Building a lifesize manger? My boyfriend and I were interested within making a lifesize manger to...

My boyfriend and I were interested within making a lifesize manger to put in our front patio. Does anybody have any tips or design to help form this process a little easier?
Answers:    If you could achieve some old pallets, the longitudinal 1 X 4's would already be nail to 2 X 4's that you could use as legs.
Go small
Manger in a matchbox.