A Nativity Set

In an effort to keep little people away from breakable nativity sets, last year I purchased a nativity set with lots of little people, some animals, even a palm tree, and put it on the coffee table in the middle of the living room.  It's easily reachable, there are enough figures that several children could play at the same time, and I can say "No no" to other sets while redirecting interest to one they can play with. 

Brilliant, n'est-ce pas?

We only got the Christmas decorations out on Saturday, and today, after school, I found my children playing with the nativity set figures.  They were using Lego bits as well, but they were creating a whole scenario with an angel, the donkey and two sheep, and baby Jesus.  Here I've been thinking it would be for the little kids who are often at our house, but in reality, it was my own children, both of whom are old enough to leave all nativities alone. 

As a post post script, Cora loves the nativity set, but she doesn't want anyone else to play with any of the figures which makes Kal irrate.  She won't share, and because she won't share, Kal will sweep them aside or throw them, just to make her mad.  But at least they aren't playing with the breakable ones.