Fisher-Price Little People Nativity

This is a great Nativity Set for a toddler. It is durable, cute and my daughter played with it for hours. It is the same high quality as other "little people" toys. It was a little more than I wanted to spend on a children's nativity set, but it will probably last a lot longer than less expensive models.

I was looking for a set that had baby Jesus separate from the crib. Based on the description, I thought that was the case with this set, but that is not the case. Other than that, the set is fine for my 2 year old to look and play with.

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I got my set at Target in 2011. Since then I have realized that there are a lot of sets and varations out there. Some stores get some sets (the one I bought was a "target exclusive") and other stores get other sets. Fisher-Price keeps the best sets as their on-line exclusives.

My set takes no batteries and sings no songs and the are no lights or sound effects. I actually prefer it to the sets I have seen with more bells and whistles. It is a nice simple toy she can play with and we do not have to worry about the batteries or her pressing buttons too hard or anything like that. I do wish I could have gotten a single little shepard since I do have a sheep in the manger and I wish someone was there to watch out for him.

Last year my kid crawled over to it and sucked on the pieces and seemed to throw St. Joeseph the most. This year she is big into dolls so she spent a lot of time picking up Jesus and hugging him and kissing him and pointing out to me that he was "a baby. look a baby". she also enjoyed the Angel a lot since it was neither man nor bird. That is something we can work on for next year. She liked to make sure he was squarley ontop of the manger at all times and I have to admit I kept teasing her by switching him out with the animals or other figureines. she always put him right back and usually told me "no !".

All in all, I'd say to shop around and see what level of set you need and how many figures you must have or can live without and then do some research. Amazon sells all these sets but as many are from resellers and third parties, the prices and the componants will vary greatly.

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I purchased this nativity set for all four households with grandkids for CHRISTmas 2011. I was happy to find a supplemental "shepard and sheep set" since that wasn't included in this set. The grandkids are all happy (moms and dads too!) but I just recieved the Fisher Price catalog and they have retooled the entire set. Now it makes sounds and plays "Away in the Manger" and "Silent Night." The manger glows. The angel spins on a track on the roof. But it has fewer characters...the wise men are absent....but they didn't come with tents in the first set anyway. You still have to buy the wise men set and the shepard set if you want it to be "complete." That ups the price by at least $30.

Not sure how I feel about this since it was close to $175 to outfit four households with the "old" set plus the "shepard set." Personally, I think the older one may be better, more durable. As we "antique moms" know....the bells and whistles eventually break so maybe the absence of them on the older set was a good thing. When it comes down to it....as long as the kids learn the story and have creative play then it doesn't really matter. In this case newer may not be better....or cheaper.

PS: If you want the supplemental sets do your research. I found them for half the price outside of Amazon.

PPS: Also, for unclear reasons, my son'd dachshund LOVES to chew on any of my granddaughter's Little People characters. Not sure why but you may want to be cautious until you can determine if your dog finds them irresistable too.

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I bought three of these-one for my family and two for gifts. Everyone who has received them has loved them and the kids love being able to play with the nativity sets rather than just look at the fancy ones that we al have on our mantles and shelves.