This nativity interactive craft printable is the perfect Christ-centered Christmas activity for kids. Use it at home, in a Christian preschool classroom, or incorporate it in a Christmas Sunday school lesson.
This Christmas religious printable is more than a simple nativity coloring page or a nativity craft for preschool, kindergarten and older elementary school kids. Once little ones are done coloring all the elements of our template, they will cut and paste them all together to form an engaging way of showing how baby Jesus was born.
This christian Christmas nativity interactive craft encourages kids to tell the story of Jesus’s birth using their own words while showing off their coloring skills.
Help your children remember that at Christmas we celebrate Jesus. One way of doing so is by hosting a birthday party for Jesus at home or at your church.
You will be able to find many Happy Birthday Jesus party ideas out there, from birthday cakes for Jesus, nativity cupcakes to DIY decorations. Our nativity interactive craft will be a nice addition to the festive activities that you can put together for kids.
Suggest that your child use this Christ-centered Christmas interactive craft to teach a sibling or family member the story of Christmas! Not only is it a wonderful way for them to show off their craft, it will also help cement the story in their mind as they retell it!
The printable template features baby Jesus in the manger, surrounded by animals, the star and angel above him and the wise men on the cover. The bottom half of the cover comes with two options:
- Happy birthday Jesus
- Jesus is born
More nativity crafts for kids
This nativity wreath craft is the perfect addition to any homeschool Nativity activity. It can be made at Sunday school or home and used as a holiday decoration.
Countdown the days until the birth of Jesus with this adorable nativity star advent calendar featuring baby Jesus sleeping in his manger. Kids can color the nativity advent calendar printable or you can use the pre-colored version.
Nativity interactive craft
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Supplies:
- Nativity craft printable
- White cardstock paper
- Colored pencils – my favorites
- Scissors
- Glue
Step-by-step instructions
Start by printing the two circle halves on white cardstock paper, color in and cut them out.
Print the last page of the template and color it.
Trim the white sides of the last page of the template.
Lay the paper with the drawing facing up and fold it in half along the center dotted line. Fold backward along the top dotted line. Don’t fold along the bottom line.
Glue the top half of the circle at the top of the folded page, where marked.
Glue the bottom half of the circle at the bottom of the folded page, where marked.
Pull the top half circle upward to see the drawing inside.