Today's activity was going to the Alpine Living Nativity. This was their first year requiring tickets. It's free, but since they have had so many people come in the past (25,000+), they had to limit the number of people allowed each night. The first time I tried to get tickets, they were all sold out. After a couple days, I thought I would just try again, hoping some people cancelled. We lucked out! I'm so glad, because it was an amazing activity for helping the kids remember the real reason for Christmas.
I can't believe all they do and for free (we did donate to the cancer fund). It was a journey back in time to experience the sights and sounds from the time when Jesus was born. We were first greeted by some shepherds. One of them told about how Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem for taxes. The kids were then able to see and pet some sheep, camels, cows, and donkeys. As we followed the star and continued up the path, we were summoned by Roman Soldiers to the city gates. Inside the city there was a carpenter, a blacksmith, pottery makers, weavers, basket-makers, leather-working, bakers, and more animals. At each place, they would talk about their trade. Outside the city on our way to the stable, we met the three wise men. They told us about traveling from afar and about the gifts they were bringing. We followed the star to the stable where we found the newborn babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. It was very peaceful in there, and probably the warmest area since they needed to keep the baby warm. On the way back down, there was complimentary hot chocolate.
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| Spinning the yarn for the swaddling clothes |
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| Weaving the swaddling clothes |
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