Once again we have been blessed with another VeggieTale dvd to review and this time it is about Christmas and the joy of giving.    It is called  Saint Nicholas: A Story Of Joyful Giving.  Every year we do an anual Christmas Cartoon Fest where we have friends and kids over to watch Christmas cartoons and VeggieTales is always included.  It will be great to have the new one this year to show to everyone.  I love the moral storylines that go with every episode and this one is no different.  This dvd teaches how important it is to be a giver-this dvd really did a great job getting that message across, something that will really stick to the kids minds and hearts.  My husband recently lost his job of 11 years and this DVD really hit home with me this year.  One never knows when they will be in need!  The songs are really GREAT this year and has Matthew West singing “Give Christmas Away”.  

The DVD has many special features and they are worth checking out.

“Give This Christmas Away” Operation Christmas Child music video
 Behind The Song with Matthew West and Amy Grant
 Art Gallery
 Audio Commentary
 Sing Along with Larry
 Discussion Guide
Family Activity – “Bob & Larry’s Sugar Cookies” recipe 

US Residents: When you purchase the Saint Nicholas DVD, you can log onto a special website and choose a free VeggieTales DVD to send to a friend and pay only $2.99 for shipping and handling.

One of the special features is about Operation Christmas Child.  My children fill shoeboxes every year for this ministry.  Shoeboxes full of toys and toiletries go all across the world to children who don’t have ANYTHING.  It is amazing when you see video of these kids eyes when they open their box, they also get the gospel message in their own language in a booklet.  It could be the only way they would EVER hear of this man named Jesus.  I have heard some incredible testimonies from some of the children who have received their boxes. 

This post was written as part of a program for Family Review Network and Big Idea, who provided the product for review.