How Do You Dress Trolls As Nativity Scene Figures?
Your more conservative visitors may be startled when they see what you’ve done with your very secular troll collection. But to those of us who grew up worshipping trolls – those perennial childhood favorites – they’re naturals for Christmas Nativity scenes. Assess your trolls and assign them roles: the most feminine one, of course, will be Mary. Tie or braid the hair for Joseph and the three wise men. Make clothes in colors that signal their roles: Mary is always in blue (often combined with white); Joseph, in brown. For the three wise men, choose linked, complementary colors – three shades of green, perhaps. (See below for how to make troll costumes.) Accessorize the trolls to signal their roles. Mary needs a bundle to signal the baby Jesus (use a baby troll if you have one, of course). Joseph usually has a staff of some kind and the three wise men need gifts. Cut a circle out of felt. Its diameter should be twice as long as the troll is tall. Fold in quarters and cut a neck hole (a s
