SB Finds : Crafts, Activities & Printables

On April 3rd the Disney Junior special,  Jake and the Neverland Pirates: Peter Pan Returns comes out on DVD and with the Spanish language option we love! To celebrate we’ve rounded up some activities for you and  your kids to enjoy. Have fun coloring Jake and all his adventurous friends, or if you and your niños prefer a more hands on approach you can check out the five activity sheets to create your own pirate gear! Print and assemble yourRead More ...

Pocoyo is spreading the word about Earth Hour as the Official Global Kids Ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund. In case you’re wondering, Earth Hour takes place on March 31st from 8:30 t0 9:30 pm. Where exactly? In your own home! Homes, businesses, governments and communities are choosing to turn off their lights for one hour in support of environmentally sustainable action. This year Pocoyo’s creator Zinkia is saying “I Will If You Will” and has pledged to plant upRead More ...

We are so psyched to see Buster in his action packed Chile adventure, and now the fun can continue at home with the “Vamos Buster” activity sheets. These activities are perfect for teaching our kids about the geographic and the cultural Chile, but also to bridge the distance by emphasizing the similarities they might have with children living in Chile. The fun doesn’t stope there, there are a total of four enriching activities for our kids to complete and continueRead More ...

Familia, traditions, culture and education can all be found in this little Alphabet Picture Book/Bilingual Alphabet Picture Book As a familia, we made this picture book for my son when he was three.  He LOVES this book.  Two years later, he still sits down and looks through this book but now being able to recite the alphabet as he flips the pages! It totally makes my day when I see him flipping through it. Keep it simple, is my adviceRead More ...

  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. CheckRead More ...

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 ...