Infancy Narratives - Dioramas (3-6)

Assist your children as they ponder the Mystery of the Incarnation with the full set of 3-6 Infancy Dioramas. This material is designed for children ages 3-6 (ages of CGS Levels 1) and is helpful as the children revisit the five age-appropriate narratives: Annunciation, Visitation, Birth, Adoration of the Magi, and Presentation at the Temple.

The dioramas and accessories come to you unfinished (there is an option for assembly) so you can paint them as little or as much you feel is appropriate for your children. There are purpose made slots in the top of the Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi for you to insert the included Holy Spirit and Comet. The temple is stored in a box. The gates and the steps fit inside and make quite an impression when they are revealed to the child.

Additionally, the Annunciation includes a table, the Visitation includes crib, the birth includes a trough, and the Adoration includes a table. You provide your own figures. (We use painted peg people for ours.)

NOTE: The disparity in price between assembled and flat packed is due to the "oversized" fee that is charged by USPS.

We designed these materials to easily be able sit on a standard 8 inch deep x 10 inch high bookshelf. Each is also designed to be carried by the child (or you) using the two window/handholds on either end. All are standard sized and each comes with a lid for easy storage. (We've had mobile atria in the past and this helps quite a bit.) Each box comes with an etched icon on one end and the top to help make the work more easily identified. So, in a small atrium, the boxes can sit with the end visible and the icon helps guide the child's choice.

Included:
Assembled lid and flat packed boxes for each narrative (unpainted, unsealed)
Assembled step, temple gate frame, tables, crib/manger, star, Holy Spirit (sized for 5 inch people figures)
Instructions/suggestions for painting and sealing
Not included: figures, hinges/book binding tape for Temple gates

Diorama Size:
diorama box: 8 deep x 8 tall x 12 long
diorama lid: 8.25 x .75 x 12.25


Materials:
Wood: Sustainably sourced birch or poplar
Handmade, Laser cut
There may be a slight smell of burnt wood from the laser cutting process.

Please Note:
These materials are anchored in the extraordinary work of Sophia Cavaletti and Gianna Gobbi. The Inclusive Atrium’s materials are an adaptation of their materials. The artwork and layout of this specific interpretation is the work of the Inclusive Atrium and may not be copied without the express permission of the Inclusive Atrium.

This product is available to catechists who are in or have completed their training in Level 1 (3-6). No lessons or instructions for usage are provided. This material differs slightly from the historic CGS materials in dimensions and scale.