We are not a Christian family. The story about the birth of Jesus is however part of Christmas for our family. At my son’s Waldorf school they are hearing the story and learning songs that celebrate this aspect of Christmas. We have a number of books about the story and we read them.
And now we have the most amazingly beautiful nativity set. Beautifully handcrafted by my close friend Andj. Needle felted with warmly vibrant wool roving. I don’t quite know how to express how grateful I am to receive this beautiful gift. It gives me great joy.
The children are tempted to play, and I have said they can tell the story using the set soon. But I want them to understand the beauty of the nativity and to hold it in reverence.
I am thankful for the tradition of storytelling in Waldorf schools, where children experience a story through the warmth of the words of the story teller and the use of magical props to capture their imagination with beauty. I am grateful that this leads to the children following in this story telling tradition themselves. So I will await their call that the story will soon be told.
Blessings
Kelly
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So beautiful…Yes, what a special gift! Happy Holidays! Lori
You too Lori 🙂
The nativity set is so attractive with it’s color and the size of the figures. Have a great Christmas.
Thank you Janet, we feel very lucky – happy 2015 to you!
Your friend is so talented. We are not religious either in fact my husband is Atheist however I grew up in a Catholic School but we still have a beautiful children’s bible for our children. The birth of Christ is an important story and especially at Christmas when some children are led to believe it’s all about just getting presents.
Yes, I like to shift the focus in our home from just receiving gifts too.
Such a beautiful set!! I love it!!
Thanks Carrie – we are super lucky aren’t we 🙂
That is a beautiful Nativity. So lovely for you to receive such a heartfelt gift.
We do feel blessed, have a wonderful 2015 Jayne 🙂
Your nativity is absolutely beautiful! 🙂 I’m so pleased to see that you (and others who’ve commented) are still bringing this amazing event in history to your celebrations… the greatest gift of all is the perfect inspiration for a Christmas season of giving, family, love and amazing memories! 🙂 Your Christmas traditions are beautiful!
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Can I purchase this for my children?
Hi Kim, a friend made this set for me. It’s lovely isn’t it.