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Have You Seen the NEW Jelly Telly?
A Christian online mini-network, geared to kids, that can be accessed anytime with content viewable on demand. Brilliant! -right? Have you heard of Jelly Telly? If not– you are in for a fun surprise!
Created by Phil Vischer and presented by Focus on the Family, Jelly Telly has just re-launched with an updated, more user friendly version of itself. Still with the adorable cast of characters that the What’s in the Bible? fans know and love, but now with even more content! Phil’s gift has always been the ability to bring kids (and parents) quality media with a message. To bring faith alive and make it relevant–but done in a fun, entertaining way.
If you head over to the Jelly Telly site you will see that the design of the landing page is super cute, and very easy to navigate. There are video clips and full episodes of Jelly Telly’s Buck Denver and Friends, Buck’s Mailbag as well as other well known Focus on the Family shows like, Last Chance Detective and Adventures in Odyssey.
A favorite of mine is the Characters Section. Do you or your kids want to know more about Sunday School Lady, Michael or The Bentley Brothers? Go into this area (or simply click on their picture located at the top of the page) and meet the cast of characters! You can read their bios, interesting facts about each of them, and even their key phrases! –Think “Ponies”! Below these character bios, they have attached some featured content and fun clips. It’s a great way for kids to get to know their favorite characters! Here’s one of my favorite videos from Michael:
Do you like the idea of accessing games for the kids but are a little hesitant about allowing them to play something online? No need to fear– the much loved Clive and Ian will take them on a wacky Air Adventure! There will be more coming to this section as the site takes off.
Grown ups, there is an area for you, as well. There is a video message from Phil explaining in further detail what Jelly Telly is all about. This section ties into the site’s blog updates, and has a way for you to access fun coloring pages and crafts for the kids.
We hope you can take a self guided tour through this site and let us know what you think. Do you and your kids like the format? — content? — message? Let us know! If you absolutely love what you see, please help us spread the word to your friends!
You can follow Lisa on twitter @lisastrnad and she blogs regularly at talking like a girl.
A Valentine Craft: WITB Goody Bags
Looking for a fun way to share What’s in the Bible? with your friends this Valentine’s Day? Our friend Lisa Kirkwood came up with this fun craft after we put out the call for What’s in the Bible? themed crafts last week.
Lisa and her kids made these adorable goody bags with a message from your favorite characters.
WITB Goody Bag Instructions
WITB Goody Bag Tags Artwork
Guest Blog: Buck Denver, Professor?
No, Buck’s not really a professor … just a full-time newsman with a goofy sense of humor and an undying love for scones. But John Dyer, our guest blogger today, shares just how much he’s learned from Buck and the gang by comparing it to his seminary education. You can check out more from John at his awesome blog here. Enjoy!
When I was growing up my parents purchased some VHS cartoons that told Bible stories for my siblings and me, and those videos were how I learned about Abraham, Noah, Rahab, Paul, and the rest. As a result, during grade school and even college, I consistently knew more biblical characters than most of my friends. But I had one big problem – I didn’t know how any of it fit together. I honestly thought Abraham, David, and Jesus were next-door neighbors. Even if I could tell the order of two stories, I didn’t really know how they related to each other.
It wasn’t until I went to seminary that I was taught the big picture of how all those stories in the Bible fit together. Now, as the dad of a 2-year-old boy and a brand new baby girl, I’ve been looking for ways to teach both the individual stories of the Bible and the Big Story of the whole Scriptures. And I’ve been looking for something that wasn’t boring or poorly put together.
So my wife and I were delighted to see how fun and informative “What’s in the Bible? with Buck Denver” is. We love the characters, the songs, and the incredible depth of what the DVDs covered. When my son sees our TV, he points and shouts “babies!” which is his word for puppets. What’s in the Bible? is all he ever wants to watch (and incidentally, it’s all we do let him watch.)
Although I cherish my time in seminary and all I learned there, sometimes I wish I had saved a few bucks and just waited for all 13 DVDs to come out. The good news is we’re gonna save a ton on private school. All thanks to Buck Denver.
Do you have a What’s in the Bible? story to share? You can guest blog too! Just email melanie@whatsinthebible.com.
Art Contest Winner
We’re excited to announce that Josh Stoken, age 11, is the winner of the first What’s in the Bible? Art Contest! He made this awesome sculpture of Buck Denver:
Congratulations, Josh!
We also had 4 amazing runners-up:
Chuck Wagon, by Carolynn Scherle:
Buck Denver, by Dayna Beatty:
Clive and Ian, by Gracie Zenz:
Buck Denver, by Johnny Martin:
Thanks to everyone who participated!
