Nativity Activity

Nativity Activity

Build a Nativity Set with your Preschoolers

Supplies

A cardboard box (approx. 20”wide X 15” high X 15”deep)
Dark blue, yellow and brown construction paper
Glue
Scissors
Empty box of tissue
Dough
Paint and paint brushes

Oven (to set the dough) ** See recipe following Directions

Directions:

Remove the top lid and front panel from the cardboard box. This will be thesetting for your Nativity

Cover the outside of the box and back interior panel with dark blue construction paper and glue.

Cover the interior side panels and interior bottom of the box with the brown construction paper.

Have the children cut out stars in the yellow construction paper. Glue onto the back blue panel.

Cut out the top of the box. Cover the box with brown construction paper. This is your Nativity.

Make the dough recipe in advance and keep in refrigerator until ready for use with the children.

Have each child make one the Nativity characters ( Joseph, Marie, Baby Jesus, the 3 wise men and the Sheppard and Angel) during the Christmas They can also make some livestock such as sheep, cow, camels.) Then follow cooking directions below in recipe.

Once the Characters dough is set, have the children paint them. When they are dry organize the nativity with the children explaining what each person’s purpose is in the birth of Baby Jesus.

Also make a crib for baby Jesus our of the dough. And paint.

You can add whatever else as decorations to the Nativity you wish!

Display the Nativity in the class room for children to see and touch anytime they wish. And of course to show Mommy and Daddy!

Dough Recipe

1 cup of fine salt
1 cup of arm water
2 cups of flour

Preparation:

Mix dry ingredients together using your hands or a spoon. If the dough is to dry add a bit of water. If too sticky add a bit of flour.

Form into a ball and put in a plastic resealable bag and refrigerate.

Dough keeps for up to 1 week.

When ready to use, make sure you take out the dough from refrigerator ½ hour before the activity.

Once you have finished forming your characters, place them on a baking sheet and let those dry 12 hours or so.

Bake at 110° for about 2 hours.

Once cooled completely you may paint them

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Build a Nativity Set with your Preschoolers

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