About: Guest

On Monday, I sat down with my 2 boys and read them a copy of “Free at Last! The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.” I read to them about the bus boycotts and the March on Washington. I tried to explain to my 5-and almost 7-year-old boys that sometimes people are so uncomfortable with a group of people that they will do anything they can to keep them down. My 7-year-old said that Martin Luther King, Jr. lived aRead More ...

Editor’s note: the following is a guest post by Sandra Velasquez, the talented lead singer of Moona Luna, a bilingual family friendly band from the members of Latin-Alternative musical group Pistolera.  Read all the way through to find out how your child can be in their music video! Growing up in San Diego my mother used to speak to me in Spanish and I would answer her in English. “Contéstame en Español!” she would demand. I would run to myRead More ...

Editor’s note: The following review was done by Sisi Martinez Purfield, a bilingual teacher mom of a bilingual preschooler. When I first saw the Easy Translator by Ingenio I was excited to see if my 3.5 year old son would like it.  My son is pretty bilingual although not nearly as fluent in Spanish as he is in English.  I gave it to him and thought he might be interested in doing a few of the “theme” vocabulary cards.  WhenRead More ...

Editor’s note: When Sand Dune Books contacted us about doing a review of their products, both Ana and I felt neither of our daughters were old enough for us to fill out these keepsake journals and do a fair and truthful review. But, we absolutely loved the idea behind the journals, so we decided to give one to my sister, Gloria, to fill it out for her 19-year-old daughter (mi ahijada, Veronika) who goes to school in Florida. There areRead More ...

Earlier this week, Gabrielle, from Gabriela’s Kitchen, shared with us the recipe she uses to bake a traditional Pan de Muertos. Today, she gives us a picture tutorial on how to create beautiful paper flowers as ofrendas to adorn your altar de muertos. Click here to catch up on all the fabulous Day of the Dead Week on SpanglishBaby posts. ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** Update:  I just found this also wonderful photo tutorial on howRead More ...

Maya Escobar is a performance artist and educator who is as passionate and creative as they get. She offered to create a special video to teach us how to make a unique Dia de los Muertos art project:  individuales or placemats. The video itself is a work of art.  I will spare you the words and have it speak for itself. Día de los Muertos Individuales by Maya Escobar httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWnIppzPhak Materials: Newspaper, Magazines, Colored Paper, Markers, Crayons, Photographs, Weekly AdRead More ...