GeekMom is thrilled to introduce our readers to our new sponsor, Zimmer Twins, a website where kids create and share their own animated movies. With the Zimmer Twin’s easy-to-use movie-making tools, kids can design their own serials, commercials, music videos and even reality shows.
Since its launch in 2005 in Canada, over one million Zimmer Twins movies have been created by kids from around the world. The Zimmer Twins has received numerous awards including an International Emmy, Parent’s Choice Award and an Alliance for Children and Television Award, and has also spawned a television show featuring stories originally created by kids on the Zimmer Twins site.
Heading the cast of characters in Zimmer Twins movies are 12-year-old Edgar and Eva Zimmer, a brother and sister with some super powers, and their mysterious cat, 13. Kids build their movies by assembling clips that make the characters move, act and talk, and by adding in dialog, narration and text. Members have a choice of either adding scenes onto ‘starters’ – short movies that end in a cliff-hanger — or putting together their own stories from scratch. The Zimmer Twins site is also a great community where Zimmer Fans help and encourage one another. Teachers and parents have found that their kids are constantly coming up with new and exciting ways of using the site, and especially like that it is ad-free.
Anyone can make Zimmer Twins movies and watch stories made by other kids. With a free membership, kids can also save their movies, and rate and leave comments on other kids’ movies. VIP members get to do even more, including sharing their movies with the world on the Watch a Movie page, and writing their own comments about their favorite Zimmer Twins movies. Memberships are available for $3.99 per month or $19.95 for 6 months. But during the month of November the Zimmer Twins is offering Geekmom readers 50% off a VIP membership. Just enter the promo code ‘GEEKMOM’ while purchasing your VIP membership.
What’s more, Geekmom readers also have the chance to win one of three a free 6-month VIP memberships! To enter, just fill out the form below. The deadline for the the Zimmer Twins free VIP membership contest is November 30. One entry per person, please.
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