SB Finds : Crafts, Activities & Printables

Our culture is a big part of why we teach our kids Spanish. But even if Spanish is not the language of our ancestors we know that learning another language gives us and our children a deeper understanding of other people and cultures. For this week’s #BilingualKids Round-up we have focused on fun crafts for kids that celebrate culture and the diversity in our world. Proud to be Me Self-Identity Craft This beautiful craft by Ruby of Growing Up Blackxican isRead More ...

On this week’s #BilingualKids Activities round-up we are sharing educational printables in Spanish, fun games, and one awesome craft! Click in the links below for the resources and instructions. Free Printables from Kinder Latino Kinder Latino has a page for its readers to download free printables in Spanish! The page features five printable books full of activities for children starting kindergarden. You can also follow Kinder Latino and receive free weekly printables. Free Beach Themed Printables Mommy Maestra is sharing printables onRead More ...

This week we’ve put together a round-up with activities that encourage kids to explore in Spanish. Whether they’ll be traveling or staying home for the summer there are plenty of ways for our kids to explore the world around them through reading, music, and play. The activities below are hands-on and prompt kids to explore beyond their own horizons while practicing Spanish. Learn Spanish through Play: At The Park // Actions (Verbs) This fun activity by For The Love ofRead More ...

In our bilingual journey we know that the best way to expose our kids to Spanish is to make it immersive and fun . That’s why this week’s activity round-up is dedicated to encouraging our kids to practice speaking Spanish and, of course, have lots of fun! The activities were created by bloggers who are also on a journey to raise bilingual and bicultural kids and have found a few tips and tricks along the way. Learning through Play: CARSRead More ...

Summer is a great time for kids to find all kinds on bugs in the backyard or at the park. Do your niños know the names of all these bugs in Spanish? Check out these cute printables that help out niños identify these bug in Spanish and even practice a little math. Click here for a printable version of the Spanish coloring and activity sheets on insects.  For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook. ...

What’s summer without a good book to read while lounging under a tree? As relaxing as it sounds sometimes reading is not what our kids have in mind for their summer vacation. This week we are sharing fun activities that will get niños excited about reading, communicating, and learning about animals and insects  in Spanish. Check out each activity below and just click on the links for the full description. 35+ Ways to Keep Your Child Excited About Reading Latinas for LatinoRead More ...

This is a sponsored post brought to you by Walmart. ¡Gracias! The kids are so excited for our Fourth of July celebration. This year we will not be purchasing fireworks because our neighborhood has banned the use of fireworks. We are totally ok with that because we know we will be able to watch big fireworks in the sky put on our town. To get started with the celebration I wanted to have the kids create something that would remindRead More ...

Summer is a great time to take advantage of the free time our niños have and share educational and fun activities in Spanish with them. That is why this summer we will be featuring five activities and crafts  for bilingual kids every week! Many of these activities and  crafts come from Latina bloggers, Spanish teachers and sites dedicated to raising bilingual and bicultural kids. Check out the five activities and crafts that we chose to kick off this summer of bilingualRead More ...