International Nativity Scenes (by Thom)

I know some people out there are seemingly-professional nativity scene collectors. We're just amateurs at this, but we do have a few fun ones that I thought we'd show off here today. You can click on any of the pictures to see the nativity larger.

This first one is from Burkina Faso. I was there in 2004 (my first trip to Africa). It's made of bronze and we love it because the animals are so realistic, especially the skinny cows!

This was the first one in our collection. We bought it when we visited Costa Rica in 1998, when we had only been married for a few months.

These two are made of stone and we purchased them from artisans during our time in Mali (2005-2009).

I was in downtown Dakar a month ago when I saw this one and bought it for Amanda. It's our first nativity scene from Senegal and has a fun hut with it. The wood carvings are surprisingly lightweight.

This is Miriam and Hannah's entry to our collection. We bought this Fisher-Price Little People nativity set for them two years ago.