Want to make animated cartoon dvds

Hi,
I have been using Photoshop and Premiere Pro to make movies and photos of my toddler son.
Now I'd like to branch out to make some homemade animated cartoons for him and burn them to a dvd for viewing on TV.
I have the Adobe Master Suite Collection, and am trying to figure out the best use of Adobe programs to make these animated movies...I would appreciate any help before I spend too much time learning the wrong program!
Is Flash the best place to make the animation and then input to premiere and subsequently make the dvd in Encore? Or is there a better work flow?
Thanks for any help!
Mandy

Thanks guys, you all have been helpful. I know the best solution is replication...however, that is not possible. This is not for a big commerical super Church, it's for your more regular family size church...not far over 200 members, tops.
So, I know to use verbatim dvd-r burning at 2x and I will use 2x burn speed in Toast from a disc image created from iDVD. Without replication, I know it is impossible to have the dvd play in all set top players, as replication doesen't even fully accomplish that....but...what is the best way to make it as reliable as possible using Final Cut Pro HD 5, iDVD and Toast.
Also an additional question, the church has a dvd duplicator...how effective are those and how should I use it? I do not know the make and model, general advice is what I am looking for.
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