Every year on Christmas Eve, my family puts together a little spiritual program to help us remember the birth of baby Jesus. Over the years we’ve participated in stories, games, recitals, singing, and the Nativity Play. When we were kids we would perform the Nativity, wearing bath towels on our heads for the Wise-men and Mary would be holding a cabbage patch doll as baby Jesus.
Now, years past, my children are old enough to perform the nativity play. We scavenge my mom’s house for costumes, more bath towels and robes. An adult usually narrates the play, and everyone get’s ready for the small time show. Even the parents get to be involved by being the Donkey or Camel and carrying kids!
Here is my version of the Nativity Play. Download and print this: nativity-play.pdf. The play is simply written for my small kids, so adjust for the age of your actors. Have fun with this Nativity play and celebrating the birth of Jesus.
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Don’t we all have wonderful memories of the “nativity play” on Christmas Eve. We never did the donkey or camel, though. What a cute idea; video tape it for me …paleeeez!
marooskerdoo–
you are seriously the cutest thing. i want to see that nativity play. i think it will rate much higher than that much coveted seigfried and roy–baby got back–video. a few years ago at our family party there were no kids of an age that wanted to play the parts of the nativity and so my mom’s brother made all of the adult children play the parts. it was hilarious, and in high speed and not to be forgotten.
llama
Llama – I love the idea of all the adults doing the play. Maybe next year I will have to switch things up and have the children watch us adults in the play. I don’t know if we will make it through it without tons of giggles.
Thanks for posting the PDF, it will give me a place to start this year! Love your blog!
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