Nativity Scenes

Well, so much for my well-laid plans to blog more often.  It's kind of hard to do extra things when you are trying to carefully plan and spread out the preparations for Christmas without overdoing it and making yourself miserable.  Well, anyway...

The first weekend of December, our church hosted a community Nativity Event.  It was really cool.  There were hundreds of nativities on display and performances from community and church groups going on during the day.  It was fun.  Snow White decided in the summer to do a drawing for it.  She worked hard, and I was so impressed with the final product. It's beautiful, and I am so glad I get to hang it in my house every Christmas Season.

It's only the second charcoal drawing she has ever done, and I am proud of her for taking it on all by herself, without guidance from her art teacher.  Of course, King has some artistic background, so he had a way of encouraging Snow White when I had no clue what to say. In case you wonder where SW got that artistic talent, check out the soap carving King did for the event.  It's amazing.  (I need to take a better picture.  It's about four inches high.)

Not to be left out, Sleeping Beauty decided to make some ornaments for a tree.  They were simple and fun and she had a good time.

We're already trying to decide what we can do for next year.  King might add to his soap set, and Snow White might try a color drawing.  Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella might work together to do something, and I will be a cheerleader and buyer of art supplies.  I love the focus it gives our family during the year leading up to Christmas, and I love the art in our home.