Bethlehem for christmas

                 


                 How to Bethlehem Christmas. If you are looking for a Christmas craft to do with children, today we bring you a fantastic idea. What do you think make a Bethlehem Christmas with the kids? We have seen in other posts how to make a Christmas tree with buttons and create original Christmas trees with different materials. Now it is the turn to Bethlehem Christmas ... you urge to build a Bethlehem Christmas with popsicle sticks? It's easy! What I liked about this Christmas craft is that the whole family can work together to create a Bethlehem Christmas special, where everyone has contributed their bit.

Materials Required

 For the stable:

 1 pack of craft sticks (ice cream)
 scissors and wire cutters 
 glue gun
 brown paint
 1 small package of moss
 art black wire
 wood star
 yellow paint (or gold) and gray (or cream)
 sandpaper
 sponge

 For figures of Bethlehem:  

 Two clay pots of 4.5cm or 5cm
 Two wooden balls 3.5cm 
 1 wooden ball 1cm
 scraps of fabric
 permanent black pen
 1 small wooden block
 moss
 flesh colored paint, blue and black 
 glue gun
 small needle
 jute
 brush
 wire cutter


 How do the stable of Bethlehem Christmas

First, Cut 2 sticks using the wire cutters in half and then, using the same procedure, four sticks Cut into quarters. Once ready cuts, you are ready to Put to work.

Colocad two sets of four poles and Tack on the top and bottom halves with glue sticks as shown in Figure 2. Then, a set of 9 Ferro sticks and stick Tack integer in the top and one at the bottom.

To continue, X Tack on two sticks at the top of the set of 9 sticks. Let dry thoroughly and then grab all three pieces and two smaller Paste the walls forming the stable (photo 4). The roof is made with two sets of 7 sticks each secured with glue and folded two sticks at the top and bottom of each set. Note that the sticks crossed on top must be in the sticks standing limit order to form the peak of the roof (see pictures 5 and 6). Tack both sets at the top at the desired angle to the ceiling and let dry thoroughly.

            Utilize the sponge (or cloth) to paint the base of Bethlehem and ceiling. To give it a worn effect, you can grab a little cream or gray paint with a rag and rub gently on each side painted. Let dry thoroughly before proceeding. With the glue gun, Tack base Bethlehem Christmas and ceiling as shown in Figure 9. Agregad then the moss on the roof top, securing with glue. The final touch is the star, pintadla of gold or yellow and let dry. Pass the black wire on the roof of Bethlehem and the Star Tack on the cable end.

 Step by step, the Christmas crib figures

                 

           Cut 2 sticks for four parts of 5cm (keeping the final round) and 3 sticks for six parts of 4.5cm (discarding the final round). With the 4 sticks rounded Form up two crosses as shown in Figure 2 and pegadlas with glue. To create the cradle, Tack 4 sticks of 4.5 cm and two edges to form (Fig. 3). Then Paste the two crosses at the bottom, being careful that they are even so that the cradle can stand by itself. Tack Graffiti brown and moss inside. Graffiti wood ball 1 cm skin color, and then let dry pegadla on top of a wooden block. With the black pen, Graffiti face and using fine needle, Graffiti little white dots to form the pupil and cheeks. Envolved to Christ in a piece of cloth and put it on the cradle.

             For Mary and Joseph, Graffiti clay pots and wooden balls of 3.5 cm. Let dry and Tack a ball over each pot. Then, each body envolved with a piece of cloth, as shown in the image, and dibujad faces with black pen. You can also use a fine needle to the pupils and cheeks. The finishing touches are the arches that crown jute both Mary and to Joseph .