Neighbor Christmas Gift: Nativity A nativity statue of the Holy Family makes a meaningful and gorgeous neighbor Christmas gift for Christians. I was able to purchase these nativities for over 50% off in an after-Christmas sale after Christmas 2022. It is an elegant acrylic figurine of the Holy Family. It has the option to …
Nativity
This is our Simple Nativity Christmas Mantel. I just love Christmas! I also really enjoy switching up our decorations and mantels each year. This year I wanted to decorate our upstairs mantel in a sophisticated manner. I thought decorating in reds and greens with a splash of white would look nice. I also wanted …
How to Keep Christ in Christmas—for Kids. While I am okay with Christmas traditions that aren’t exactly Christ-centered, like Elf on the Shelf, decorating gingerbread houses, White Elephant exchanges, hot cocoa bars, sledding, etc. I do want our Christian beliefs to be celebrated more heartedly during the Christmas season than at other times of the …
This is my Christmas Nativity Mantel for 2021. Every Christmas I like to move around my decorations and create new mantel themes. This year, I placed most of my nativities on this Christmas Nativity Mantel. I enjoyed having the nativities front and center in our home this year. It helped remind us of the Reason …
White and Gold Nativity Christmas Tablescape I love hosting Christmas parties. I especially like designing different Christmas tablescapes for adults and then kid-friendly Christmas tablescapes as well. You can see in the background of the above photo that there is a kid’s table behind this one. I will be posting about it soon. …
This Wood Peg Nativity DIY project was a fun for to make this Christmas season. I love to decorate with nativities! Our upstairs mantel is Nativity-themed this Christmas. I wanted to add a nativity that I handmade to our collection. I had all the supplies on hand so Sunday I decided I’d make it. Soon …
Creating a wood manger is a fun yet meaningful craft for Christmas. You can hang it on the tree, display one anywhere you want, in a nativity scene, or use it for a larger item like the Tale of Three Trees centerpiece/mantelpiece I did here (tutorial here). They are easy to make (children can help), are …
Every Christmas Eve since I can remember my extended family has celebrated together. We would eat a wonderful meal, chat for a bit, and then the kids would be excused to go prepare for the Nativity play. Acting out the Nativity play for the adults was and continues to be the highlight of Christmas …