Chelsea Torres is SpanglishBaby’s Book Editor and a regular contributor. She is not a native Spanish speaker, but is raising her Latino son to be bilingual. A graduate of Rollins College, Chelsea lives in Orlando with her blended family.
Classic Fable App: La Cigarra y la Hormiga
The Cicada and the Ant/La cigarra y la hormiga is a multilingual interactive story app from Seven Academy. It follows the classic Aesop’s fable about a cicada who is unprepared for winter and her friend, the ant, who is perfectly warm and cozy. She needs his help to stay sheltered from the cold and promises to pay him back later. The cicada learns that prepping for the following winter would be a better use of her time than singing nightRead More ...
Toy Story: Story Theater App and Contest for #BilingualKids
Once again, Disney has come up with a new way to excite kids! One of their most beloved animated movies, Toy Story, is now the theme of an app that will keep your kids busy for hours. Toy Story: Story Theater allows kids to use characters from the movie (Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and more) and various settings and props to “direct” their own short films. The possibilities are endless. First, practice placing characters and recording scenes using the Free PlayRead More ...
Color the Cartoon: Multilingual Coloring App
Color the Cartoon: Farm is a fun interactive app for toddlers. It’s an easy-to-use virtual coloring book. Learn the words for each farm animal as a cute gatito walks through the farm in search of the cow and her milk. Each time the kitten reaches a new animal, you must “color” it in to activate it. The kitten has a conversation with each animal and then continues on his way. On each screen, kids can also look for hidden background objects,Read More ...
I’m Expecting Another SpanglishBaby
As I get ready to send my 5-year-old boy to kindergarten, I also get to start the journey over again….with a new baby! I’m currently 11 weeks pregnant (due right around Christmas!), and couldn’t be more excited to welcome a sweet SpanglishBaby into our home. This will be our fourth child in total, but our first child together. I feel fully prepared for the pregnancy and birth itself, but as we all know, having a newborn in the house bringsRead More ...
JamTok Popular Spanish Music App
While many of the fun Spanish apps out there are for toddlers and young children, every now and then we come across one that’s just as entertaining for older kids or adults. Learn Spanish with JamTok! is a cool app that uses popular songs (from artists such as Bruno Mars and Carlos Santana) to teach you new Spanish vocabulary. For each song, you can change the language from English to Spanish, or see both. Once you’ve previewed the song andRead More ...
The Pandas & Boom: Kids’ Digital App Series Release
Today, I’m happy to bring you a SpanglishBaby exclusive: a first look at a brand new digital Spanish series for kids, The Pandas & Boom, created by the developers of the NARR8 app. If you haven’t heard of NARR8, a Netflix-like platform for interactive stories and digital series, this app could become a new adventure for your family. With a wide variety of animated stories and comics in a variety of genres, NARR8 is a unique and endless source ofRead More ...
