Design and Make a Nativity Scene That Lights up and Is Suitable for a Specific Audience

Design and Make a Nativity Scene That Lights up and Is Suitable for a Specific Audience

Design sheet for Nativity Scene characters.

Name ......

Year group/situation for which I am designing ......

Character I will create ......

Character sheet.

Name ...... Year ......

The character I will be creating is ......

Pictures and drawings I have collected:

Creating stands – Teacher helpsheet.

5mm dowel attached using a low melt glue gun. The stand is a large wooden wheel which the dowel fits into.

/ 5mm dowel attached to the back of the stars using tape. The dowel is a tight fit into a large mdf/wooden wheel.



A cardboard tube can be attached with a low melt glue gun to create a stable structure. / A small box can be attached to the back of the decoration. Turn the box inside out so that it can easily be decorated.




Thick card flap attached to the back of the Christmas decoration. Will it be attached with glue or tape? / Card triangles attached to the back of the decoration.

These should be created by the teacher to show the children a variety of stands before they design their nativity scene character.

Christmas Nativity Scene Decoration Storyboard.

Name ......

Christmas Nativity Scene Character Storyboard.

Name ......



Draw your character
on this square. /
Draw the character onto card and cut it out. / Make sure that all the characters in the scene are the correct scale for each other.
Draw your character colour it and label the materials. / Draw the activity
Decorate the character using appropriate materials e.g. textiles for clothes. / Mount the character onto thick card.
Attach the stand you have made to your character / Place your character into the scene.

Stable design sheet. Name ......

My design must▪light up and have a switch

▪be suitable for its target audience

▪be decorated to a high standard

Side view /


Front view /

Front view /

Front view

Front view

Side view Materials needed:

Roof -

Walls -

Floor -

Supports -

Star -