Wonderful details on origin of Christmas itself and Christmas symbols
I just received this today and already put it in to watch with my kids. The format is a little different from the "What's in the Bible?" series, and the storytelling isn't quite as vivid. My 5- (just shy of 5 year old) son could only watch about half of it, so it might be geared for a slightly older school-aged kid.
Instead of the set of the Buck Denver news show, the video cuts to the different characters as they either prepare for a Christmas party at Buck Denver's cabin in the woods or travel to the party. It's fun to see the characters actually interact with each other a little bit. Basically, as they travel, bake cookies, and decorate, the characters ask questions like, "Why is it called Christmas?" or "Who is Santa Claus anyway?" Then through stories via the flannelgraph and the popsicle-stick puppet theater, explanations are given.
The video is quite talky, even for this series, hence I think my son will appreciate it more when he is a little older. Part...
What does Christmas mean? Is it Santa vs. Jesus?
Phil and the people at Jellyfish Labs want to help us with these questions. In a fun, musical, puppet-filled DVD, he covers everything from Santa to stockings, Christmas trees and Hanukkah. He has old carols, new carols, Popsicle-stick theater and my favorite, Missile Toe. (You'll have to see it to understand.) He doesn't rid us of our North Pole Santa, but does connect him with Saint Nicholas, the historical guy who started it all.
As a seminary trained pastor, I can tell you this stuff is a whole lot more fun and easy to understand than the giant books I went through to get my degree. It may be light hearted, but it isn't light weight.
If you've wondered about these topics or struggled with how to answer your kids questions, it's a great new Christmas video to check out.
The Christmas Confussion is over - Well explained!
Kids, parents & grandparents will love this. Great way to start your holiday movie watching tradition...You'll learn why it's called christmas, where the traditional things associated with christmas come in, starting with the name christmas; the tree, St Nick & Santa Clause and much more...
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