My parent sent us a goodie box for Christmas, and inside was a cute little box with a note from my Dad – “Open now.” (Always a good note to put on a gift.) Inside was a very cool manger stamp to use at the preschool. The children have enjoyed it very much! Here is a small sampling of their work:
“There’s two shepherds and Mary and Joseph and an angel. And the sheep. And Baby Jesus.”
“I made Mary and Joseph. These are the cows. There’s a building and the sun.” In both of these examples, I love the animals best. Of course, they aren’t all so detailed… or historically accurate, for that matter.
“I wrote some words. It says Baby Jesus was sitting in a cradle. There was a knife and monster that bite Joseph. I wanted to make it scary.”
Mission accomplished.
kiwe says
Ummmm. I think that last little guy needs to talk to a professional. A little creepy.
Lauren's dad says
Perhaps the star was the connection in his mind that led to conflating the birth of Jesus with Herod and the baby boys????????
kiwe says
Aahhhh…so he really is a theological genius!
Brad says
What? No robots? What’s a good manger scene without robots?
Deanne says
Kids say the funniest things! Maybe that last one needs to have a look at Bethlehem: http://bethtastic.com/2008/12/14/bethlehem/
Peggy says
Those pictures are udderly adorable!! (sorry)
I’m almost as good an artist of those pre-schoolers…almost. Last year a teacher’s comment on the bulletin board I did was: “I didn’t know there were dinosaurs at the 1st Christmas.” (they were camels) This year the baby Jesus & cradle look like a spaceship, complete with extraterrestial glow. sigh
Lauren says
I should get them to draw Lloyd.