Christmas Story Ornaments: Shepherds

Little Shepherd, DVD
By Vision Video

Wolves have been seen in the fields around Bethlehem, and the shepherds are nervous. When angels suddenly appear with glorious news, everyone rushes to town to see if it's true! But Joel and his lamb fall behind---left alone to face great danger. A message of hope for the whole family! English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese language tracks. 25 minutes. Closed-captioned.

Part 4 of our Christmas Story Ornaments
covers the visit of the shepherds. After Jesus
was born, God sent angels to the shepherds to
let them know that a savior had arrived!

Step 1
Print your Christmas Story above, and
cut out as shown.

Step 2
Turn the story over and glue your
clothespins like sheep legs.

Step 3
Start to glue on your cotton balls.
Stand them upright to get a uniform
look. (curly like a sheep)

Step 4
When you get to the top, decide
where you want to put your sheeps
head, and fluff out a cotton ball.

Step 5
Glue the fluff to the paper where you
will place your sheep's head.

Step 6
Cut out a face and two ears from pink
felt.

All Done!
You can attach a ribbon to your
sheep if you want to hang it, or use
the clothespin to attach it to a
sturdy branch.

Materials

2 Clothespins
Pink Felt
Cotton Balls
Google Eyes
Glue

Step 7
First glue down the face in the middle,
and then pull some of the fluff around
the top and sides.

Step 8
Glue the ear on behind the pulled out
fluff. Just sort of tuck it behind a little,
so that your sheep can have some
furry bangs!

Step 9
Glue the second ear on the other side,
then glue on your googly eyes!

Step 10
The back of your sheep will have the
Christmas story about the shepherds
visit.

The Shepherd's Christmas
By Concordia Publishing House

For more than 35 years, the best-selling Arch &#174 Books Bible story series has captivated children. Each book presents a complete Bible story in a fun-to-read way children can understand and remember. This book retells the Christmas story from the shepherd's viewpoint (Luke 2:1-20). Softcover from Concordia. Recommended for ages 5-9.