I had never thought of including a music video as part of our Video of the Week, but our reader and friend, Melissa Basadre, recommended this one by the very popular bachata artist Prince Royce. In her words: “I’m sure you’ve heard this version of Stand By Me but I wanted to share it with read more ...
Found this cute video by Clever Little Peas on You Tube. It’s meant to help your Spanish-learners to recognize the names of zoo animals in Spanish. ¡Disfruta! By the way, we just found out that are most popular post is a Video of the Week featuring the Cantinflas Show! Thought that was an interesting tidbit read more ...
I am lucky–very lucky–to have many friends who are raising bilingual children around me. Our weekly playdates with Dariela´s son, Adrián, have become a source of intense joy for Camila. I can´t help but say how cute they are together! I´ve told you before how Adrián, who´s being raised with the OPOL method, knows to read more ...
I’m getting myself ready to travel with my daughter, Camila, to El Salvador where we will spend one whole month with la familia. It will be such an amazing full-immersion experience for her right now at the age of three. I will have many stories to share from there and I’m planning on keeping you read more ...
Here it is. A bilingual show for our niños with a live cast that sings, plays, dances and educates in Spanish and English: Dos y Dos. I found out about them over a year ago but had not been able to watch the show. I finally got my hands on a DVD and put it read more ...
Prepare yourself to fall in love with Buzz Lightyear in a whole new way! Toy Story 3 opens today and I can honestly tell you-because my daughter and I already got to preview it-that all the raves it´s already getting touting it as the best family movie this summer are completely merited. I will go read more ...
Every four years an excellent opportunity arises to expose your children to the various cultures of the world when 32 nations unite in one country to vie for the FIFA World Cup. Starting next week on June 11th, seven Spanish-speaking countries will be amongst the 32 qualifying teams competing in South Africa during el Mundial: read more ...
My daughter is nowhere close to learning how to multiply, but who says she can’t learn the basic 1 x 10=10 listening to Miliki’s “La Tabla de Multiplicar?” Enjoy this simple math-tune with your kids that are already at that learning stage. Miliki + Las Tablas de Multiplicar-La Tabla del 1
I really thought my daughter was too young to watch this Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel movie, and she probably really is. However, we received a screening copy of the movie to review exactly on a day I was getting tired of the princess movies she favors these days. So, I convinced her she read more ...
No other TV station in the US can compete with V-me for quality educational programming for kids en español. We have always gladly written about their programming because we truly are fans and we´re always excited when they add a new show to their line-up. This time, we want to introduce you to PEEP and read more ...
Just in time for back-to-school, Scholastic has come out with the latest set of DVDs in its Storybook Treasures collection. Adventures at School includes a total of 14 stories, three of which are narrated in Spanish. Like the Max and Ruby stories, these are short and varied in illustration and topic, with some catchy tunes. read more ...
I come from a long line of atypical Latin American women who don’t really know how to cook. (My mom won’t be happy I’m divulging this information. Sorry mamita, I still think you’re an amazing woman!). I don’t have pangs of nostalgia for my grandmother’s arroz con pollo or for my tía’s empanadas. Growing up, read more ...
Most of us have been affected one way or another by the economic woes this country has been through in the last couple of years. And, although children might be too young to understand all the implications and repercussions of a bad economy, they are not blind to the changes these bring about in their lives. Yet, at least for read more ...
