A school in south India created a Nativity scene out of natural materials in this amazing video.

The teachers, the students and staff of Chavara Darshan CMI Public School in Ernakulam, Kerala announced the theme of their Nativity scene would be "plastic-free".

The students used mud, clay, coconut husks, straw and sand to create the statues and scenery used in their work. The natural clay and mud were brought down from a local ceramist, while the straw and coconut husk were collected from fields outside the school.

Finally, the characters of the Nativity were made out of clay and dressed in costumes sewed out of real sackcloth, and the spring of water for the scene flows out from a huge earthen pot.

Darsanian's were determined to add extra sparkle and festivity to this year's Christmas. As putting up the crib is the most exciting aspect of Christmas, the teachers, the students and staff of Chavara Darshan CMI Public School in Ernakulam under the stewardship of our Respected principal Fr. Tomy Kochelanjickal CMI has begun an elaborate preparation for setting up the nativity scene in the school campus.
This year we have concentrated on the importance of nature with our crib , So we decided to make a crib based on the theme - "Plastic free Natural Crib ".
The magnificent and the most elaborated Christmas crib was decorated by statues made of mud, clay , coconut husk , straw and sand.
The natural Clay and mud are being brought down from the ceramist, the straw and coconut husk were collected from our own field.
Finally, the charcters of the nativity made out of clay dressed in costumes sewed out of real sack and the spring flowing from artificially created huge earthen pot , fulfilled this year's theme of "A Plastic free natural crib".