Comments on: Baby Abuelita: Preserving Our Heritage

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:40:24 +0000

I bought this doll at Walmart of all places about 2 years ago! My mother passed away before my daughter was born and so is not here to sing her the songs herself. But her name was “Rosa” she lived in her “bata de casa” (even had a pink one), had white hair and wore glasses. I almost cried when I saw this doll in the store. I don’t know if it was more for my daughter or me

By: Elisa

Elisa — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:48:16 +0000

Oh what a fun idea, thank you for the introduction. This will be great for my daughter who is turning two and I'm having a hard time remembering the words to many of these songs como "arroz con leche" I'm off now to check out their products. Thank you so so much for sharing this information. Saludos .-= Elisa´s last blog ..When your Toddler calls you Mama Lisa =-.

By: Roxana S.

Roxana S. — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:52:53 +0000

Sisi, I didn’t know Mikey had one… I just recently found out about them myself…

A pilón is a grinder to grind coffee beans, garlic, sofrito ingredients, etc by hand, of course, a must-have in a Caribbean kitchen…

By: Roxana S.

Roxana S. — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:44:24 +0000

Carrie! I almost died laughing with the line about Abuelito Pancho “está exiliado!” Qué chiste!!!!

My daughter, who is only starting to be able to pronounce the CH calls him Abuelito Panto!!! She likes him so much she even took him to her preschool for Show & Tell

By: Beth Butler

Beth Butler — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:42:17 +0000

I have heard about this company and their product line for a long time and then saw the dolls in a local big box retailers! Good for them! Good for the parents making certain those treasured songs are remembered and recorded for future generations. Even though I am not a Latina, I feel strongly about my Spanish-speaking friends maintaining not only their native language but their culture, heritage and traditions, and I feel the gals that Carrie (of Tiki Tiki's Blog) met are truly helping make this happen. .-= Beth Butler´s last blog ..Help Your Child Learn About Animals and Become a Global Citizen =-.

By: sisi

sisi — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:53:06 +0000

I love baby abuelita. Mikey had her and those were the first songs he knew all the lyrics to. I’ve wondered for a long time, What is a pilon? from “pon pon pon”

By: Carrie at Tiki Tiki Blog

Carrie at Tiki Tiki Blog — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:43:25 +0000

I love Baby Abuelita! I met the ladies at Cuba Nostalgia in Miami a few years ago when I had a booth for Los Pollitos Dicen next to theirs. What a great, smart product.

We have Abuelito Pancho and I love how he sings, especially La Vaca Lechera. Now that Maria doesn’t play with him as much (she’s all grown up at 6, right?) he is on a special shelf in her room. Because of this, my Cuban mother says that poor Abuelito Pancho “esta exiliado!”

I hope my daughter cherishes that doll forever, and that she can pass it down to her own children…

Great post, Roxana…
.-= Carrie at Tiki Tiki Blog´s last blog ..Researching Latino Family Roots: Your Raices =-.