Nativity Jr

Madison was out of school today - she was running a slight fever and we thought it best that she stay at home and get some rest. In honor of the season, and because we hadn't remembered to bring it out until today, we dug out the Fisher Price Nativity set that we've had packed away.

Madison spent a very large part of the morning playing with her Nativity set. This is obviously thrilling to us as parents, because of the educational value - and also it kept her pretty occupied. She loves playing with the Mary doll, having her ride the donkey to the stable, where baby Jesus is. The Angel swoops in and gives messages to Joseph, the Wise Men, and various shepherds. You can see below, there's a large landscape to play round with too.

Of course, there are a lot of adventures that Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus have that aren't exactly in the Bible.

For example, here you can see Madison has changed the story somewhat so that the family did find room in the inn, although it was up on the roof. That's okay though, as each one seems to be quite content with a view of the starry skies above. This was Madison's day, pretty much: playing with this Nativity set. Yes, there were breaks, and crafts and piano practice. But she kept coming back to the Christmas story. Which, of course, is something that brings a big smile to Mommy and Daddy - almost as big a smile as you see on these Fisher Price characters!