SB Finds : Crafts, Activities & Printables

Summer is near and if there is anything we love most is all the outdoor and indoor activities and decorations we can make . Bright colors whimsical decorations really make summer special for us. Pinwheels are one of the easiest and affordable crafts to make for any occasion. The kids and I decided to bring some summer cheer to our home with different patterned paper pinwheels. You can easily make a batch of 4 pinwheels for less than $6 To make someRead More ...

Have you run out of ideas of how to maximize your Cielito’s outside play?  Or maybe you´re just secretly aburrida of playing the same things outside – Like I am! Well, in order to add a little zing to our outdoor play, we created a new game, which we call, El Juego de Números en Tiza, The Chalk Number Game.  Plus, there are MANY not-well-advertised benefits of exercising and playing outdoors in addition to keeping physically fit.  Exercise helps us developRead More ...

Is it just me or does it seem that there are more baby showers in the spring than in the other seasons of the year? Recently, some friends and I hosted a baby shower for another amiga.  When I commented to my mother-in-law that I would need her help taking care of Sofía for the day because the shower would be at my casa, her eyes lit up! And then the stories started pouring out about how much she and herRead More ...

Mother’s Day (Día de las Madres) is almost here! Even though I am the mama and should be getting all the gifts with the kiddos I thought it would be nice to create a gift with them for me! This of course is the sweetest handmade gift you could give anyone else on any other occasion. Perfect for those who don’t like the phase of the flower dying. This Mother’s Day bouquet of  paper flores is everlasting! To make aRead More ...

Use the MADRE hearts to create a special Mother’s Day or Día de las Madres gift: Attach to straws and place in a cup ( flour or sand works well as a base). Color and cut out hearts. Tape hearts to straws and arrange in cup. Tie a ribbon or bow around cup. Give to Mami with love! For a printable version with the above pictured hearts click here. Thanks to The Bilingual Fun Company for providing this activity. You can followRead More ...

Who doesn’t like a little fiesta, pretend or not? Enter into the wonderful imaginary world that our children like to live in with this easy and fun pretend craft. Enjoy this with your child for a fun Mother’s Day Tea Party!  Even your little boys like to pretend to do grown up things like sipping café or tea. To Make Pretend Cupcakes: Supplies: baby food jar tissue paper scrapbook paper with fun edges chenille pom poms -mini and large sizes glue YouRead More ...

No matter how much I think I’m culturally adept in my bicultural world-tuned in to both Hispanic and US culture, inevitably I make some blunders!  In our house, Sofía and I have been working on making gifts for her teachers or profesoras, as we call them.  I was proud of myself because I had not waited till the last minute.  But alas, it seems like I have!  For me, Teacher Appreciation Day has always been May 15, but evidently theRead More ...

   My children can rattle off rhymes they chanted jumping rope when they were small. I have to say, they are not the only ones! I can recite rhymes I jumped to as a child, too. With jump rope rhymes, movement and language work together to reach our minds and memory on the deepest level so that we remember the chants long after we stop jumping rope with our amiguitos.  We all know how important it is to be physicallyRead More ...