Veggie Tales is a very familiar show. The talking veggies teach morals and faith in God. Sabrina (6) still loves it. Alex (10) will watch the new to him shows, but he doesn't choose Veggie Tales any more. I enjoy some of the shows too.
Hugglers is definitely a preschool show. It is very cute and Sabrina watched it over and over when she was younger. The episodes take place in a preschool Sunday School class. The "kids" have very different and even stereotypical personalities, yet they learn to work together and get along as they learn Bible stories.
Boz is a Christian cartoon version of Barney. It has a very positive family environment with loving and involved parents and grandparents. The character of Boz is a bit goofy. This DVD has the kids learning to do chores and helping others. The characters pray and talk about God. There are some cute songs at the end of each episode. It is a good preschool DVD.
3,2,1 Penguins is super silly, but also contains some profound lessons for kids. It quotes the Bible and teaches lessons like sharing and getting along with others. Alex recommends it for ages 5-8.
Read and Share Bible is a good way for young kids to learn Bible stories. It is a little bit slow paced, so it probably would not hold the interest of older kids as well.
What's in the Bible? spans age groups. Alex loves this as much as Sabrina. This series teaches a lot about the Bible, in fact, I was a bit surprised about how in depth the lessons are. It also includes a bit of church history. Yet, the puppets are silly and very entertaining.
Beginners Bible is a series that I do not believe is on DVD, but Sabrina watches complete episodes on youtube. These are a lot of the most well known Bible stories and they stick very close to the Bible, with a few funny things thrown in, (ex. Noah's sons licking their lips while Noah prays for food. Nothing that in any way detracts from the story.) This is a series that can span age groups as well.
These series can be found at a Christian bookstore, on Amazon, ordered directly from the producers, or maybe even the library.
I plan on doing more posts on other kids' Christian DVDs soon. If you know of others leave a comment.
Marie-Anne
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