A Nativity Experience in Advent
- Heaven Came Down
25 Days - December 1st-25th
PreK / Kindergarten / Grade 1 / Grade 2 / Grade 3 / Grade 4 / Grade 5
Advent activity for kids focusing on who Christ is and how the child (and each character or item) fits into His story
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A Nativity Experience for Advent - Heaven Came Down
A Nativity Experience for Advent - Heaven Came Down is a hands-on, heart-centered journey that helps children enter deeply into the story of Jesus’ birth. Each day from December 1–25, children open one small box containing a nativity piece & booklet, a short Scripture-based story, discussion questions, and a simple prayer. This gentle rhythm invites families to slow down, wonder together, and discover how every part of the Nativity points to Jesus and His mission to save the world.
If you don’t have a nativity piece for every day, the included Advent Scripture Calendar provides daily readings you can use instead. Two blank booklets are also included so you can add additional nativity items from your own set.
To prepare, simply print, cut, and fold the 25 mini-booklets. Gather the nativity pieces, accessories, and one treat per child for each day (candy, stickers, temporary tattoos, etc.). Place each booklet & nativity item into a small box along with the treats. Label each box with the date—either December 1–25 or in countdown style, whichever your family prefers.
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A Nativity Experience for Advent - Heaven Came Down
This activity can be done with one child or a classroom of children. These lessons are provided FREE to help other homeschoolers live in the freedom that homeschooling has brought to our family.
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Materials Needed For Nativity Experience for Advent
- Nativity set
figures (Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, Stable, Angel, Donkey, Shepherd, Sheep, 3 Kings, Camel, Star).
Optional: Print nativity coloring pages on cardstock and make them stand by adding a perpendicular cardstock base. Here's one. - Green fabric or
felt
for the “Green Hills.”
- Tea-stained rolled paper for the “Census.”
- Gold pipe cleaner for Mary’s halo oror blue fabric scrap for her “mantle.”
- Small thimble or tiny clay jar for “Water.”
- Straw bundle (paper strips, raffia, or tiny gathered sticks).
- Star (separate star ornament or a short strand of Christmas lights).
- Clouds (pillow stuffing or pulled-apart
cotton balls).
- Angels (coloring pages or a
printed scene, possibly folded into a triptych).
- Gold (a
Rollo wrapper folded into a tiny rectangle).
- Frankincense (a piece of incense or a yellow rock).
- Myrrh (a small brown or orange-tinted pebble).
- Container options:
– Mini wood dresser or shadowbox with drawers to fit figurines & booklets - see pic below (let me know where you find one - I couldn't find it locally)
– One small
box per day for booklets, treats, and nativity pieces - (booklets are shorter than 3.5")
– One reusable box to re-pack nightly with that day’s items.
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