Baby Jesus In A Manger Craft
The Baby Jesus in a Manger Craft is a simple and meaningful nativity activity that helps kids bring the Christmas story to life.
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Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers or crayons
- White paint pen or Crayola Bold & Bright marker
- Baby Jesus In A Manger Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- First, use markers to color all of the template pieces.
- Next, take the background paper and use a pen or marker to add stars across the page.
- After that, draw more dots, lines, and sparkly shapes to fill in the night sky.
- Once the sky is complete, glue the manger base near the bottom center of the background.
- Next, glue the roof piece to the top of the manger base to complete the structure.
- Glue Baby Jesus in the manger in the center of the stable.
- Now, glue the sheep to one side of the Baby Jesus.
- Next, glue the donkey on the other side.
- Finally, glue the smiling star above the roof, in the night sky.