The Nativities of Christmas

They are going all out at the office this season.  Maybe they do it each year but this is our first experience.  We have had a food drive and we have packed hygeine kits and cleaned up trash in Takapuna.  We have a secret santa where all the gifts were due today and they will be given out at the Christmas luncheon on Tuesday which will be after the Christmas devotional on Tuesday morning.  The other thing they did was have a nativity contest for each floor.  We were to either form a committee or just appoint someone to be in charge.  And each floor has a different number of people working on it so they can draw from much more talent.  Our floor has a third of it which is the Area Presidency Office who do not participate of course.  Our floor only has 17 people on it and 12 of them are senior missionaries.  That is just a kind of disclaimer as to why ours maybe is not very good.

So, I am going to post them and tell you about them.

This is the nativity that is in the Area President's Office. It was not part of the contest at the office but is just for those that visit that office to enjoy it.  There are only a few that actually have a swipe card to get in without ringing the bell.

This is the sweet one that we have on our floor.  It is simple and it is lovely.  I love looking at this one.

This is made from cardboard and pieces of fabric. The welfare department made it and they only have seven people in their department and on their floor.  The rest of the floor is the reception area, the lunch room and the big conference room that holds the entire staff.  

This is really lovely.  The characters were drawn by Lincoln who lives in our ward.  They are so well painted that it almost looks like fabric.  There are five windows that open and they represent dates.  You open the corresponding window for the date and there is something to do.  Each time you do know the right answer then you tell someone on the floor and they give you a lolly.  It is really nice to just look at it.

This next one is my favorite and it is the winner of the contest.  

This one is a pop-up card.  The card sat on the table for four days before the contest started.  It was closed.  

And this was the inside.  It is a so cool.  You can see the blue ribbon in the left hand corner.  I just love this one!  

And this carved one is hanging in our office.  I really love it.  It is about the size of a small melon.  We got it at the woodcarver's that I posted about awhile ago.  We have one that is smaller and different in our flat!

I think this is the closest I am going to get to enjoying looking at my own collection.  Hope you enjoy as well!