The Meaningful Christmas Tree

I have been working on making everything about Christmas mean something in our family. We don't just have decorations so the house is beautiful each thing means something, and my kids are taught about them throughout the season. I found the book The Legend of the Christmas Tree last year while I was trying to find information on Christmas traditions for my private school kindergarten classroom. I fell in love with it right away. It gives information about the origins of the Christmas tree, and why we have them. I used the book to come up with some ideas for my tree this year.

The gold represents the purity of God, his holiness and righteousness. The red Christmas ornaments represent the apple that tempted Adam and Eve to sin, the sin that separated them from God. The red ribbon represents Jesus's blood that covers our sin. The Christmas tree itself is a triangle that has three corners representing the trinity, the father, son, and spirit three in one. Then of course we have the star on top. It of course represents the Christmas Star, but it also represents the light we are to shine to the world. I read The Legend of the Christmas Tree, and then we decorate and talk about the different parts as we do so. The kids love it, and it reminds me to slow down, and consider the true meaning of Christmas.