SB Finds : Crafts, Activities & Printables

  When our oldest was born there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to teach him Spanish.  It was my desire to raise bilingual kids but I wasn’t prepared for the challenge.  Not having any friends or family to speak Spanish with, it took more effort on my part to make that English to Spanish transition in our daily routine.  If this desire was going to become a reality, I was going to have to train myselfRead More ...

Celebrate this Valentines Day or Día del Amor y la Amistad with one of our niños favorite TV amigos: Pocoyo! The cards feature Pocoyo and his friends Elly, Pato, Loula , and Sleepy Bird for a total of five different cards. These super cute cards are a great option for our kids to share this Valentine’s Day. Click here to download a printable version of these cards and visit the Pocoyo site en español for more fun activities and games. ...

What can be cuter than pretend play with this osito de la amistad puppet? My kids love their stuffed animals especially this old raggedy looking bear. I wanted them to express their love and friendship through pretend play. I knew that creating my favorite childhood activity-a paper bag puppet- would encourage them to do so. Here are the step-by-step directions to make one of your own. Supplies Paper bag glue marker and pencil scissors 2 sheets of 8.5×11 colored paper 1 sheetRead More ...

The Secret World of Arrietty hits theaters February 17th. This family film from Disney and Studio Ghibli, based on Mary Norton´s children´s book series “The Borrowers,” follows the story of Arrietty, a tiny fourteen-year-old girl,  who lives beneath the floorboards of a suburban garden. Like all little people, Arrietty and her family live hidden from view of the their human  homeowners and only occasionally venture out to collect scrap supplies. But all that changes when twelve-year-old human boy named Shawn moves intoRead More ...

Editor´s Note: Mari is the founding editor of the Ezine, Inspired by Family, a place where we want you to feel encouraged as you join in their journey to leave a legacy to our children and strengthen our family relationships. In our home we love to celebrate holidays, friends, family and just life! This year, we decided to have a Valentine´s Crafting Kids Party with my sons and 10 of their friends. Who doesn’t need fridge magnets! This is a practical andRead More ...

Click here for a printable version of the activities pictured above.  Valentine’s Day or Día de San Valentín (Día del Amor y la Amistad) is almost here again, and it’s never too early to start preparing. Our niños always have a blast on this day because they get to make a special card for their friends, and not to mention share some sweet treats with them too. We’ve prepared three different Día de San Valentin activities in Spanish featuring Minnie. PrintRead More ...

Like me, Vanessa really likes magazines. I got her a subscription to National Geographic Little Kids about a year ago and she has been completely enthralled by it, so I just renewed her subscription. So when we got a sample of the brand new Disney FamilyFun Kids magazine, she was super excited. Although the magazine is obviously in English, I’m so used to translating pretty much everything that she gets her hands on that’s not in Spanish, that this was no different.Read More ...

El Día de los Reyes Magos has been special to me since I was a kid. It was no question that I would celebrate with my kids as well. I decided to kick it up a notch this year by creating a craft to go along with our day. Much like Christmas, my grandmother would adorn our mantle with all the grandkid’s stockings, yes, all 12 of them. We never did do a craft, not even at school. This craftRead More ...