I want to wish everyone a blessed Christmas close to our Savior and close to loved ones.  For those who can't be with loved ones or are ill or grieving, my prayers are with you.  At least no one can keep you from our Savior and He is enough to fill us with abundant life and joy inexplicable!  Rest in Him, trust Him and seek Him deeper.  He is the answer to EVERYTHING!  Thank you Father God for sending Jesus to save us!

This is the set I made with my class.  My original post along with directions for the base are here.
I can't think of a better way to wish you a Merry Christmas than to send you to the designer's site as he's now offering the entire set with revised directions in book form, already printed!  Just cut and assemble!  He is a marvelous servant of God and has offered all his gifts for free all these years.  This is the first thing I am aware of that he is selling and at only $12.  I can tell you that I paid Staples a LOT more than that to print all the pages of this marvelous nativity.  So hurry over to My Little House and visit Didier!  This is a great family activity and a great opportunity to teach the truth of Christ's birth straight from the Bible.  Try Luke 2:1-20.  Good to memorize too!

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
 
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,