Several centuries ago an interesting tradition appeared - to play a puppet show of the birth of the Savior. At that time, the versts were made of a wooden box and presented in the form of a two-story house with figurines of Mary, Joseph, a baby, shepherds. The star, the angels, and thematic decorations supplemented the decor. If you want to have a Christmas party at home, hurry to make a den of your own. Thus, you will bring a little celebration to the house, as well as to introduce children to the history of the holiday, even if you do not intend to organize a puppet show.
How to make a den of your hands with children, master classes with photos
It's not at all necessary to make a christmas nativity out of a tree or something like that set in a temple. The simplest way is to design the decor of cardboard, colored paper, adding it to the finished figures.
House
We take a box of medium size, for example, from shoes, sweets and pasted with colored paper, foil. For this case, you can also use tissue. The outer side can be trimmed in dark blue, the inside - red, and the ground (floor) - gray or brown. The scene of the nativity scene can also be completely made of colored cardboard with your own hands.
Nursery
We take a small box, pasted with colored paper and cover with straw, dry grass. Straw can be made from paper, cut into thin strips. As a baby, a small baby doll will do. Also it can be made from a twisted fabric or cotton wool wrapped in a light fabric, or you can dazzle it from plasticine, as in the photo.
Figures
It will take Maria, Joseph, baby, shepherds, animals (sheep, bull, cow, lamb). The characters of the nativity scene can be purchased in the store, and can be made with paper from their own hands, using blanks, templates. Children can also be used as animals. We plant Mary on one side of the nursery, and Joseph on the other. Shepherds with staffs in the foreground.
Angel and star
If the house is made with a roof, hang the angel on a string, and if the house is open - we plant near the shepherds. Do not forget to supplement the composition of the den with a star, the one that pointed the way to the magi to the cave. You can make it yourself with two hands of yellow paper, cardboard, foil, glued together. If the star is standing, glue it on a thin shelf. To fix on a small house it is possible an adhesive tape or glue. Also it can be made as shown in the photo.
Lighting
In the evenings you can light the house. To do this, use a simple light bulb or a New Year's garland.
Nativity decoration
It's a matter of fantasy. For external and internal decorations use additional stars, dry and artificial flowers, spruce twigs, cones, rain, bows, ribbons and much more. The floor can be covered with straw, dry grass. Straw can be replaced with colored paper, thinly cut into strips.
How to make christmas characters for a den in their own hands from paper
Characters for a den can be made from paper. To do this, you will need:
- thin cardboard (dense colored paper);
- scissors;
- glue;
- markers, paints or pencils.
Step-by-step instruction
Torso
Cut out a colored cardboard, paper cone and glue. Clothes and hands draw. You can also make an applique.
Face
Draw on paper the face of the desired character, cut out and glue it on the cone so that the seam is left behind. Hair, a headpiece can both draw and make an applique.
Figures of animals can be done this way: we draw the animal together with a stand on a thick paper, then cut out and bend the stand. Also they can be molded from plasticine.
Currently, the tradition of playing the idea of Christmas is reviving. Having made a den with their own hands, it is possible for the whole family to arrange gatherings with him in the evenings, read Christmas stories, admire pictures, play Christmas skits. Such a Christmas will surely be remembered for children for life.