By Jessica Wolstenholm
If Disney has a method for developing a story, it’s likely that the plot includes breaking your heart in the opening scene just so it can spend the next hour and a half putting it back together again. So goes the tale of Pete’s Dragon … Parents beware, this remake of the 1977 film by […]
By Melanie Rainer
I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with author Shauna Niequist to discuss her new book Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living. The book hit the #2 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. What a title, right? If you’re anything like me, a busy mom […]
By Melanie Rainer
We’re thrilled to have Jamie Martin on the Minno Life blog today! Martin, who blogs at the popular simplehomeschool.net, recently released Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time, a reading guide for families. Give Your Child the World was ranked #1 on the Amazon category for Christian Family, and […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
You may have seen Bible journaling, or Illustrated Faith, filling up your Instagram feed over the last year or so. Popularized by Illustrated Faith and its founder Shanna Noel, Bible journaling is a popular spiritual practice for many Christian women. At Minno, we see a lot of potential for Bible journaling to be an amazing […]
By Melanie Rainer
Minno is a Christian streaming service just for kids – but we think it’s really for kids of ALL ages! You’ll find family-friendly favorites perfect for family movie nights (even your tweens and teens will secretly love laughing along to What’s in the Bible? and reminiscing over VeggieTales). Parents of preschoolers will love the wide […]
By Melanie Rainer
The Rio Summer Olympics kick off this weekend, and what better way to celebrate than with a kid-friendly watch party the whole family can enjoy? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite ways you can celebrate the Olympics and make the games super special for your kids. Some of our favorite childhood memories came from […]
By Melanie Rainer
It’s time for the summer Olympics … a much-celebrated and anticipated event here at the Minno offices! We love watching gifted athletes from all over the world come together for two weeks of amazing drama, competition and fun. Watching the Olympics is a GREAT way to spend time as a family this August! To help […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Early on in our parenting journey my husband and I had to have a “discussion” about what sorts of family trips we wanted to take. We had two very different childhood experiences in the vacation realm and that came with an array of expectations for each of us. What we did agree on is […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
You may have seen Bible journaling, or Illustrated Faith, filling up your Instagram feed over the last year or so. Popularized by Illustrated Faith and its founder Shanna Noel, Bible journaling is a popular spiritual practice for many Christian women. At Minno, we see a lot of potential for Bible journaling to be an amazing […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Raising kids has always been hard, but I’m convinced it has to be a little bit harder in 2016. Twenty years ago, as a child, I had three major influences in my life: my mom, my friends from school, and Disney movies. I won’t go as far as to say that my mother had it easier […]