Friday, October 14, 2011

Theo Presents~ Theology for the young'ns (Giveaway X2 ended)

We were recently given the opportunity to review a new DVD series for kids. (And I get to give away 2 of the same Sample DVD's that I received... details at the end of the post) Theo Presents combines cartoons with Theology. :) The series follows a gentle English theologian and 2 (church?) mice, Belfry and Luther through many topics, each as a separate episode:
  1. Saving Faith Currently Available
  2. Trust and Obey Currently Available
  3. Forgiveness Currently Available
  4. Armor of God Currently Available
  5. Redemption Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  6. New Birth Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  7. Justification Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  8. Adoption Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  9. A Day in Prayer Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  10. Abiding In Christ Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  11. Light Unto My Path Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
  12. What Is Church Coming Soon~ Not Available Yet
Check out the Bonus Episode "Good News" to hear the good news of the Gospel, and get a feel for Theo Presents (Note~ this episode is about 1/2 the length of each of the other episodes)

Theo - Good News from Theo Presents on Vimeo.

You can preview a portion of some of the other episodes right on the Website if you check out the "Videos" tab.
My youngest has enjoyed watching the sample DVD that we received with the "Good News" Bonus Episode and the first episode of "Saving Faith". He enjoys the silly mice and the paper-type puppets and other illustrations. I enjoy the gentle teaching that is included, and have recommended this for our AWANA group as a back-up for council-time on evenings that the pastor is not able to attend.

My youngest has also enjoyed exploring the FREE THEO app (available now for iPhone and iPad) recently. The Bonus Episode is included in the app as well as a game (Looks like there are more in the works), previews of available episodes, coloring pages, etc.... There is also some great information for parents/teachers ~ a synopsis of each planned episode along with coordinating scripture verses.

The website includes parent guides for each episode which include a key Q & A, Bible Verse, synopsis of the Bible Story, and a hands-on activity/object lesson. This really extends the value of the video, in my opinion, and makes it much more memorable for your child.

More information from the publisher: 

Church Curriculum available now (from LifeWay Christian Stores)
What set's THEO apart from anything we've worked on?
  • The Buy 1 - Give 1 campaign!
  • For every Theo DVD purchased, Whitestone Media and Child Evangelism Fellowship® will send a child in need their very own copy of Theo.
  • You can log onto TheoPresents.com after making your own purchase, and select the region of the world you'd like another copy of Theo to be sent.
Nitty-Gritty~
Appropriate for ages K-ish and up
Purchase opportunities include:
Amazon ~ the currently available DVD (currently priced at $12.49, but you know how Amazon is....)
Theo presents ~ Digital 3-in-one download ($13.99 for same episodes that are on the DVD)
Theo App ~ in-app purchases ($4.99/individual episode)
    Alright, now for the giveaway~

    I am excited to announce that I get to offer this giveaway via Rafflecopter for the very first time!





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