Where do the butterflies go? review and give-away

Here, in Minnesota, it is cold and finally snowing. By mid-January I’m already starting to miss the spring and start to dream about planting my garden and finding new perennials in the distressed garden section of Lowe’s to salvage and save. My kids? They just want to be outside – playing without all the extra paraphanalia that winter requires. You know, hats, boots, mittens, scarves, snowpants, and more? Crazy.

So, in the winter the kids also ask me tons of questions about where the animals go in the winter. We’ve still got our squirrels and rabbits that wander the yard, but some of the birds? Or the butterflies? Where do they go?

In fact, where do the butterflies go?

Our family was super blessed to review the dvd Your Backyard: The Life and Journey of the Amazing Monarch Butterfly  by Crowe’s Nest Media . Several years ago we actually “raised” butterflies in our home. The kids were able to observe them from their tiny caterpillar stage, till they made the cocoon till when they emerged as glorious butterflies. Then after several days {and warmer weather} we released them into the wild. Caleb still wonders about those butterflies that we let go — until he watched that movie. Now, he knows they fly to Mexico. Yes, Mexico. It’s amazing! After watching the dvd the kids are so excited to raise monarchs again and to tag them for research. Oh yes, and to plant some milkweed in the yard. 🙂

And that is where this dvd comes in. It is a delightful educational dvd that makes learning about God’s creation incredibly enjoyable and exciting. The kids begged and begged for the day when we were going to watch “the new movie.” Then when we were done, of course, they wanted to watch it again. In fact, Samuel asked to watch the butterfly movie this afternoon. 🙂

I watched the entire movie with them and was surprised at how much I learned about monarchs and how the monarch, in fact, points us back to our Lord, the Creator. It is WONDERFUL to learn about science from a Christian perspective.

And, as a very cool side note — Crowe’s Nest Media made it to the semi-finals at the San Antonio Christian Film Festival. I love this — I love quality media that is made that is recognized. Here’s a preview :

Now to the giveaway and bonus info! First, Crowe’s Nest Media will be giving away a copy of Your Backyard: The Life and Journey of the Amazing Monarch Butterfly to one of you. All you’ll have to do is enter below via Rafflecopter.

Also, they’re creating a new study guide to go along with the DVD. Right now, if you use the code FindingJoy you will receive the study guide when it comes out for free and you will get $1 off the purchase of Your Backyard: The Life and Journey of the Amazing Monarch Butterfly {$19.95}. The coupon code is good until February 3, 2012.

To order a copy of the dvd please click –>>  Crowe’s Nest Media Monarch DVD And remember to use the discount code FindingJoy so that you get the companion study guide for free and your discount. 🙂

And, after you’ve entered my giveaway be sure to click on the links below to some other blogger friends of mine who also had the opportunity to review this excellent Crowe’s Nest Media DVD.

Blessings, friends. And as Brennan just told me, tell those people who made that cool butterfly movie that they did a good job. Out of the mouth of my eight year old. High praise. 🙂 Now, I’m thinking about ordering their one on birds….

Enter now and good luck!

Remember to enter at these great blogs as well!