Away in the Manger

With all the Santas, reindeer, and snowmen out there it can sometimes be hard to decorate for Christmas with Christ in mind, so I made this last project with “The Reason for the Season” to remind us why we really celebrate Christmas! This is a perfect project to do with your child or grandchildren or a Sunday school project.

I started by digging out some material, from my bag o' felt scraps. I drew a little sketch of what I wanted the design to look like...can you tell I'm not an artist!?! I cut all the shapes for the Nativity scene out of felt. I wish I had a full piece of red felt for the background, but I didn’t, so I used green (keeping with the Christmas colors).   I laid the design out on the on the large piece of felt to make sure everything looked good, then I picked it up piece by piece and attached them with glue. You could always sew or glue down the top to make it look like a garden type flag.  I just reused a ribbon in order to hang it.   This was super easy and it reminds us of the birth of baby Jesus. 



A felt manger scene



Supplies (I didn't end up using the Holly)



Put felt pieces in place ....Daisy enjoyed watching  :-)




Tessa working on her manger



Tessa's turned out heavenly.