Jesse Tree Coloring Ornaments for Kids, 25 Printable Advent Designs

Children color one round ornament for each day from December 1 to Christmas Day in this printable Jesse Tree set. The 25 designs have clean black outlines on white, a day number, a short title and a mark for the hanging hole, so each one can be colored, cut out and hung as the story moves from Creation to the birth of Jesus. Two reading pages with King James key verses tell parents and teachers which passage belongs to each day.

A Jesse Tree that children make themselves

In a Jesse Tree, each day of Advent has a Bible story and a symbol, and the symbols hang together on one branch until Christmas. This version hands the symbols to the children. While an adult reads the day's passage, a child colors the ornament for it: an apple for Adam and Eve, a ladder for Jacob, a fish for Jonah, a star for the wise men. Then it is cut out, punched and hung. By December 25 the tree carries 25 ornaments the child made, each tied to a story they heard that day. An adult should help with the scissors, the hole punch and the string, and the reading itself takes only a few minutes.

Outlines sized for crayons and colored pencils

The designs use clean black outlines with large, open shapes, so younger children can stay inside the lines with crayons and older ones can add detail with colored pencils. Each ornament measures about 3.5 inches, or 8.9 centimeters, across when printed at 100 percent, with a visible cutting circle around the edge. The day number sits at the top and a short title along the bottom. The set has 25 different designs spread over seven sheets, up to four ornaments to a sheet, with Day 25 alone on the last sheet. The ornaments arrive uncolored. The colored examples in the photos only show how they might look when finished.

Reading pages that match the day numbers

Each PDF has ten pages: one instruction page for families and Sunday school, seven ornament sheets and two Jesse Tree reading pages. The reading pages come from the shop's original Jesse Tree set and keep its cream and gold styling. One is an overview of all the symbols, and the other is a compact daily table with the Bible reference and a King James key verse for each day. They count in Roman numerals from I to XXV, and the instruction page explains how those match the day numbers 1 to 25 on the coloring ornaments. The full Bible passages are not reproduced, so keep a Bible nearby for the daily reading.

For family Advent, homeschool and Sunday school

At home the set fits a family Advent routine or grandparents sharing the Christmas story with grandchildren. Homeschool families can use it as daily Bible time, and a Sunday school teacher or children's church leader can run it through December with a group. You may print copies for one household, one classroom or one church group. Open the PDF that matches your paper, US Letter or A4, print at Actual Size with Fit to Page turned off, and use a white cardstock your printer can handle. No ornaments, pencils, string or craft supplies are shipped, and sharing or reselling the files is not allowed.

What is included

The 25 coloring ornaments

Frequently asked questions

How big is each coloring ornament?

About 3.5 inches, or 8.9 centimeters, across when the PDF is printed at Actual Size. That is large enough for small hands with crayons and still light enough to hang on a branch. Up to four ornaments fit on each sheet, so the 25 designs take seven sheets in total.

Why do the reading pages use Roman numerals?

They are the reading pages from the shop's original Jesse Tree ornament set, kept in their cream and gold design with days I to XXV. The coloring ornaments use plain numbers 1 to 25 for children, and the instruction page shows how the two match, so day XII on the reading table is the David ornament marked Day 12.

Are the Bible passages printed in full?

No. The daily table gives each reference and one King James key verse, and the full passage is read from your own Bible. That keeps the printout short and lets older children look up the story themselves. Younger ones can listen while they color the ornament for the day.

Can I print a set for every child in my class?

Yes. You may print copies for one household, one classroom or one church group, so a teacher can give each child a full set of seven ornament sheets. Please do not share the PDF with other classes or churches, and do not resell or upload the files.

What supplies do I need besides the printout?

White cardstock that your printer accepts, crayons or colored pencils, scissors, a small hole punch and some string or twine. A branch in a vase or a small tabletop tree makes the Jesse Tree itself. No supplies are shipped with the download, and an adult should help with cutting and punching.