Jesse "Tea" for Advent

It's the beginning of Advent, I had thought of having our second Jesse "Tea" on the first Sunday of Advent.  But our Thanksgiving weekend went extra long.  And we stayed a few extra days with my mom and siblings.  Oh I have great pictures and stories to share.  But later....

On the second Sunday of Advent we hosted our Tea.  A Jesse Tea was first brought to my attention by Alice of cottage Blessings.  She had described the Jesse Tea as,

"a Tea honoring the Old Testament figures whose lives were a compass for humanity, pointing the True path toward the Promised Redeemer."

The description caught my attention and I had wanted to make this for my own family.  The menu is kept simple.  There is no need to make things more complicated during our season of preparation and waiting.  It's the symbolism and connection the child (or adult) can make, as they eat their way through the old testament that counts.

~ The Menu ~
click on Alice or Catholic Cusine for details

 

Adam's apple

Genesis 3: 6 

~ apples with a gummy worm among them to serve as the serpent or an apple galette

 

Noah's Ark

Genesis 9: 12-17

~ deviled eggs as the ark, a rainbow of fruit, a bowl of 2x2 animal crackers

 

Abraham's Stars

Genesis 15:5

~ Trader Joe's dark chocolate star cookies

 

Isaac's Bundle of Sticks

Genesis 22:6

~ pretzel sicks bundled together with yarn or string cheese

 

Jacob's Ladder

Genesis 28: 12

~ untie the bundle of pretzel sticks and construct your ladders

 

Joseph's Coat of Many Colors

Genesis 37: 3-4

~ sliced bread cut into circles and spread with peanut butter and colored sprinkles

 

The Burning Bush

Exodus 3 :2-3

 ~ broccoli florets with ranch, thousand island dressing

 

Moses' Tablet of Law

Exodus 34: 1

~ two Pepperridge Farm Milano cookies, if time allows pipe the Roman Numerals

 

Jonah and the Whale

Jonah 2:1-2

~ bowl of whale crackers

 

The Root of Jesse

Isaiah 11: 1 and 10

~ a bowl of baby carrots

 

David's Star of Tea Sandwiches

1 Samuel 17: 12-51

 ~ cut star shaped bread, ham, and cheese or any other type of sandwich in a star shape

 

Bethlehem, House of Bread

Matthew 2: 5-6

~ any type of rolls 

 

John the Baptist's Honey

Matthew 3: 3

~ honey sticks or honey for the tea

 

Angelic Messengers

Luke 1:26-28

~ chocolate angel candy, my SIL made beautiful ones using a chocolate candy mold

 

Flowers of Jesse

Isaiah 11:1-3

~ rose cupcakes, Pepperidge Farms Verona Cookies

 
Our Tea was about family, food, and ping pong!
The older kids played ping pong before they got rained out.

By the time I remembered my camera half the food had been eaten.  The nicely laid out platters bared the evidence of hungry children

I promise you the table looked very nice. 

Constructing his ladder

Family...

Love them!!!

May your season be blessed.  Prepare His path, prepare your hearts and

God bless!