Our Jesse tree was a drooping, dilapidated mess. We cut a branch from one of our pines and plunked it into a vase, which obviously was not going to cut it. After only four days, the Sculpey ornaments were causing the branches to drag along the counter. It was not a pretty sight.
Enter the Jesse Bowl. I decided to scrap the whole tree concept and keep our ornaments in a bowl. It's not quite as symbolic, but much more functional. It's a great talking piece, considering it's fairly difficult for Hubby to figure out what some of the symbols are. This requires the children to retell the bible story while they explain their masterpieces to their doting dad.
We're getting our symbols and related bible verses here. I was hoping to buy Geraldine McCraughrean 's The Jesse Tree, but never got it ordered in time. Next year. And maybe we'll have an actual tree by then too.
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