Celebrating Día de Muertos at SpanglishBabyPlayground – Abuelita Style
My first memories of Día de Los Muertos was the smell of fresh mole and bolillos (baguettes) that my grandmother made and we took to the cemetery where her parents and siblings were buried, this repeated every November first, it was the most magical event of the year for me. I didn’t really know about Halloween then. Abuelita said that bringing your relatives’ favorite foods to their tomb will bring their souls back to their buried bodies and we will feelRead More ...
Wordless Wednesday: ¡Rapunzel Latina!
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Any Mother’s Voice Can Be a Tool for Social Good
Can you believe that? Can you believe that if you have a deep passion for a cause — any cause, in any place — your voice can be an instrument for change? I didn’t believe that. It took me until just recently in my life to finally realize that it doesn’t take an extraordinary act of outward advocacy to create change. All it takes is a desire and an audience of any size — your family, school or church group,Read More ...
Café de Olla Atole {Recipe}
Ahhhhh…..one of my most treasured food “discoveries” when I moved to Mexico in my 20′s was the café de olla. I had never tried one before and didn’t even know it existed. This coffee is a delicacy and it’s due to the patience put into preparing it with just the right ingredients like piloncillo, cinnamon and freshly ground coffee. And because it’s such a special drink, it’s very difficult to find it made from scratch, and that’s even givenRead More ...
¡Me Gusta! Ready for Potty Baby Dora {Video + Giveaway}
Some toys can just bring the most immense joy in the power of their simplicity. Such is the case with Fisher-Price’s Ready for Potty Baby Dora. This baby Dora is the perfect companion for a little girl that’s learning the basics of going to the potty. Your girl can play with feeding her the bottle and then place her on the potty and chant with her “We did it!”,” “¡Lo hicimos!” Of course, Ready for Potty Baby Dora is bilingualRead More ...
Skelita Calaveras – A doll for Día de los Muertos! {Giveaway!}
Monster High welcomes a new student in honor of Day of the Dead! Her name? Skelita Calaveras! The Mattel owned line of dolls features characters based off creatures like Frankenstein’s monster, Medusa and Dracula – all of whom attend Monster High as students. Skelita is one of the first international transfer students. Created by Mexican-American doll designer, Natalie Villegas, Skelita is the daughter of Los Eskeletos, and her heritage is rooted in Día de los Muertos. I had the opportunityRead More ...
