How to Use a Jesse Tree During Advent and Christmas

How to Use a Jesse Tree During Advent and Christmas

One of the new traditions that we’re introducing this year is a Jesse Tree for Advent. And we will be making our own Jesse Tree using a printable set that I made. The Jesse Tree is symbolic of Jesus’ family tree: A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. – Isaiah 11:1 A Jesse Tree can be used alongside an advent calendar or in place of an advent calendar.  They are very similar in terms of how to use them during the season of Advent. But why honor Advent in the first place? How to Use an Advent Calendar During the weeks leading up to Christmas many families celebrate the anticipation of the holiday with…