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{Photo credit: Chris Duque on juanes.net} Disclosure: Brisk Iced Tea is providing the prizes for this program at no cost to us. We are receiving two priority tickets to a Juanes concert, but no monetary compensation. This program is not administered or sponsored by Brisk Iced Tea or its affiliates, but solely by SpanglishBaby. Brisk Iced Tea has partnered with Grammy award-winning, Colombian singer-songwriter, Juanes to support his 2013 U.S. Loud & Unplugged Tour. Through this partnership, we’d like to give one luckyRead More ...

Sometimes, the simplest apps are the best for language reinforcement. A new app from emerging developer Tiny Factory, Bilingual Child Bubbles Word Game is an entertaining and straightforward way to keep toddlers interested in Spanish. In each of 10 categories, including La Escuela, Los Números, and Los Medios de Transporte, pictures float around in bubbles on the screen and you must tap the one that matches the word being spoken by the character, Carlos. While the bubbles aren’t moving tooRead More ...

EPIC is  an adventure comedy that takes place deep in the forest where there is an on-going battle between the forces of good and evil. The story begins when a teenage girl, named MK, finds herself in this fantastical world and teams up with a band of Leafmen warriors and a humorous crew to save the world. With an amazing voice talent that includes Beyoncé, Pitbull, Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson and Christoph Waltz this movie has something for everyone in the family. Epic opensRead More ...

StoryToys, the same app developer that brought us 3D versions of Puss in Boots and The Little Mermaid, now has a new electronic pop-up book. Beauty and the Beast 3D Interactive Pop-up Book is another adorable multilingual app that offers a great combination of story time and game time. Since most kids are already familiar with the Beauty and the Beast tale, they will enjoy how this storybook is broken up with interactive pages to make it a little moreRead More ...

  Meal times are a great opportunity to introduce kids to new Spanish vocabulary. Monarca Language provided us with these cute printables for you to enjoy with your niños featuring a food that many people around the world are familiar with and love: tacos! This set of printables includes three activity sheets. For a printable version of the activity sheets featured above click here. For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook. ...

With the summer quickly approaching, I know that I, for one, am trying to collect quality DVDs for my son to watch so that I don’t feel quite so bad about plopping him in front of Netflix whenever the afternoon thunderstorms hit. The best kind of show/movie is one that is secretly educational! While I love being able to turn on my son’s favorite animated films in Spanish, he needs something fresh and interesting. Early Lingo’s Spanish DVD Set  providesRead More ...

Finding one great educational Spanish app is exciting enough, but discovering FOUR that go together? ¡Fantástico! TribalNova’s educational program Aprendes Con has recently launched with four diverse apps for preschoolers: Aprendes Con Boing: Planeta Boing Aprendes Con Boing: ¡Aventuras en la sábana! Aprendes Con Poko: ¡Contar y sumar! Aprendes Con Bo: ¡La alimentación! By the developers of PBS Kids Play!, these apps challenge kids with math skills (counting and basic adding), science (particularly nutrition), language, and following directions. Kids alsoRead More ...

This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Angel Soft. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Last week I shared with you that even in the toughest moments, we strive to find the ideal balance between softness and strength when raising bilingual kids. Even if we know that something like the typical “bilingual rebellion” stage is something to expect, we still need to find reassurance in bits of wisdom from loved ones or that we not-so-coincidentally happen upon.Read More ...