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DIY wood block nativity.
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Wood Block Nativity

Learn how to make your own wood block nativity set from an inexpensive wood board.
Cook Time2 hours

Equipment

  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Sander or Sandpaper

Ingredients

  • 8 ft 2x2 inch Furring Strip Board actual dimensions are 1.5x1.5 inches; you will only use about 5 feet total
  • Seven 1.5 inch Wood Ball Knobs
  • Three .75 inch Wood Beads
  • White Felt
  • Star
  • Twine
  • Gold Trim 15 inches
  • Burlap 2x10 inch piece
  • Craft Paints
  • Paint brushes

Instructions

  • Cut the furring strip board to the sizes you'd like your nativity pieces to be. Sand them to remove any splinters.
    Wood blocks labeled with name and size.
  • Paint each piece and allow to dry. Sand to distress if desired.
    Wood blocks painted and sanded.
  • Create Baby Jesus from a 2.5 inch square of white felt and a .75 inch wood bead.
    Jesus made from felt and wood bead.
  • Create Mary using the five inch wood block, a 1.5 inch ball knob, and a 2x10 inch piece of burlap. Glue Baby Jesus to Mary and tie with twine.
    Wood block Mary.
  • Glue ball knobs to the top of the Joseph and shepherds blocks. Glue twigs on the front of the shepherds and tie with twine.
    Wood block Joseph and wood block shepherds.
  • Create heads for the sheep by cutting ears from white felt and gluing them to a wood bead, covering the holes in the bead. Glue the heads onto the small sheep blocks.
    Sheep made from wood block, felt, and wood bead.
  • Glue heads on the wise men. Create crowns from 5 inch lengths of gold trim and glue them on.
    Wood block wise men.
  • Glue the star to the top of the star stand block.