For generations of families, setting out the Fontanini nativity has been the true start of Christmas. Crafted in the Italian tradition, these detailed figures are made to be handled, arranged, and rearranged, which makes them one of the rare collectibles children are actually allowed to touch, and one of the few that survive the touching.

A Nativity That Grows With Your Family
This collection includes the holy family and an ever-growing cast of villagers and shepherds: Azarel with his harp, Elisha the shepherdess with her piglet, Sapphira, Melia the goat herder, St. Anne with Mary, even a sleeping St. Joseph. Because Fontanini figures are collected piece by piece, many families add one new character each year, often as a Christmas Eve gift, building a scene that tells the story of their own Christmases as much as the first one.

Room for Every Story
A Fontanini scene can be as intimate as the stable alone or as sprawling as a whole Bethlehem hillside with herders, animals, and angels. However yours grows, each figure keeps the warm detail and hand-finished look the name is known for.

Explore the Wider Tradition
See more scenes and figures in our angels and nativities collection, or browse everything in collectibles and traditions.

Start or Continue Your Collection
St. Nick’s Christmas and Collectibles is proud to help families keep this tradition going. Shop online or visit our Littleton, Colorado store, and call 1-800-875-8865 if you are hunting for a particular figure.