Let's install your crèche

There is no absolute rule for setting your crèche and if you are creative, by all means put your creativity to work! If you prefer to get some guidance however, here is what we recommend:

1. Set a small table or a chest of drawers, or whatever small piece of furniture you would like to use, against a wall in a place which gets a lot of traffic so your whole family and your friends can benefit from the presence of your crèche. The space should be at least 2” x 2” but can be much larger. This year we used a 2” x 4” buffet and it allowed us to create a gel pond!

2. Cover this space with “mountain” paper*.

3. Rumple some more “mountain” paper and place it on the wall to make a mountain. Affix it on the wall with strong yet transparent tape.

4. Add a touch of artificial snow on top of your mountains.

5. Place the stable at the foot of the mountain wherever you like.

6. In front of the stable, all along the front of your table, put some white sand*.

7. Draw a line of gravel* starting on each side of the stable which will delineate a divider between the sand area in the front and the backdrop of your nativity scene.

8. You can add natural moss, bark, rocks, leaves, twigs and even pine cones to your scene to create a natural environment.

9. Put some straw* on the floor of the stable.

10. Place an electric Christmas garland through the windows on the side walls of the stable to light the inside of the stable. We also like to add another garland around the edge of the table to provide additional light at night.