Wings and feathers
Each design draws the wings as rows of overlapping feathers rather than a single shape. That gives a child a repeating pattern to work along, and it is the part of the sheet that benefits most from using two or three shades of the same colour.
The plain outline design simplifies the wings to two smooth curves. It is the one for a three or four year old, and it still looks like the others when the finished sheets go up side by side.
Pairs well with the nativity set
The kneeling angel and the angel with a trumpet are drawn to the same scale as the figures on the nativity sheets, so a group can colour them separately and mount everything together as one scene. Faces are left as light suggestions on all six designs.
The tree topper
The cone angel is drawn flat with a tab on one edge. Printed on 160gsm card, coloured, then cut and rolled, it stands on its own or sits on a branch. It is the only sheet in the set that becomes a three dimensional object, and it is a good twenty minute activity for a group.
Questions
- Is there an angel that can be made into a tree topper?
- Yes. One design is a flat cone with a glue tab on one edge. Print on 160gsm card, colour it, cut it out and roll it into a cone that stands up or sits on a branch.
- Do the angels match the nativity sheets?
- Yes. The kneeling angel and the trumpet angel are drawn to the same scale as the nativity figures, so finished sheets mount together as one scene.
- Which angel suits a four year old?
- The plain outline design. The wings are two smooth curves rather than rows of feathers, and there is no small detail to stay inside.
- Are the angels free to print for a church group?
- Yes. Printing for a church, school or community group is free and unlimited. You cannot sell the sheets or republish the PDF files.