December 15, 2010

DIY: Make your own nativity set

A while ago I had this idea. As a kid I was really intrigued by nativity sets. Because of that I often made my own set.
I thought it would be fun to craft my own set. And why not share it? You can do this yourself or let your kids (6+) get crafty. Have fun!



Instructions
- Go to my new website and download the PDF.
- Print the 2 pages on thick paper or thin cardboard. Set your print quality to high, for better details.
- Cut out the figures.
- Glue them and voila!

(Download high resolution image)



Copyright of these designs by Marloes de Vries.
It's not allowed to claim these designs as your own.
Posted by Marloes de Vries on 4:01 PM
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115 comments:

  1. Nancy KersDecember 15, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    Wat een leukertjes!!!! Ik ga ze met Edward knippen, print ik ze wel een keer voor hem en voor mij uit, knippen met een kindje van twee is toch een echte uitdaging, hihi.

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  2. bobbyjgeorgeDecember 15, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    Love it!

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  3. Marloes de VriesDecember 15, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    @ Nancy Kers: Ja, dat knippen is een precies werkje, toch wel lastig voor een 2-jarige denk ik! Maar ik ben blij dat je ze leuk vindt!

    @ dreamduke: thanks :D

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  4. Miriam BosDecember 15, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    oh wat leuk. Dit deed ik ook met mijn mams en zusje toen we klein waren. We hadden een boekje met dit soort figuurtjes. Was altijd zo leuk om te doen. Wat mooi en wat een leuk idee ^^

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  5. Marloes de VriesDecember 16, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    Ik knutselde ook altijd, alleen ik had niemand om het samen mee te doen (mijn familie is niet echt creatief).

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  6. Mr. SpoquiDecember 19, 2010 at 1:23 AM

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  7. bitofeyeDecember 23, 2010 at 3:30 AM

    I just come across your blog. Your blog is so cute love your illustration . The pdf is so cute, thank you for the PDF :)

    follow you :)
    http://bitofeye.blogspot.com

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  8. AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    ik ga het op school doen,samen met de kinderen van groep 4.

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  9. Tineke MeirinkNovember 20, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Wat leuk! En tof dat je ermee in de 101 Woonideeen staat. Gefeliciteerd.

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  10. lillelykkeNovember 20, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Helemaal super. Zit nu met iPad maar die ga ik morgen met computer zeker pinnen.

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  11. Marloes de VriesNovember 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Ik ben blij dat jullie enthousiast zijn! Het is een gepriegel, maar zo ben je er wel even zoet mee! :)

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  12. LinNovember 21, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Dank je wel! Erg leuk. Misschien een idee om zondere kleuren te plaatsen? Kunnen kinderen ze zelf inkleuren. Maar hier ook blij mee. Dank!

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  13. Marloes de VriesNovember 22, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    @ Lin: Bij deze de kleurplaat! Ik kreeg dit verzoek meer, vandaar! :)

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  14. Maria BogadeNovember 22, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Wow, Marloes, this is not only very generous of you to give this PDF but also very beautiful! I will do this with my girls as they will surely have fun coloring in there own crib! Thank you so very much and have a lovely creative week!!!

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  15. The Happy SparrowNovember 25, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    Thanks so much- my son will love making these! :) Martine

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  16. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Super leuk! Ik ga ze straks na Sinterklaas gelijk maken met mijn dochters.Ook een leuk idee voor bij hun op school, om in de klas te maken.

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  17. papierdierDecember 4, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Geweldig!

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  18. Marloes de VriesDecember 5, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Dank jullie wel, voor de leuke comments!

    Thanks for all the lovely comments!

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  19. AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Wat een mooie printable. Ik heb er gelijk een blog over geschreven: http://djello-maureen.blogspot.com/2011/12/knutsel-en-kleur-je-eigen-kerststal.html Dank je wel!

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  20. Marloes de VriesDecember 9, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Dank je wel Maureen! Erg leuk!

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  21. Rev. Sarah C. EvansDecember 14, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Thank you! These are really fun.

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  22. allie.duckienzDecember 14, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Thank you! Gorgeous!

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  23. leelouDecember 14, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Perfect!!! I am referring to your free printable on my blog!!! and will make them tomorrow with my two kids! Thank you for sharing!

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  24. Vicki JohnsonDecember 14, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    thank you so much these are precious! i can't wait to make these with my grandson.

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  25. CeciliaDecember 14, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    this is the coolest thing ever.

    ...thanks!

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  26. Veronika uit TsjechiëDecember 14, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    Hartstikke mooi! Mijn tweejarige zon wil de hele dagen iets knutselen - nu weet ik wat we morgen gaan doen :-)

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  27. PustetroldenDecember 14, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    I love it.
    My daughter will love to create those with me. I hope it is okay with you, that I linked to your blog on my blog.
    Mette from Denmark

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  28. Amy FriendDecember 14, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Thank you so very much for sharing this adorable project. I am going to have my 8 and 9 year olds make these this weekend at Religious ed class.

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  29. JacquiDecember 14, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    So cute! Looking forward to doing them with my daughter, it will be a fun craft over what promises to be a very rainy Christmas here in New Zealand.

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  30. ChristineDecember 15, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    How beautiful these are. so sweet of you to share. My 5 children are going to love this crib (nativity)
    God bless you for your generosity and or helping us celebrate the real meaning of Chris-mas!

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  31. Christi HarrisonDecember 15, 2011 at 4:00 AM

    I just printed out the form. THANK YOU! this is awesome!

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  32. Valeria, Marco e Sara, i Maramei December 15, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Hello Marloes, I follow you from Italy, can I refer to your beautiful crib in my blog?
    very very cute!

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  33. barbaraDecember 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    thank you so much, it's really lovely.
    I can't wait to go home and do this with my little helper :)

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  34. Valeria, Marco e Sara, i Maramei December 15, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Done!!! :o) and tanks again!

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  35. Allie-SunDecember 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing your talents! I love it, and so will my 2 year old daughter!

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  36. AmyDecember 15, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    These are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing your talent. My kids are very excited to make these.

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  37. stellaDecember 16, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Thank you, I made them today with my 3 year old daughter, we had so much fun and they look great.

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  38. UnknownDecember 16, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    they're fantastic!
    what a fun to make this family.

    I linked to your tutorial on my blog - thanks for sharing!

    doro K.

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  39. KirpiDecember 16, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Thanks, these are great!

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  40. MaïaDecember 16, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Thank you so much !

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  41. UnknownDecember 16, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Es ist wundervoll! Vielen lieben dank fürs teilen mit uns. Habe gleich beide ausgedruckt und werde sie mit den Kindern basteln!

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  42. aileonDecember 16, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Thank you!!!! it's lovely :D

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  43. AnonymousDecember 17, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    I'm taking them with us in our campervan, we leave tomorrow and this will add some xmas spirit!
    muchas gracias,
    Mariana

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  44. AnonymousDecember 17, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Thank you very much! this is a very typical thing we do in Spain for holidays, so now that i'm pretty far away, you bring a little bite of Christmas :)

    Feliz Navidad!
    Elena

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  45. MAMÁ SUDDecember 17, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Hola!! Gracias por compartir este lindo nacimiento!! FELIZ NAVIDAD!! :D

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  46. Suus GenietDecember 17, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Wat leuk Marloes! Bedankt. Dit stalletje komt onder onze kerstboom. En ik vertel het voort!

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  47. Punctuation MarkDecember 17, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    I love it... especially because I don't have one at the moment!

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  48. maarnietvangrijsDecember 17, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Oh wat goed zeg, geweldig!! Ga ze meteen voor mijn meiden uitprinten!

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  49. Abbey EdenDecember 18, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Lovely gonna make them with my kids!!!

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  50. Deb ChitwoodDecember 18, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Beautiful printable! Thanks so much for sharing! I featured your printable as my Free Printable of the Day at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow

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  51. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    thanks a lot !very nice and doable with kids
    Véronique

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  52. Rui AlvesDecember 19, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    What a great job! Love it! Thank you for sharing it. Merry Christmas from Portugal! ;)

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  53. Peppermint DropDecember 19, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    thank you soooo much! I love them! :-)

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  54. RoseDecember 19, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    The link for the pre-colored pdf is not working.. ;(

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  55. SamanthaDecember 19, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Thank you! I've just made some and they look so cute :) (P.S. the pre-coloured link did work for me)

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  56. StacyDecember 19, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Thank you for sharing! They are precious.

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  57. debiDecember 19, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    thank you so much for sharing! sending a copy to my daughter in law too!

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  58. NikeDecember 20, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing this with the world. My family is so excited for this - Merry Christmas!

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  59. SimonDecember 20, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing this.... happy christmas

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  60. Marloes de VriesDecember 20, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Thank you all for the lovely, wonderful comments! I'm so happy so many people enjoy this set!

    @ Rose: Can you please try again? The links seem to be working.

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  61. annikkaDecember 21, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    great! thank you for sharing this. i love your blog

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  62. JillDecember 21, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Thank you!

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  63. wootDecember 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Thank you for sharing, I love them! I printed them out at the weekend, and they're now proudly sitting next to the tree! x

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  64. VanDecember 21, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    They are beautiful, thank you for sharing.
    Merry Christmas!

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  65. submarinaDecember 21, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    So cute..!

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  66. EMILY A.December 21, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    Thank you! We had a lovely time making these today when the cousins came over here in Utah. Thank you for sharing. Have a Merry Christmas!

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  67. Adriana MorettDecember 21, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    OMG this is so CUTE! But I can't download it, it says the user is out of bandwidth! :'(

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  68. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    That is my problem, too. I can´t download it. Can you fix it?

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  69. Marloes de VriesDecember 22, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    I have added some links to the files on Wetransfer. So if the Box download doesn't work for you, please try the other link.

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  70. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Hoi Marloes, allebei de links voor de ingekleurde variant zijn van the box... dus hij doet het nog niet... en ik wil ze zo graag maken, want ze zijn zo leuk!
    groetjes,
    Liefke

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  71. CammeeDecember 22, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    My 7 year old has kept busy all day coloring and cutting these to give as a gift to his grandparents. I couldn't download them either, but they printed right from the download page. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

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  72. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Wetransfer Link for the pre-coloured PDF is wrong. please check.

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  73. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Het klopt dat de ingekleurde PFD beide geopend worden in Box ipv Wetransfer. Ze zijn enig en ook ik zou ze graag willen maken met de kids in de kerstvakantie. Hopelijk kan het opgelost worden. Dank je wel alvast voor het delen hiervan!

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  74. Marloes de VriesDecember 23, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    I think everything is resolved now. I hope it works. If not, please let me know!

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  75. Cecilia ReyesDecember 26, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Thank you. It's so cute!!!!

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  76. MattyDecember 26, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    ...ooh, wat jammer dat ik zo laat ben! Zo leuk dit, ik heb een linkje op mijn blog geplaatst naar jou. Ik hoop dat je dat goed vindt!

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  77. FroukeFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Hallo Marloes,
    Ik ben altijd op zoek naar mooie ideeën die weer kunnen aanzetten tot nieuwe inzichten. Deze knutselplaten vindt ik weer zo'n voorbeeld. Prachtig!

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  78. AnonymousNovember 3, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    Buenisimo, gracias, ya veo como me sale para esta Navidad. Nina

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  79. Paulinha FreitasNovember 12, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    Ameiiiiiiii!!!

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  80. Confeti en los bolsillosNovember 13, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Geniales!! Gracias

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  81. TeresaNovember 23, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Amazing! Thank you! Merry Christmas from Madrid!!

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  82. GenaNovember 24, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    My kids will love this--very kind and gracious of you! Thank you!! Merry Christmas!

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  83. jlb3701December 2, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    My grand kids will love this,thanks.

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  84. MarieDecember 4, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    thank you so much! I'm spending Christmas with my grandchildren in Hawaii. They will love this!
    God bless you, and Merry Christmas!

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  85. AnonymousDecember 8, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    Thank you! I will use this for my class on Sunday!

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  86. AnonymousDecember 11, 2012 at 12:57 AM

    The links are not working :(

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    1. Marloes de VriesDecember 19, 2012 at 2:48 PM

      The links are working properly. Please check if your internet connection is on. There might be a problem with your browser.

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  87. kendellDecember 14, 2012 at 1:12 PM

    Thank you for sharing this file, it is really appreciated.

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  88. RosalieDecember 25, 2012 at 5:37 AM

    Uh oh! You are out of bandwidth! I was hoping to download for my nephew to do tomorrow. Merry Christmas!

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    1. Marloes de VriesDecember 28, 2012 at 10:14 AM

      Hi Rosalie, I have re-uploaded the files. It should be working now. Thank you!

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  89. AnonymousNovember 11, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    Marloes, kom nu pas jouw kerstgroep tegen. Die ga ik zeker maken. Ze zijn zooooooo leuk en passen heel goed in mijn verzameling

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  90. AnonymousNovember 27, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    I am using these figures for my daughter's Nativity in a shoe box scene - a school project. Thank you very much for posting these. They are the best templates I have found on the web so far !

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  91. UnknownNovember 30, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    muchas gracias por compartir

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  92. AnonymousDecember 4, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    mil gracias

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  93. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    how cute! thanks for sharing, I've just downloaded the file and can't wait to prepare the nativity set.

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  94. AnonymousDecember 8, 2013 at 1:08 AM

    Brilliant! thanks so much for sharing it! I'm sure my son will love colouring in and help me glue them up!

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  95. Letizia in CucinaDecember 11, 2013 at 7:04 PM

    Thanks for sharing it! http://vogliadicucina.blogspot.it/2013/12/il-presepe-di-carta.html

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  96. UnknownDecember 19, 2013 at 1:13 AM

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful Nativity project. My 3rd/4th grade students made them today - and they look great! They were so excited to take them home to share with their families :)

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  97. Mel DawnJune 1, 2014 at 4:55 AM

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  98. Mel DawnJune 10, 2014 at 10:59 PM

    olive wood nativity sets are attractive enough to display in your home all year! Why pack them away?

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  99. lemondedisSeptember 20, 2014 at 12:41 PM

    these are too sweet ! thanks for sharing ! i posted the link here : http://fr.pinterest.com/lemondedis/paper-toys-freebies/

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  101. SonntagskindNovember 30, 2014 at 11:03 PM

    This is amazing!! I`m in love :-)

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  102. BeaNovember 17, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    Thanks for sharing. Are you the one who made the illustrations? I will be making this a weekend activity for my son. Great! Thanks again.

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  104. JennOctober 13, 2016 at 9:19 PM

    Thank you again! These are perfect to send to my sponsor children.

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  105. UnknownNovember 24, 2016 at 2:16 AM

    This is absolutely perfect! I am going to use it in my Spanish class for the students to label and colour in! Thank you for your efforts

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    How long did it take for the pdf link to come through in the receipt? I'm wanting to use this for my little class at church and I'm getting nervous it wont come through in time

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