Do Bilinguals Have Equal and Perfect Knowledge of Both Their Languages?
A couple of days ago, I overheard my daughter speaking in English while she was playing by herself with her My Little Pony collection. I made it a point to observe her a bit more intently – without her knowledge, of course – just to make sure she wasn’t just saying a few words in English, as she’s done in the past. I don’t know why it surprised me, but the whole time the ponies were speaking English to eachRead More ...
VOW: Un Barquito de Cáscara de Nuez
All videos on YouTube from Spanish artist, Miliki, are always a family favorite. My mom in El Salvador loves to play these for Camila and my niece, and they just keep asking for más y más. A classic–enjoy! Un Barquito de Cáscara de Nuez httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0IBWM-6hiU You have any favorite videos your kids love to watch? Anything that makes them sing and dance are on our list! ...
Blinguals: Illustrated Multilingual Flashcards {Giveaway}
Things continue to go pretty well in my journey to teach my daughter French, my and — what will hopefully one day also become — her third language. Today, I share with you another find which is helping us along the way: flashcards. I’ve always loved flashcards because they bring back a lot of memories of when I was a child and I was learning English back in Peru. Of course, the ones I used were not the sophisticated onesRead More ...
Banana-Peanut Butter “Quesadillas”
I’ll never forget how blown away I was when I tasted peanut butter for the first time a bit after I moved to this country as a teenager. I’d never ever tasted it before and, as a big peanut fun, I just couldn’t believe how good it tasted and how I could it eat it in a variety of ways: by the spoonful, on PB&J sandwiches — which were, to me, the epitome of an American snack or lunch boxRead More ...
Educational Apps of the Month {Giveaway}
Some months ago I wrote a post featuring 9 handpicked apps for bilingual children; it has since become one of our most popular and shared posts. Since then, more and more great educational apps for children have been created and we realized we needed to share our finds more consistently. So, we’re starting a new monthly series where we’ll showcase a few of those educational apps we feel you will enjoy. This time they are all iTunes based, but weRead More ...
Moona Luna’s Music Video PREMIERE: Todas Las Comidas/All The Foods
It´s finally here! The chance for your niños y niñas to see themselves in Moona Luna´s first music video for their debut album, Piñata Party. Last month Sandra Velasquez, lead vocalist, announced that Moona Luna was accepting videos of your kids eating their favorite, or not so favorite, foods and they would appear on their music video for their bilingual song Todas Las Comidas/All The Foods. We also told you that the music video would premiere exclusively here on SpanglishBabyRead More ...
