Speaking of Spanish: Spanglish House
This is part of a series of posts featuring multicultural bloggers who are raising their children speaking Spanish and another language. Their blogs offer valuable perspective into Spanish, kids and...
View ArticleSpanish Color-by-Number Calavera
Día de los Muertos is a colorful celebration. Flowers, candles, and calaveras bring color to altars and graves as we remember loved ones. The traditional sugar skulls, decorated with designs, are a...
View ArticleSpanish Color-By-Number: Easy Picture for Día de los Muertos
A few days ago I posted a color-by-number picture in Spanish of a traditional skull for Día de los Muertos. It is a fun way to introduce kids to some of the symbols associated with the Day of the...
View ArticleDay of the Dead Books: El Día de los Muertos
This review was contributed by Brooks Lindner from Sonrisas Spanish School. He writes about a Day of the Dead book, El día de los Muertos. When teaching children about The Day of the Dead, the...
View ArticleSpanish Thanksgiving Vocabulary Coloring Pages
Do you talk about what you are thankful for at Thanksgiving dinner? It is a tradition at our house to mention things for which we are feeling especially appreciative. It is a big group, but it is also...
View ArticleSpeaking of Languages: The Head of the Heard
CC Image by Eliezer Borges This is part of a series of posts featuring multicultural bloggers who are raising their children speaking two or more languages. Their blogs offer valuable perspective into...
View ArticleSpeaking of Spanish: Discovering The World Through My Son’s Eyes
This is part of a series of posts featuring multicultural bloggers who are raising their children speaking Spanish and another language. Their blogs offer valuable perspective into Spanish, kids and...
View ArticleSpanish Story for Kids: El Fandango de Lola Activities
El fandango de Lola is a story about individualism and family, about finding talents and sharing them with people you love. This enchanting story of a little girl who discovers flamenco is an...
View ArticleSpanish Words Kids Love Video: Las frutas
Spanish Words Kids Love is a new set of videos from Spanish Playground that teach language in context. The videos are set in Mexico and are full of the color and culture of that amazing country. The...
View ArticleSpanish Stories Kids Will Love: Marisol McDonald Books
Marisol McDonald is the protagonist of two wonderful bilingual picture books – Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/ Marisol McDonald no combina and Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash/ Marisol McDonald y...
View ArticleSpanish Picture Book Giveaway: Marisol McDonald
I recently had the opportunity to write about two wonderful bilingual picture books. Marisol McDonald no combina and Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual are written by Monica Brown and...
View ArticleSpanish Words Kids Love: Los juguetes del mercado
I am happy to share the second video in the Spanish Words Kids Love series, Los juguetes del mercado. These short videos by Spanish Playground teach language in context with beautiful images. See the...
View ArticleMulticultural Kid Blogs Book Club: Family on the Loose
Join the Multicultural Kid Blogs Book Club as we begin 2014 by reading Family on the Loose: The Art of Traveling with Kids. - In weekly posts, Multicultural Kid Bloggers will discuss Family on the...
View ArticleSpanish Christmas Color by Number
These Christmas color-by-number pages in Spanish teach colors, numbers and Christmas vocabulary. They are an excellent opportunity to talk to children about piñatas, el nacimiento and other Christmas...
View ArticleSpanish Color-by-Number Christmas Pages: Nativity and Piñata
Last week I shared two color-by-number sheets that work well for talking about Christmas in Spanish-speaking countries. They are culturally relevant, and also make it easy to use...
View ArticleSpanish Christmas Carol Gift Boxes
These gift boxes have lines from villancicos, traditional Christmas carols in Spanish. The pictures on the boxes represent the words. These little boxes are perfect for gifts of Christmas cookies or...
View ArticleTravel with Kids: Family on the Loose Giveaway
Do you travel with your kids? Are you making plans for a new adventure? Whether you are an experienced family traveler or contemplating your first trip, you will love Family on the Loose: The Art of...
View ArticleSpanish Words Kids Love Video: ¿Qué tiene?
I am happy to share ¿Qué tiene?, a video in the Spanish Words Kids Love series. These short videos teach essential Spanish words supported by beautiful images of Mexico and in the context of full...
View ArticleSpanish Songs for Kids: Printable Sequence Cards for Un elefante
Children all over the world sing about elephants swinging on a spider’s web, and keep singing and singing as they add more elephants. Un elefante se balanceaba is one of the best known Spanish songs...
View ArticleSpanish Valentines for Kids: Cards and Activities
My classes start the first week of February, so I am in Manzanillo, Mexico for a couple of weeks. It is pretty quiet on Spanish Playground right now, but I am working on new Valentine cards and...
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