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Monday, February 9, 2015

VeggieTales Noah's Ark movie review and $10 gift certificate #GIVEAWAY


We enjoyed Beauty and the Beet so much that I jumped at the chance to review another VeggieTales movie.


We received the not yet released Noah's Ark DVD from Family Christian.  I watched it with Hannah and Katie and Jack and Eli.  The kids were a little surprised that the Veggies have gotten a "makeover."  Their eyes have changed.

However, the story quickly captured our interest, and the difference was forgotten.  There are still Silly Songs, like My Golden Egg:

colored by Katie, age 4

I found some coloring pages on the VeggieTales website to go along with the movie.

colored by Hannah, age 7

In addition to the Noah's Ark story we all know and love, the plotline was the personal journey of Shem, one of Noah's sons, who had doubts.  He had dreams before the flood, and he's questioning God.  I could relate to Shem.


It wasn't all seriousness, of course.  There's quite the Veggie spin on things in the orange wedge ark.  Little things made me smile, like when they named Mount Whereweat.


I think our sanitized Sunday School version of Bible stories does us a disservice by glossing over the hardships that come along with following God.  The visual drama of the breaking storm reminded me that it wasn't easy or pleasant for Noah.  I guess I'd always pictured the "rain" part without ever imagining the "springs of the deep" part in Genesis 8:2.  It must have been terrifying.  I found myself wondering if anyone on the ark got seasick.

I was struck by the scene with the birds, when they sent out birds and waited over and over again.  God's promise wasn't instantly fulfilled.  They had to wait.  Since I really hate waiting, this was a good reminder for me.

We've been fans of VeggieTales for many years (we actually still have some on VHS), but there was a depth to this release that I really appreciated.  Our family gave this DVD many thumbs up.

The Noah's Ark DVD is currently on presale for $12.97, and I'm giving away a $10 gift certificate toward anything you like at Family Christian.

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48 comments:

  1. Susan EvansFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    My kids have always enjoyed Veggie Tales. We always get their cute songs stuck in our heads...

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:41 AM

      We love the songs, too. Where is my Hairbrush? and I'm so Blue are two favorites around here. :)

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  2. MamatoManyFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Sounds like a cute dvd! We love veggie tales as well.

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:43 AM

      They're the equivalent of the Sesame Street that I grew up with, but for today's Christian kids. :)

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  3. Raising SamuelsFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    My sons love Veggie Tales! They of course love Bob and Larry :)

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:52 AM

      We used to have Bob & Larry plush toys years ago! I'd forgotten about those. :)

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  4. UnknownFebruary 9, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    I love Veggie Tale DVDs and all the stuff that go with it :) Thanks for hosting this!!!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 9, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    I am fairly new to Veggietales, I bought my daughter one and she liked it! Thanks for the oppurtunity!

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 9, 2015 at 5:45 PM

      You'll have to check out some of the older ones, too! They're classic. :) Netflix has some, and many public libraries have them, too.

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  6. Angela SaverFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    We love Veggie Tales, & our favorite character is Bob the Tomato!

    andysavi.mom@gmail.com

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  7. UnknownFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:28 PM

    I like the first Veggie Tale I watched that had the song, "No Hair for my Hairbrush" but all the Veggie Tale movies rock!

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 9, 2015 at 5:46 PM

      With the fuzzy peach! :) I haven't heard that one in a while.

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  8. McChesney FamilyFebruary 9, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    We received the flyer in the mail for Noah's Ark and the first thing our 14 year old noticed was their eyes have changed.. We have enjoyed Veggietales since they were little.

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 10, 2015 at 12:21 PM

      My 14 year old walked by while it was on and did the same thing. "Whoa, what happened to their eyes??"

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  9. tickmenotFebruary 9, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    We love Veggie Tales. "Where is my hairbrush" or "Barbara Manatee" are two of the many we love. Always like Bob the Tomato, but all of them are loads of fun!!

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 10, 2015 at 12:27 PM

      I forgot about Barbara Manatee! Great, now I'm going to be singing it, lol.

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  10. DanaFebruary 10, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    We're new to Veggie Tales, but they look good!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 10, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    We have loved Veggies Tales for years! I think their songs are the best!

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 10, 2015 at 5:16 PM

      :) I'm amazed at all the funny songs they come up with.

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  12. SooFebruary 10, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    My kids love Junior the Asparagus.

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 10, 2015 at 5:17 PM

      I like the episode where Junior's mom is trying to put him to bed and he keeps asking for one more thing. :)

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  13. rachelFebruary 10, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    I haven't watched in years and years!

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 10, 2015 at 5:18 PM

      I bet you still remember some of the catchy tunes, right? :)

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  14. latanya tFebruary 10, 2015 at 5:56 PM

    I'm new to Veggie tales.

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  15. laborders2000February 10, 2015 at 6:48 PM

    We enjoy all of their movies. I liked the Celery Night Fever one that we saw recently.

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  16. GaleFebruary 10, 2015 at 8:25 PM

    My favorite is probably Lord of the Beans.

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  17. EverythingSarahFebruary 10, 2015 at 9:37 PM

    We love Larry!!!
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  18. Vicki GeslakFebruary 11, 2015 at 5:14 AM

    Our family is a long standing Veggie Tales fan--first with our children, now with our grandchildren!

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 11, 2015 at 11:17 AM

      So true! My eldest watched as a kid, and now his little one watches them at our house. :)

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  19. LaurenFebruary 11, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    I like Bob & Larry

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  20. KristieFebruary 11, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    I like the Jonah movie! So cute! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2015 at 4:48 AM

    I always like Madame Blueberry (not sure if I spelled that right!).

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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:50 AM

      Good songs in that one! "I'm so blue" and Stuff Mart. :)

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  22. Yvonne W.February 13, 2015 at 8:48 PM

    Our kids are grown up now so I don't recall which titles were our favorites, but I remember the girls and I LOVED them even all the way into them being in high school because we thought they were FUNNY. Our favorite was a silly songs one... we would crack up laughing everytime one of the characters who was dressed up like a ship captain or something and another character tells him he looks like Captain Crunch and he is making him HUNGRY! hahaha
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    1. grtlyblesdFebruary 14, 2015 at 10:12 AM

      "You're walkin' the plank!" :) I remember that one, too. :D

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  23. kathy daltonFebruary 16, 2015 at 5:37 AM

    my grandkids Junior the Asparagus. and Tom

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  24. toastersareflyingFebruary 16, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    We're new to VeggieTales. I've seen one show, but don't remember the characters.

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