Nativity scenes

sweetzazoo

What's you opinion on cartoony/non-traditional nativity scenes?

Example:

 

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LMS05

I am a Christian and those kind of nativity scenes don't bother me. I wouldn't personally buy one because they are a bit too "cutesy" for me, but I'm not offended at all by them.

jkmcnamara

Meh....I figure that if history says Jesus was black and we worship a white guys, then bear shaped Nativities aren't the worst thing ever

cubbymedium

I think they are just ugly and gaudy but to each their own. The only nativity set I really love is the Willow Tree one.

bostonjen

I think it would only trivialize Christmas if the person putting it out trivializes Christmas.  Any Nativity scene is just a representation of the story of Christmas.  This one is just using bears.

floyd.bamker

I don't find it offensive at all.  but I do find it horrifically ugly.

SingingBride**

Straight up tacky.

I am a Christian and while I don't find them offensive I think they're misguided. Mostly they're just ugly, but whatever floats your boat.

ErikandAfton

There okay, they just aren't something I would use presonally. My Nativity is older than me probably by 10-20 years. I belonged to my grandmother and reminds me of the meaning of Christmas and my Grandma all at the same time. I would never use anything else.

JoShan1719

cubbymedium:

I think they are just ugly and gaudy but to each their own. The only nativity set I really love is the Willow Tree one.

I love Willow Tree products. DH and I used a Willow Tree cake topper "Promise" and I plan to get a new one for our anniversary every year. The nativity scene is beautiful.

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I'm a church going christian - and while I don't take offense to them- i would never have one in my house- because to me, it does trivialize the meaning of the nativity.  Jesus wasn't a bear (or any other animal)... but seeing it elsewhere doesn't upset me, I just wouldn't have one.

We have the Lenox China Jewels nativity set - which i LOVE and sadly can't put out for the next few years until all my boys are old enough not to touch it   

Right now we have the Little People nativity - so Griffin can play with it and learn about the birth of Jesus with it. He loved it last year- this year will be even more fun b/c he'll understand more. I just ordered him the 3 wise men to add to it.

buckeyethor

we have a home interiors one, i think. i got the little people one this year for hte baby and cat to not ruin. i think its really cute. i don't reallly like the nontraditional ones. i love the willow tree one. i have the willow tree couple and new mommy and i would love to get a whole collection of them going.

jkmcnamara

JoShan1719:

cubbymedium:

I think they are just ugly and gaudy but to each their own. The only nativity set I really love is the Willow Tree one.

I love Willow Tree products. DH and I used a Willow Tree cake topper "Promise" and I plan to get a new one for our anniversary every year. The nativity scene is beautiful.

We used the same cake topper! Loved it!

scherza

Not offensive, just ugly and kind of tacky IMHO.

My mom collects nativity scenes from all over the world; I think she has about 30 at last count.  I know that my sisters and I are going to have a hard time divvying those up when my parents pass away!

Mom and Dad gave each of us a Waterford nativity scene (just Mary, Joseph, and Jesus) several years ago, and I put mine on a mirror up on the mantelpiece surrounded by white candles and greenery, safely out of the reach of little hands.  I got DD and DS a Haba Toys nativity set last year and can't wait to put it out for them, although I know DD is going to take the figures and put them all over the place.