Little Town of Bethlehem

The North Park Covenant Church (5320 N. Christiana) hosted an event last weekend that just blew me away.  In the basement of the church they set up a market to represent Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth.  We weren't really expecting much and had decided to stop by just to remind the kids why Christmas is celebrated but we were amazed at how great it was.  When we got there, the church was really crowded but there were costumed guides to direct you where to go.  In the basement it was very hot but they had people to take your coats.  Once we got through the long line to enter the girls had a really great time.  There were lots of little booths set up with activities for kids to do based on what you might find during that time period.  For example, kids could make jewelry out of clay, make a toy at the carpentry booth, dig for gems in sand, make candles and lots of other fun things.  In addition, outside there was a live nativity with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and a whole host of animals.  The whole event was free of charge.  My daughters had such a good time they are still talking about it almost a week later.  The event was only for one night last weekend but it was so good that if you missed it I would definitely recommend looking it up next year.  My girls are already planning on it.