Nativity sets can be found in many homes during the Christmas season. They are a beautiful and meaningful way to remember the occasion of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Every November I spend a little time looking for new books, toys, and teaching tools about the Christmas story and especially the nativity scene. Today I’m sharing my favorite nativity resources with you as well as a BIG giveaway basket full of a few top picks! 
Why I Love the Nativity
When it comes to teaching tools, I prefer resources that are truly biblically accurate. We know the wise men were not kings, did not arrive the night of Jesus’ birth (but when he was around 2 years old) and that there were probably more than 3 of them. I am sure to carefully explain things like these when we teach the kids about the Christmas story, read Christmas story books, and talk about nativity scenes. For me, nativity sets are more of a coming together of the major elements of the story of Christmas into a beautiful single picture of God’s entrance into the world as Jesus Christ. I love to use them to tell the Christmas story to my children and remind them of this beautiful gift.
My Favorite Nativity Resources
BOOKS!
Who doesn’t love a good Christmas book, right? There are so many fun books for all different ages. Here is one of my favorites, This Is the Stable
Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale is a delightful, big book with gorgeous pictures that you can really snuggle up with your kids to enjoy. We love it!
Find more of our favorite Christmas books!
Nativity Sets
We have several nativity sets in our home, some of which are specifically for the kids. This one is my favorite Christmas decoration: a Jim Shore nativity set we received as a wedding gift!
This Fabric Nativity Manger set was a new addition last year and we love it. It’s perfect for babies and toddlers, and the kids enjoy packing everything in and then unpacking them as they tell the story.
Of course, we have also enjoyed the Little People Nativity Set! We’re on our second one now because somehow we lost the first one. The littles love to play with this set, and all the pieces stand up well so it’s easy to play out the story.
This 18 piece handmade wooden nativity puzzle from Arts of the Heart is the newest addition to our home this year and I LOVE it! The pieces come out to make a fun puzzle for the kids, and they use them to tell the Christmas story and pretend their little hearts away. The pieces are sturdy, beautifully made, and you can display them all as one piece or with the pieces out and arranged on your mantle. We have the Easter puzzle from Arts of the Heart as well and it’s played with all year long!
Teaching Tools
There are so many great Christmas teaching tools out there! Here are just three to get started. The Christmas Story Lego Challenge is a new challenge here at Proverbial Homemaker this year. It’s a 12-day Bible reading plan with Lego challenge prompts, simple journaling pages, a memory verse with copywork, and more. Go get your copy!
Birth of Jesus study from Grapevine Studies. We did this last year and it was SO much fun and really stuck with the kids! We’re definitely doing it again this year.
Nativity Gift Basket Giveaway!
I am so excited to share this fun giveaway with you all this holiday season! You can win all the items in this gift basket!
The Story of Baby Jesus picture book from Usborne – Reg. $9.99
Nativity Set 18 Piece Christmas Puzzle Handcrafted wooden toy from Arts of the Heart – Reg. $35.00
Little People Nativity Set – Reg. $39.99
The Christmas Story Lego Challenge (digital download) – Reg. $6.99
Nativity Christmas Tree Ornament from Cuts by Laser – Reg $6.00
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The Homeschool Blogging Connection team is thrilled to bring you a collection of Gift Basket Giveaways! Each blogger participating is hosting a giveaway for a fun basket of goodies. Aren’t they fabulous????
Basket of Musical Fun includes an Ocarina set (12-hole ceramic ocarina, padded cover, songbook), Music Note Earrings from Mexico, a Christmas CD, and Music Appreciation Curriculum from I Choose Joy with a total retail value of $75!
It’s Nutcracker Season! includes a large nutcracker, The Nutcracker (book), a Nutcracker ornament, and a Color-Your-Own Nutcracker w/ four markers from Embark on the Journey with a total retail value of $38.95!
Keep Christ in Christmas with Melk the Monkey! includes a Plush Monkey, Melk, the Christmas Monkey Book; The Birth of Jesus Activity Book; Nativity Stickers; and a Gingerbread Cookie Cutter from Homeschool Preschool with a total retail value of $35.75!
Countdown to Christmas includes A lovely selection of Christmas decorations, gifts, and books from A Glimpse of Our Life with a total retail value of $75! (COMING SOON!) Reindeer Games Preschool Party from Only Passionate Curiosity
Nativity Gift Basket Giveaway includes The Story of Baby Jesus picture book, a Nativity Set 18 Piece Christmas Puzzle Handcrafted wooden toy, a Little People Nativity Set, and The Christmas Story Lego Challenge (digital download) from Proverbial Homemaker with a total retail value of $91.97!
All About You Gift Basket Giveaway includes a FABRIC TRAVELERS NOTEBOOK, Set of oil diffuser bracelets, Wait Only Upon God devotional, and hand-painted art from Purpose Living Wife with a retail value of $50!
Sanity-Saving Giveaway for Stressed-out Moms includes an ESV Journaling Bible, the Live Loved Adult Coloring Book from Bethany House, a Prismacolor Pencils 12-Color Set, an Antique Bronze Diffuser Necklace from The Oil Collection, a Lavender Essential Oil (15 ml) from Mountain Rose Herbs, a $10 Starbucks gift card, and Putting on the Spirit: 10-Minute Devotions for Busy Moms by Katie Hornor all from Ben And Me with a total retail value of $100.
Faith-Filled History Giveaway includes The History of Religious Liberty by Michael Farris, and 5 books from the Christian Heroes: Then and Now series by Janet & Geoff Benge: Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men Loren Cunningham: Into All the World Florence Young: Mission Accomplished Sundar Singh: Footprints Over the Mountains plus a Drive Thru History DVD Discovering America’s Founders and a Kids Travel 2016 Calendar by Katie Horner all from Write Bonnie Rose with a total retail value of $98!
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