How to Make a Christmas Village Display
Step by step instructions on how to create a Christmas village display as a family tradition with money saving tips and video!
Ingredients
- Christmas Village houses Department 56 Dickens’ Village is a popular one or Lemax Village is another one
- Department 56 Dickens Village figurines or Lemax Village people
- Street lamp set
- Village brick street
- Snow cover buffalo blanket
- Styrofoam fake snow our kids' favorite part!
- Flat white sheets
- Candy stripe red fabric
- Burlap ribbon
- Heavy duty staple gun
- Extension cords
- Surge protector power strip
- Nightlight light bulbs
Instructions
- Select appropriate size of plywood for your base.
- Determine placement of houses on the plywood and cut circles.
- Put paper plates underneath two saw horses.
- Attach plywood to saw horses.
- Cut holes in a flat white sheet to match the plywood and set in place.
- Attach street lamps to wood.
- Set houses in place and pull all electrical cords to the underside of the plywood.
- Add your own special touches.
- Add all the accessories.
- Throw on the snowflakes!
- Cover plywood with fabric and create a backdrop if desired.