Ever since last Christmas, my daughter has been asking for her very own Nativity set. Since we enjoy being creative and crafty, we decided to try making our own. We thought about trying this super cute DIY wooden Nativity set, but after searching online I found a few really cute, free, printable Nativity sets…and I like free!
Since the first nativity set didn’t require any coloring, we decided that it would be for the boys. And, they have had a blast playing with it!
Supplies:
- printable Nativity figures (downloaded from Making Friends)
- cardstock paper
- tape
- toilet paper tubes
Instructions:
Simply print and cut out the Nativity figures. Cut the toilet paper tubes into small rings. Tape one ring to the back of each figure to make it stand up. Finally, have fun playing with your Nativity scene. As an added bonus, grab an old shoe box for the manger and add some shredded brown paper for hay.
The second Nativity set we found (shown below) was perfect for my daughter. She got to color all the pieces and everything! Plus, she loved that it came with a manger that we could make…rather than using an old shoe box like we did for her brother’s Nativity set.
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You are amazing! Five children, a set of twins, and you have time to put together a blog! I am so happy you did. I love this!
Thank you for your kind words Ginny!!
WOW Indonesia! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog Jeanne!!! I definitely think the Making Friends nativity is super cute!
Hi Jennifer… greetings from Indonesia 🙂
Thanks for this post 🙂 I’m going to use the making friends one for my little girl xmas project at school
Hi Jennifer… greetings from Indonesia.
Thank you for this post. I’ve been looking for this for my little girl school Christmas project. I think I’m going to use the Making Friends one since it looks cuter 🙂 thanks again…
Thank you for this post! I did this with my daughter and nephew, both of them 4 yrs old… They loved the cute figures and I like the fact that they can play out the nativity story without breaking my ‘big people’ nativity set.
Perfect timing, I was looking for something for my Sunday school class.
Thank you for sharing these. I’ll be sure to download them. I like that you can colour the second one.
My little girl is fascinated with The Nativity and we have been reading her favourite books about this in the lead up to Christmas. I made a set of sequencing cards about The Nativity for her. These cards can be downloaded from my blog here if you are at all interested:
http://etadventures.blogspot.com/2009/11/nativity-sequencing-cards-printable.html
I made the top one for my boys a couple of weeks ago & my youngest has really enjoyed it! He makes the angel say “glory to God in the highest!” It’s so cute! I enjoy reading your blog 🙂
I’m so glad you shared this. I was looking for one and didn’t find one I liked.