It's advent for the Playmobil people in our house...

[SoMuchToBits]

...and so each day up until Christmas I'll be bringing you some festive scenes from Playmoland. Today Franziska and Heinz are putting up their Christmas decorations.

"...but you can stay in this stable if you like!"

The baby Jesus is born! Mary lays him in the manger.

They are soon surrounded by angels rejoicing.

On the hillside the shepherds are looking after the sheep.

An angel appears to them and tells them of the birth of Jesus.

The shepherds make their way to Bethlehem...

...where they find Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.

The wise men make their way to Bethlehem. They have gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

They set their gifts down for baby Jesus and everyone rejoices!

Ah that's lovely @SoMuchToBits 🌟
We are beyond primary school nativities now, so happy memories of those days.
Thank you for today's lovely scenes!

Just stumbled across this thread, I love it 😄 I wonder if my 2 year old is too young for the advent calendar, maybe next year...? Thank you though this is a lot of fun!

Well done to all the children taking part! It’s really Christmas when there’s a nativity play.

I really enjoyed showing the pictures of the Nativity and reading the story line to a little one I am minding today. And we talked about each picture and everyone in it. The sheep seem to have won the day!😀

Love the nativity! My DD is at secondary now but even at primary they never did a traditional nativity so I’ve missed out on all that! I enjoyed this one.

Thank you all! My ds's school never did a completely traditional nativity either. In year 2 they did "Whoopsadaisy Angel" but he opted to play the chime bars instead of going for a speaking role. Maybe I should have realised then he was going to end up playing percussion (as a hobby)!

Wasn't he a cutie! So sweet.
We have had an angel, a star and a shepherd at various times. Fond memories of ds wearing his stripy dressing gown and draping a tea towel around his head as a shepherd. He nearly overheated though in all the excitement. Another time there was a bug doing the rounds and it knocked out some of the cast. Some improvisation was required!
Good times!

Thank you! That reminds me that ds ended up having to play the chime bars not only in his own class's play but in the other class in his year's play as well, as the girl playing them in that class was off sick!

Christmastime chaos @SoMuchToBits 😄😄

Just loving this so much! My son, now 31, was, oddly, in the infants nativity play. I remember making his beard from polyester wadding.

Aww all very Christmassy, well done Eastgate Primary!

Oh fabulous a nativity 😍 very brave of them to use live animals when small children are already unpredictable enough!

Thank you all for the lovely comments!

Just caught up on everything! Loving the nativity, I have my little boys nativity in the morning, he’s a shepherd and very excited! Brilliant updates as usual 🎅🏻

How lovely @Emmacb82 ! I bet you are excited!

Hello there! Festive greetings to one and all!

I can't believe that I have missed this loveky Advent thread SoMuchToBits!
I have just caught up, you have surpassed yoursekf.

I was a childminder for many years and had lots of Playmobil. I love it as much as the children. The Christmas Fair and the Nativity are wonderful.💖💖💖

I must say though, that I love the outdoor scenes and wait with bated breath to find out who falls over!!

Thank you for your dedication and commitment, we need these sweet stories in our lives.