Gallery
Explore our community’s cherished nativity sets on display here.
Créche Displays
Display your very own créche sets in our exhibit.
Creche Drop Off Times:
Wednesday, December 3rd from 6PM-9PM or Thursday, December 4th from 10AM-1PM
Creche Pick Up Time:
Saturday, December 6th at 8:30PM. If you are unavailable, please arrange for someone else to pick up for you.
Total Creche Displays
140
Creche displays have been submitted so far.
White glass European Nativity
Origin: Windsor England
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Stone Nativity
Origin: Peru
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Modern 4 piece nativity
Origin: Strasbourg, France
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Basic Porcelain Nativity Set
Origin: USA
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Cornhusk nativity
Origin: Nairobi, Kenya
Description: The bishop of one of the wards in Kenya helped kids living in the streets. To teach them self-sufficiency, he taught them to make nativity sets to sell, to help earn money.
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Brazilian Nativity
Origin: Family
Description: This creche was acquired while serving as a missionary in Brazil
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Family Nativity 2
Origin: USA
Description: My Family favorite Creche
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Behold the King Nativity
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Description: This is from my grandpa
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Willow tree LARGE sized nativity
Origin: United States
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Large white
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Lighted Holy Family
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Olive wood
Origin: Jerusalem
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Plaster Holy Family
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Colored porcelain Nativity
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Hand carved Aspen Nativity
Origin: Hand carved Aspen by K. Lovejoy
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Wood nativity
Origin: Uganda
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Small wood nativity
Origin: New Zealand
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Small wood
Origin: Jordan
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Wooden Ethiopian Nativity
Origin: Ethiopia
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Peruvian Ceramic Nativity
Origin: Peru
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Kenyan Nativity
Origin: Kenya
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Italian Nativity
Origin: Italy
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French Nativity
Origin: France
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Japanese Origami Nativity
Origin: Japan
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Sicilian village nativity
Origin: Sicily
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Quartz nativity
Origin: Mexico
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Bedouin tent nativity
Origin: Jordan
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Handmade nativity
Origin: Crocheted nativity
Description: My daughter , Brianne Heer, made this for me because she knows how much I love nativities.
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Handmade nativity
Origin: Artist Jocelyn Heer
Description: My daughter, Jocelyn Heer, made this nativity for me out of flower petals.
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First Christmas gift from my husband
Origin: USA
Description: My husband gave this to me as a Christmas present on our first Christmas as a married couple.
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Olive wood nativity
Origin: Jerusalem
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Baby Jesus
Origin: Artist Brianne Heer
Description: My daughter made this when she was 10 years old. She knew I loved working on creche and wanted to contribute.
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Artist Kaylee Heer
Origin: USA
Description: This was made by my daughter, Kaylee Heer, as a gift.
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Amazon Jungle
Origin: Yagua tribe Amazon, Peru
Description: Obtained on travels
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Lake Titicaca, Peru floating Reed Islands
Origin: Uros people
Description: Obtained on travels to Uros people. They live on floating islands made from totora reeds on Lake Titicaca.
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Painted Rock , from Meteora Monestaries
Origin: Meteora, Greece
Description: Obtained on travels
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Silver Nativity
Origin: Ourray, Colorado
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Handmade Nativity
Origin: Costa Rica
Description: Obtained on travels
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Zuni Indian Tribe , artist A.Lewis
Origin: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Description: Obtained on travels
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Peruvian Ishpingo Wood
Origin: Cusco, Peru
Description: Obtained on travels
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Samaria, Israel Nativity
Origin: Samaria, Isreal
Description: Obtained on travels
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German hand painted nativity
Origin: Gettysburg, PA
Description: Obtained on travels
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Cuenca, Ecuador
Origin: Ecuador
Description: Obtained on travels
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Painted Virgin Mary with baby Jesus
Origin: Artist, Jocelyn Heer
Description: Painted by my daughter as a gift
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Hand painted nativity designed by Jorge Cocco
Origin: Argentina
Description: This nativity was designed by a member of our faith from Argentina. I had a daughter who served there, so I thought it would be a great addition to our Christmas decor.
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Miniature Nativity in Pot
Origin: Argentina
Description: I asked my daughter to be on the lookout for a nativity while serving in Argentina.This is the only one she came across while she was there. It tiny but sweet and simple.
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Costa Rican Nativity
Origin: Costa Rica
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Nativity
Origin: USA
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Austrian Nativity
Origin: This belonged to our grandma.
Description: Josefin Kreiner is from Lindgraben, Austria. She married our grandpa, immigrated to America, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1956-1957.
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Puppet
Origin: Homemade
Description: My sweet sister-in-law made this for our family when my kids were young.
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Wooden African Nativity
Origin: Malawi
Description: Our daughter went on a humanitarian refugee trip to Malawi and brought home this special nativity in 2022.
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White Ceramic Nativity
Origin: Gift from our parents
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Hand-painted wooden nativity
Origin: Relief Society activity
Description: Regardless of how I set set up this nativity, I’d come back to find that my children scooted the people and animals right up next to the baby Jesus.
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Peanuts Nativity
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Description: "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." Luke 2:10
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Nativity Stable with Stairs
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Greek Olive Wood Nativity
Origin: Greece
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Classic Nativity Set
Origin: USA
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Nativity house puzzle
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Minimalistic cream nativity
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Simple crèche
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Maloy Nativities
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Description: I have about 10 small nativities I can bring to share but don’t have pictures of them all.
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Jesus Once of Humble Birth - Felted Wool
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Joy to the World -colorful wooden figurines
Origin: Antigua, Guatemala
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Oh Little Town - miniture set
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Bjorn Kohler
Origin: Germany
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Feickert Nativities
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Description: We have about 15 nativity sets to bring, including a large Fontanini set. Do you want our nativity wall quilt? Ornaments?
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Oh Come Let Us Adore Him 7 PC set
Origin: Deseret Book
Description: Light blue and ivory porcelain.
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Precious Moments
Origin: US
Description: 9 piece set
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Holy Family: “A Child is Born; Let there be Peace”
Origin: US
Description: Foundations by Enesco: #4034768 One piece cream and dusty blue
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White Nativity
Origin: London, England
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Wooden Puzzle Nativity
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Star Nativity
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Nativity in Gold Beehive
Origin: Phillipines
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Alaskan Nativity
Origin: Alaska Eskimo
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Small Olive wood Nativity
Origin: Israel
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City of David Nativity
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Straw People Nativity
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Silent Night
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Corn Silk
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Telling the Holy Story
Origin: USA
Description: Snow babies by Department 56. White porcelain with cloth accents.
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Italian Nativity
Origin: Handmade in Naples
Description: Originally wired for European power, this had to be converted so the fire flickered. The man who fixed it glued a replacement baby and manger, we had to remove it. He meant well. ❤
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Let Us Adore Him
Origin: USA
Description: Snowbabies Peace Collection by Department 56
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Blessed Child
Origin: USA
Description: Snowbabies Peace Collection by Department 56
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Eskimo nativity
Origin: Alaska
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Handmade Nativity
Origin: USA
Description: Handmade clay Nativity Ornament. Made by a local craftsman.
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Glory to God
Origin: USA
Description: Snowbabies Peace collection by Department 56.
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Handcrafted Nativity
Origin: Peru
Description: Handcrafted nativity from Peru.
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Matchbox Nativity
Origin: Germany
Description: Handcrafted wooden nativity in a matchbox.
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Porcelain Nativity
Origin: USA
Description: Apple Tree Design white porcelain nativity
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Pewter Nativity with wooden stable
Origin: California
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Olive Wood Nativity
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Resin Nativity
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German Nativity
Origin: Germany
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Stoffey submission
Origin: Slovakia/US/US
Description: We have three that we would like to share. One is from Slovakia. The other two are from the US.
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Walnut Nativity
Origin: Amana Colonies, Iowa
Description: Purchased for annual creche display in Cedar Rapids specifically because there were no nativities of local origin.
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Children's Block Nativity
Origin: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Description: Received as a gift our first Christmas after we moved to the Springs.
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Ceramic Votive
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Olive Log - Small
Origin: Israel
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Glass Joseph, Mary and Christ statue with lights
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Mismatched Nativity Set
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15 piece village set
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The Holy Family
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Nativity Fig Basket Weave
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Holy Family Mini
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Home for the Holidays
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Wool Nativity
Origin: Nepal
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Porcelain Nativity
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O Tannenbaum
Origin: East Berlin
Description: 1988 purchased while stationed in Germany.
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Palm Tree nativity
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Mini Porcelain
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Art work with light up star
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Humble Night
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Czech Inlaid Wood Nativity Picture
Origin: Czech Republic
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3 Kings Glass Ornament
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Candle Nativity
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Metal Nativity Village Backdrop
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Russian Camels
Origin: Russia
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Dough Nativity
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Miniature Joseph, Mary and Jesus
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Puzzle Nativity
Origin: Taos, NM
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Ceramic Kenyan Nativity
Origin: Kenya, Africa
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Otavalo Wood Nativity
Origin: Otavalo, Ecuador
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Pyramid Windmill Nativity
Origin: Berlin
Description: The Germans believe the candlelight on the pyramid led the wisemen to Christ. They always light them on Christmas Eve.
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Pyramid Windmill Nativity
Origin: Berlin
Description: Special candles heat this windmill up to make it spin
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O Little Town of Bricklehem
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Description: This custom model celebrates the Christmas story as told in Luke 2 and Matthew 2.
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Wooden nativity
Origin: Prague, Czech Republic
Description: Purchased this nativity in Prague during travels.
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Clay nativity
Origin: Prague, Czech Republic
Description: This was made to support children's charities in Prague.
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Wooden pyramid windmill nativity
Origin: Berlin
Description: The Germans believe the candlelight on the pyramid led the wisemen to Christ. They always light them on Christmas Eve.
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Wooden windmill nativity
Origin: Berlin
Description: Special candles bring this windmill to life
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Pine trees with nativity 2 pack set
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Ceramic Nativity
Origin: United States
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Molded resin Nativity
Origin: United States
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kokeshi doll
Origin: Okinawa, Japan
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Porcelain Nativity-Home for the Holidays
Origin: USA
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Nativity Puppets
Origin: USA
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Wooden Nativity
Origin: USA
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O Holy Night- 11 Piece Nativity Set, The Salem Collection
Origin: Not known
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Handmade Nativity by Pat Olson
Origin: USA
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Simple Nativity
Origin: USA
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Pewter 4 piece nativity
Origin: Colorado Springs
Description: Meaningful and timely find at a thrift store many years ago… a tender mercy for me.
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