Nativity story written by Sara Wegman, illustrated with photos of the Nativity puppets on a magnetic board (instructions how to make one here)
In November 2018, at my daughter Sara’s suggestion, I created the puppets for the Nativity story, featured in the post ‘The Nativity story in twelve scenes.” I used photos of the puppets seen from the inside of a desktop screen with parchment papers (below). In 2020, during the first Christmas season of the Pandemic the puppets were used by schools, families and church groups in nine different countries to share the story online (view a compilation of the films in Nativity Puppets in Quarantine).
Although I originally intended to publish a story-and-craft activity book with a story written by Sara, the patterns and instructions are now available on my Teachers Pay Teachers site as individual items, or as a bundle. The puppets of Mary, Jesus, Joseph, and the manger and sheep are freely available, enabling everybody to create an interactive nativity scene on a cardbox stand, fridge, felt board, or window display.
The Nativity story in twelve scenes
Puppets seen from the inside of a desktop shadow theater (Originally posted December 2018)
Joseph and Mary are traveling to Bethlehem to register for the census. Mary is expecting her baby soon.
