BY HOLME GRANGE SCHOOL
Holme Grange School was buzzing with excitement on Friday, December 8 when their Year 6 students presented their very first Living Nativity to the children, staff and parents.
This meant that instead of children dressing up to represent the animals of the Nativity scene there were real living creatures participating in the tableau. The animals were four pygmy goats, three Bactrian camels, two sheep and a donkey.
The story started in a wooded area of the school and the characters and their guests travelled through the trees to a clearing where a crib was set up. Mary and Joseph, with a donkey, followed the Angel Gabriel holding a star, also accompanied by the Shepherds tending their flock of sheep and some goats.
The Magi and their three camels came to visit the manger.
This creative initiative helped the children think about how it must have been as they put themselves in the position of the different characters and experienced the animals and outdoor conditions including some snow.
