Little People Christmas Reviews

“Don’t touch the Baby Jesus!” As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them. I had just entered our living room to find my two-year standing before the table where our porcelain nativity set was displayed. I’d chosen to arrange it on the sofa table because I thought it was too high for her to reach. My mistake. She clutched a sheep and a cow in one chubby fist. A shepherd was imprisoned in the other.

The nativity set was a wedding present. Its blue and white figures were as lovely as they were delicate. They were all carefully arranged in the small wooden stable I’d purchased our first Christmas together as man and wife. I approached my toddler cautiously, like a trained negotiator approaching a bombing suspect. Once I got close enough, I dropped to my knees to appear non-threatening and to relate to the transgressor at her own level.

“Give the sheep to Mommy, honey,” I cooed. “Here, wouldn’t you like Elmo instead?” I waved the fluffy red monster in her direction. My daughter stared at me, her eyes wide the with joy of discovering a new toy. Her little cap of soft blond hair had one barrette hanging crazily above her left ear; it’s position as precarious as the cow’s. “Give the sheep to Mommy,” I repeated.

For a scant moment she seemed to consider my request, glancing briefly at the smooth shiny surface of her wooly captive. Then, with lightning speed, she dropped the sheep onto the carpet and reached out a sweaty hand for the tiny infant in his porcelain manger.

It was not my proudest moment as a mother. I rescued the baby Jesus and his china counterparts and moved them to mantle. My little girl toddled off seemingly unaware of her mother’s shame. That night, after my daughter was safely ensconced in her nursery, I went online and ordered a plastic nativity set. It arrived a week later and I set it up in place of its more illustrious counterpart. It remains one of the best toy purchases I’ve ever made.

 

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My 1 1/2 year old daughter just received this as a gift and she loves to make it play "Away in a Manger". This is a very durable toy, like all Little People products. I am grateful that companies take time to make toys that help our children learn about our Savior, Jesus Christ. Although she is too young to understand the Christmas story right now, this toy will be around for a long time to help her father and I teach her about Jesus' birth. Have a Blessed Christmas!