Plays for the Christmas Holidays

November 30, 2018 | Adult Religious Education, Celebrations Children's RE, Children's Religious Education, Youth Education

Nativity Christmas Stable

This is the Stable

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We are grateful to Nancy Pickering of Middletown Friends Meeting (Philadelphia Yearly Meeting) for three plays celebrating the Christmas season

PDF Icon This is the Stable,
A simple telling of the Nativity with readings from the book by Cynthia Cotten, illustrated by Delana Bettoli (available where books are sold). Readings are interspersed with Christmas carols to be sung with the audience.

PDF Icon The Gift of Love, based on the story Where Love Is, God Is, by Leo Tolstoy.The play, written for a narrator and five characters, follows Martin, a widowed shoemaker who dreams he will have a holy visitor the following day.

PDF Icon The Christmas Sweater, an original play by Nancy Pickering about Christmas gifts. Set in modern times, this simple, delightful drama has a narrator and 8-12 characters.

Author: Nancy Pickering

Illustrator: 

Publisher: QREC

Age Group: 13 to 15 years, 16 to 18 years, 4 to 5 years, 6 to 8 years, 9 to 12 years, Nursery, preschool

Preparation Time: 4.00

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Topics: Advent, Celebrations, Holidays, Music, Plays and performances

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