I
love my shining Christmas tree -
And
Jesus loves it too,
Because
He knows what it means to me;
I’ll
share that now with you...
Atop
my shining tree I place a
Star
to shine out bright,
Reminding
me of Wise Men who
Were
led by His star’s light.
And
there within the branches
Many
strands of light are curled -
Symbolic
that it’s still His truth
That
lights a darkened world!
A
wooden manger was His bed
When
shepherds came to see -
And
wooden toys and tools He saw
While
He played at Joseph’s knee.
His
hands in youth, were taught to train
The
wood the way to bend -
And
from a wooden ship He called
Some
men to follow Him.
He
laid upon a wooden ship,
A
pillow ‘neath His head,
The
night the raging storm arose
And
"Peace, be still" was said.
At
last He laid upon the wood,
While
wood thorns pierced His brow,
And
let the ugly scars be made -
So
precious to me now.
...Nails
in His hands and in His feet
Brought
blood that paid the price -
A
WOODEN cross could not but hold
The
price of Paradise !
...I
cherish, yes, my Christmas tree -
With
shining lights above,
Because
each branch, each trimming pieceReminds me ... of God’s Love.
Joan Clifton Costner
Joan Clifton Costner
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The Christmas Tree Narrative
- Easy setup to adapt to your Children's Ministry. It does not necessarily need a rehearsal.
Food Craft
- Easy setup to adapt to your Children's Ministry. It does not necessarily need a rehearsal.
Food Craft
Rice Christmas Trees
I wasn't sure whether to put this one in the recipe section or in the craft section. So if you consider this a recipe well, your right, but I used this as a craft at my daughters Christmas/Birthday party and it was a real hit.
So using Rice Krispies or a generic rice cereal here it is.
Ingredients:
- 5 cups Rice Krispies
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter
- 4 cups mini-marshmallows or 6-10 oz. bag of regular marshmallows
- 10 - 12 regular size marshmallows
- Toothpicks
- Green food coloring
- Red cinnamon candies, M&Ms, or any other small colorful candies
Directions
- Melt margarine in a 3 qt. saucepan
- Add 4 cups marshmallows
- Cook over low heat stirring constantly till syrupy
- Remove from heat
- Add green food coloring till a fairly dark green color.
- Add cereal and stir until well coated
- Shape into conical forms with buttered hands (kids LOVE to do this part, but make sure the mixture is not too hot)
- When cooled Decorate with colorful candies
- One note don't expect the tree to be beautiful when children are making them. Usually they are on their way to being eaten on the spot!
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