As parents, we have the opportunity to be creative with our children’s learning, both their academic learning and their spiritual learning. When I find a new resource that is helpful along those lines, I do like to pass it along. And today I have a great DVD to tell you about, and a chance for 2 of my readers to get their own free copies to try out, too! The new DVD series is called THEO.

About THEO

Theo Presents is centered around the adventures and teachings of the main character, Theo, a student of Godʼs Word. Theo lives in a cozy corner of a quaint English village, in the heart of the Cotswolds, and entertains many guests, including two mice, Belfry and Luther.

The animation series of Theo guides children and adults through a careful study of systematic theology. Theo discusses doctrines about sin, Godʼs character, the Bible, salvation and godly living with easy-to-understand illustrations that make children want to learn more about the Christian faith.

Theo Presents recognizes a universal fact: children and adults alike love cartoons. Theo captures the attention of young minds with liberal amounts of humor and high quality animation to present the Gospel of the Christian faith through the teachings of Theo and with the use of his two object lessons, Belfry and Luther.

Theo Presents is designed to serve as a multi-media resource tool that will help men, women and children fulfill the Great Commission of Christ, to go into all the world and make disciples and to teach those disciples Godʼs Word. The multi-media outlets include a DVD series, curriculum, books and audio CD series. Each of these facets are designed to work with one another or individually.

Theo was created to reach kids of all ages. The lessons and teachings of Theo can be used for Sunday school lessons, Christian school curriculum, missions, evangelism and homeschooling. The overall purpose of Theo Presents is to provide as many tools as possible to help present the Gospel to many kids and audiences around the world.

My Review

I was a bit hesitant to fully embrace ‘theological’ teaching for children when I was first approached with this DVD. I guess I wanted to be sure that my kiddos are getting the ‘heart knowledge’ about God and the saving relationship of Christ, that I was a bit worried about more ‘head knowledge’. However, there was nothing for me to worry about with Theo.

The THEO DVD is teaching children about God, but it’s always in the context of relationships. My boys reviewed the DVD with me, and what they got out of the short episodes was enough to convince me that they really were understanding the HEART behind the theology.

BudBud’s thoughts on THEO:

I think the mice were really funny. For non-Christian children I think it would point them in the exact direction that God wants them to go in. It gives you a heads up tip, “make sure you are doing these things”. It’s very interesting, very cool. And I’d recommend it to all children, those who are or aren’t Christians.

MrCutie’s thoughts on THEO:

It was a funny movie, the mice were really funny. But it was also basically a story about truth, and what it did to me is it struck my heart and told me what I was doing wrong and how to do things right. I really liked it.

The episodes are short, with lots of fun and humour, so they kept my boys’ attention throughout the whole message. Each episode focuses on ONE thing – God’s Love, Saving Faith, Forgiveness, etc. The animation is very well done (high-quality), and the teachings are Biblically sound, based completely on scripture. The episodes are addressing only BASIC theological principles that I believe most Christians can agree upon, so the DVDs can be used by just about any Christian family or church.

We’ve enjoyed the first of the DVD series, and look forward to learning more together with THEO!

You can find THEO in these places online:
Web: http://www.theopresents.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theopresents?ref=ts
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Theo-Gods-Love/dp/B005ETZEPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314304071&sr=8-1

FREE app (available now for iPhone and iPad): http://www.theopresents.com/

Church Curriculum available now (from LifeWay Christian Stores): http://www.lifeway.com/Product/theo-church-edition-foundations-of-faith-P005397446

Another aspect of the THEO program I’m excited about is 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.

WIN IT!

Giveaway: TWO lucky It’s OK to be WEIRD! readers will win their own DVD copies of THEO! **Giveaway Closed**

To Enter: Mandatory – Leave a comment telling me who you’d watch this DVD with, or who you’ll give it to if you win (1 entry).

Bonus Entries:

• Follow this blog on Google Friend Connect (see sidebar).
• Follow @OKtobeWEIRD on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway using this THEO Giveaway Tweet (you can tweet this once a day for extra entries, and leave a link to each tweet in a separate comment.)
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• Stumble, Digg, +1 or comment on any of my non-giveaway posts;

Leave a comment on this post for EACH entry (1 entry per comment).  Be sure to leave your e-mail address so that I can contact you if you win!

SHORT GIVEAWAY TIMEFRAME: Giveaway closes Friday, December 9th at 9:00pm MST so you can hopefully get this DVD by Christmas!! Open to USA & Canada.  The winners will be selected by random.org and notified by email, and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Good Luck!

Note to contest entrants: if you subscribe via EMAIL, in order to be considered for the giveaway, you MUST verify your email when the confirmation message arrives in your mailbox.

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