |
| Instructions: | | | | of wool around their heads. |
| - Cover the cardboard box in brown paper. If you | | | | - Draw their faces using a fine permanent marker. |
| are using a crate you don't need to cover it | | | | Instructions for The Three Wise Men |
| - Place the straw on the floor of the stable | | | | - Cover the three remaining inners with pieces of |
| - Place the animals at the back of the stable | | | | bright colored gum paper. |
| - Cover the matchbox inner with brown paper | | | | - Using tissue paper, tin foil or wrapping paper |
| and place on the straw. This is the manger. | | | | create a different cloak for each Wise man. Glue |
| - Fold a piece of material to look like a baby and | | | | to one side of the inner. |
| place it in the manger. | | | | - Glue their ping pong ball heads on. |
| - Cut out a star from the cardboard. Spread glue | | | | - Make headdresses for them too, or fashion |
| on both sides and sprinkle gold glitter on the star. | | | | crowns out of card or gum paper. |
| Hang it above the stable. | | | | - Draw their faces using a fine permanent marker. |
| For the characters | | | | Place the characters in and around the stable. You |
| Materials you will need: | | | | could also make an angel in the same way using |
| - 6-7 toilet roll inners | | | | white material and silver glitter. |
| - 6-7 ping pong balls | | | | Have a wonderful, memory-making family time!! |