I looked at the bar and tried to see it from her perspective. It wasn’t your standard toddler fare. Rather, it was composed of shredded carrots, mashed dates, crisped rice, and other healthy things. It was actually really tasty. I glanced over at her preschooler’s fist of goldfish crackers and smiled.
“Oh… well, there’s nothing wrong with crackers, and this is sort of a yoga-mom bar.” We laughed. “But, he only eats about 300 calories a day. I figure every calorie matters and I want to make sure they’re good ones.”
My friend broke eye contact with me to race across the room and pull her child down from his perch over the play structure, seven feet off the ground.
I didn’t think much about our conversation, but years later my friend told me it made her more conscious of her snack choices for her kids. It’s not that my children never ate goldfish crackers or the occasional cookie, but I provided tasty, healthy nutrition for them because I wanted to fuel their little bodies well.
Christian Cartoons
I feel the same way about the media our family consumes. Our kids only watch screens for a given period of time, and I want the entertainment they’re consuming to fuel their minds and spirits well.
You feel the same way, right?
Even if, and this is a big if, a child’s programming is entirely neutral in worldview, the time our kids are spending watching that program could be spent watching something that will help them learn about God, the story of the Bible, Christian living, and the world God created. That’s what we want for our kids.
When our older two kids were young, we had VHS tapes of Bibleman, McGee and Me, VeggieTales, and 3 2 1 Penguins they could watch after school. With our younger two kids, we invested in the whole Buck Denver Asks… What’s in the Bible series. The kids loved Hermie and Friends and The Pond as well. I’ll be honest, when the kids were little, those VHS videos and DVDs were sometimes the only way I got dinner made. I had a half hour of blissful silence in which to chop veggies, and the kids were learning about Jesus.
Today, there’s a whole new way to view Christian cartoons and Christian movies for kids.
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An Alternative to Netflix or Disney Plus
Let’s be totally honest, shall we?
Netflix and Disney Plus are far from worldview neutral. In fact, Netflix has made the news a number of times over past several years for pushing the moral envelope. This recently led to a mass exodus of Christians from the platform. Disney is also known for pushing the moral envelope with their programming, albeit at a slower rate.
Thankfully, there’s an answer to the Christian parent’s streaming video dilemma.
Your child can access over 2,000 Christian cartoons in a safe environment with no ads or commercials. Not only will you find old favorites like the VHS videos we showed our older kids, you’ll find great new options as well.
Minno Kids
Minno is a brilliantly put-together streaming app for kids with hand-picked programming, every episode chosen by a staff of parents and church leaders, that will reflect your faith and values. Their passion is to help parents raise the next generation of believers.
You’ll find shows for ages 2-12.
There are classic programs like:
- The original VeggieTales (45 episodes!)
- Bibleman
- 3 2 1 Penguins
- McGee and Me
- Davey and Goliath
You’ll find favorites such as:
- The Torchlighters (Christian history)
- Buck Denver Asks… What’s in the Bible
- The Pond
- Hermie and Friends
- The Jesus Storybook Bible
- Superbook
- Owlegories
- Friends and Heroes
- Jungle Beat
Programming includes fun shows that cover:
- The Bible
- Christian History
- Science
- Bible Memorization
- Short 5-minute Family Devotions
- Biblical Archaeology
- Worship
- Following Jesus
And… there are no ads or commercials!
Because Minno Kids is a streaming app, your kids can access it on a tablet, phone, smart TV, or through the website right on your computer. The streaming is unlimited and your family can stream the over 2,000 episodes available on multiple devices at once, no problem. If you want to take a show with you, or your wifi is sometimes spotty, just download your favorite episodes.
Minno Kids is just $6.99 per month. For less than two lattes, you can rest easy and feel great about meaningful screen time for your family.
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I like the christian content and it would be so much better for my kids to watch.
This looks really good.
Great list of shows! What’s in the Bible and Friends and Heroes are favorites at our house!
I’m excited about not having to worry about what they may watch and the time they do get in front of the TV would be educational and/or spirit building!
I’d love a trusted alternative to Netflix and Disney+ that actually interests my children (2, 5, 8) and offers plenty of content.
So glad to find this. We’ve been searching for some quality screen time options so that we don’t have to worry about what they are watching.
Wow, this sounds great! We have an 11 year old son at home and a 3 year old grandson that visits often. This would be great for both of them.
looks cute my grandson would love it and learn something in the process
Perfect comparison between food and media! ❤
What a great resource!
I would LOVE to watch family friendly shows with no inappropriate commercials!
I would love the Christian content motivating children to draw closer to God and live a life that honors Him.
I’m excited to try it out. We don’t do a lot of screen time but finding good content for when we do is so tough.
I don’t really like the kid’s offerings on Pureflix and I like that they have Superbook.
My son just asked me a few weeks ago if there was an app that would play VeggieTales. Now I see there is! And it looks like they’ve got a bunch of other good shows as well. Very interested in trying it out.
great give away!
Looks great!
My kids just love christian programming. I love that this website is devoted to children’s viewing.
Minno looks like something my kids would love. Wholesome content is needed these dsys!
Great idea for a give-away!
Thanks for that opportunity!
Would love to win this giveaway! I struggle with finding shows I want my kids watching.
We have seven children who have a huge age (16 years old to two years old) & Minno looks to be something all our kids would enjoy & as parents, we can feel comfortable about what they’re watching – plus, who doesn’t LOVE Veggie Tales!
My kids would love this!
This is a wonderful resource.
Christian content would be awesome!
I have never heard of this program before, it looks amazing!
My sister has minno and really likes it
How wonderful that they have something like this. My grandson is only four but he is addictive to YouTube and Netflix; yet on Sundays he can’t wait to go to Jesus’s house to watch Jesus shows. This would be great for him and just what he needs. He loves Jesus soooo much. Thank you!
We love What’s in the Bible withBuck Denver. It would be great to have Minno!
Thank you for this awesome giveaway! This would be such a blessing to have because it seems to have awesome content that will be safe for every age. My kids love superbook and torchlighters and it would be good to have all in one streaming service.
We love what’s in the Bible with buck denver, too!
This is a great alternative to all the other kids shows/channels available on tv/cable today. It’s nice to have access to Christian programming to raise our kids on the values we hold dear and not what the world throws at them.
This would be so fantastic!
What a blessing this is! I would love to receive this giveaway. It is refreshing to find positive programming with a biblical focus. With all that is happening in todays world Minno is exactly what we need for our families.
We just cancelled our cable due to too much inappropriate content and cost. This would be perfect for our three kids to enjoy.
I am very ready to be done with Netflix. Too many things my kids want to watch and it’s hard to make them understand why I say no.
Oh my goodness this is so wonderful. I am always worried about the content my children watch / read. There are a lot of scary things being snuck into my kids shoes and books. Things I don’t want them to be taught by a stranger. This is a comforting way !
I would finally be able to get something done
This looks amazing! We’d love to try this for our family.
I’m interested in sharing Christian based Minno Kids shows with my grandkids. They live what they learn so those shows would definitely provide good lessons.
I would love to gift this to my nephew and his wife. They currently have 10 children! I can’t imagine having that many children but they love it and are such great parents. I think this would be a great gift for them.
I think it looks cute!
I have been looking for an affordable alternative! Right now paying for a streaming service is just not an option. This would be such a blessing
I love Minno kids, it has such great content! We had it for a while when it was still Jelly Telly, but had to make some cut backs to save money and weren’t able to renew when it was time. My son absolutely loves Davey and Goliath.
Absolutely excited. The kids are stuck at home all year now. All they want to do is watch tv I would love to have it be good tv.
Netflix has just gone downhill. Too bad, too, since we don’t have cable. This would be great. Thanks for doing this.
I have someone that I would want to present this to and that would be a good one I Hope.
I am excited that it has good Christian children’s content.
I am excited because I think my daughter’s would enjoy it.
We had Jelly Telly for a while and had to stop our subscription (just making cuts – otherwise, we would love to have it again!) Great content, and my kids love it too.
I don’t need to be worried about the content of the videos my kids are watching.
I’m a mom to 10 and although we use filters with most movies, it’s really hard to find GOOD programming for kids. I’m tired of constantly telling my kids no to things they can’t watch. This seems like it would allow me to say “pick anything, yes really anything!” Great idea… I may not wait for the giveaway and just get it tonight:)
Good plan!