Books:
The Little Drummer Boy illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats (for Elijah)
Silent Night: The Song and Its Story by Margaret Hodges (for Ian)Tonight’s
Jesse Tree LEGO Challenge was about the Law, and the boys came up with very different, but both very clever interpretations of tablets and a mountain. (They were so into it tonight, I’m not sure how much they caught of
Jotham’s Journey, but hopefully enough that they won’t feel too last tomorrow.)
Elijah took the assignment very literally. He carefully counted out 10 tablets to represent the 10 commandments, and made a nice symmetrical mountain.
Ian was more into the story and ended up making two scenes: one of “God” giving Moses the 10 commandments on the mountain, and another of Aaron and the other Israelites making the Golden Calf while Moses was gone.
We closed by singing “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” ending with the verse about the Law:
O come, o come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times did give the law
In cloud, and majesty, and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
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