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I’m so excited to share this traveling Nativity. This year is the first year my kids get it. Every year, we’ve done the Christmas story — we’ve read it, talked about it, the whole shebang. For the first time, this year, it seems like my kids are actually following along. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept is simple: Every night, Mary and Joseph move a doorknob closer to the tree. For each movement, we tell another part of the Christmas story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Mary and Joseph reach the tree, the manger is waiting. On Christmas Eve, we place the baby Jesus in the manger and finish the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I test drove this one back in November, and it worked so well. My kids were excited to move the ornament closer, and they were interested to hear more of the story. We’ll be doing it again this month. They’re small enough the repetition will probably be good for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My house has 12 doorknobs, so that’s how may days we made this take. Below is how I broke the story up. Feel free to condense or expand as needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n