SB Finds : Crafts, Activities & Printables

I wanted to learn how to make cascarones (confetti-filled eggs) for Easter and I almost died when I walked into my local Walmart, went to the Easter section and found these cascarones on the shelves. Truth be told, I didn’t know much about cascarones before. I’d been wanting to do something special with my daughter for Easter (Pascua), so when I heard of cascarones, I decided I’d check them out. While I must report that I’ve absolutely no skills whenRead More ...

Objective: to use TPR (total physical response) to teach Easter vocabulary in Spanish. To encourage children to be creative and imaginative, using movement and word association while developing their bilingual skills. 1.  Create Las Orejas del Conejo (Bunny Ears) You will need: Construction paper, crayons/markers, glue or staples To make ears: Cut a piece of construction paper that will fit around your child’s head. Cut out 2 large rabbit ears. Encourage children to decorate ears. Attach ears to back ofRead More ...

  Easter Sunday, known as Domingo de Pascua in Spanish-speaking countries, falls on April 24 this year.  While many of us are getting ready to decorate eggs and fill up baskets with treats and other pastel-colored goodies, you can add to the list to print these adorable ¡Felices Pascuas! greeting cards that our amigas over at Viva Greetings created just for you. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD VIVA GREETING’S ¡FELICES PASCUAS¡ PRINTABLE CARDS ...

I truly am bummed we weren’t able to make it to any of the advanced screenings of RIO, a new animated family movie distributed by 20th Century Fox which hits theaters nationwide this Friday, April 15th. I usually give you my impressions of the movies I screen, but this time I’ll have to paste the description, as shared by the publicity team: From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series comes RIO, directed by Brazilian-native Carlos Saldanha, a comedy adventureRead More ...

Begin this activity by reading the children’s book El Piñatero/ The Piñata Maker by George Acona. Piñatas are found at almost every Mexican celebration. Traditionally they were in the shape of a six-pointed star and were filled with fruit, candy, and small toys. Today you can find them in all shapes, including animals, flowers, and popular characters. At fiestas, the piñata is hung in the air and children are blindfolded and take turns swinging at the piñatas.  Kids often singRead More ...

Easter is coming fast and along with it the visions of bunnies, chicks, pastel-colored eggs and all things Spring. This Easter season we have a new little bunny friend to celebrate with: E.B from HOP, Universal Pictures´ latest movie to hit theaters this Friday, April 1st. We´ve got a fun HOP one-sheet activity page for you to download and play with. Click here to download the HOP activity sheet. Head over here and enter for your chance to win aRead More ...

Hard to find a little girl–and even boy!–that doesn’t adore Rapunzel and Tangled, Disney’s Oscar-nominated version of the children’s classic tale. We’ve got some Tangled printable goodies for you to have on hand for those spring-showers days starting to come upon us. Click on the link below to download a zip file with three coloring sheets, one word search, a maze, and one spot-the-differences activity sheet.  Your niños will love!! Click here to download all the Tangled activity and coloringRead More ...

Shake it up with your kids doing this fun maracas activity to teach and reinforce numbers in Spanish! Click here to download a PDF with the Maracas Shake it Up activity. The download will automatically start as soon as you click. Check your computer´s download folder to find the files. Thanks to The Bilingual Fun Company for providing this activity. You can follow them on Twitter and Like their Facebook page which is always bustling with information. Tell us, areRead More ...