Round Nativity Night Scene SVG

About this design

Think of this as a small round window onto Bethlehem after dark. A navy disc forms the sky, a curved gold hill fills the bottom, and the family stands along the crest as one pale cream shape: Mary at the left, the manger at the center and Joseph at the right, staff in hand. The star of Bethlehem hangs high in the center with three little sparkles to either side, spreading outward across the upper sky.

Limiting the palette to three colors keeps it calm and striking, and the circle gives it a finished edge with no need for a frame.

Color layers

• Base and lines in deep navy: the whole round sky, which also shows as the thin ring around the hill and the lines beside the figures
• Cream parts in cream: Mary, the manger and Joseph as one joined silhouette
• Star and gold in gold: the hill, the star and all six sparkles

In the color file the navy circle is solid, so it doubles as the base that the other parts glue onto. Work from the largest piece to the smallest: hill, family, star, then sparkles.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 10 pieces and 7 cut-outs. You get the navy circle, the cream family, the gold hill, the star and six separate sparkles. Six of the cut-outs are openings in the circle: a large one that takes in the hill, the figures and the two lower sparkles on the right, one for the star, and four for the other sparkles. The seventh is a slim gap inside the family between Joseph’s arm and robe. Every part inside the circle is loose, so hold the group together on transfer tape, or use a backing card. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches wide.

Foil and glitter card

Metallic card makes this scene come alive. Cut the star, the sparkles and the hill in gold foil card, and the light will shift across them as the piece is moved. Glitter card suits the sparkles particularly well, though a smooth foil is a better choice for the hill so that it does not compete with the family above it. Use a pearl card for the cream figures if you want a little extra glow.

Size guide

Smaller than 4 inches, the sparkles become fiddly. For a little version, go with Print Then Cut and trim only around the circle.

Good uses

• Round wooden signs cut from a pre-made disc, with each color painted in turn
• Christmas card toppers on a square card
• Window clings that show the dark sky against a lit room
• Church bulletin art in the single-color outline version

Pairs well with

The Nativity Christmas Ornament shares this round format for a tree full of the same theme. Browse the Christmas ornament designs for other round shapes, or put the Star of Bethlehem inside a matching card.