SB Finds

Disney “Planes” flies into theaters later this week  and, here at SpanglishBaby, we are super excited! On behalf of the SB familia, I was invited to visit the DisneyToon Studios  for a behind the scenes view at the making of “Planes” and even interviewed it’s Director and Producer. Full review of the movie is coming soon, but needless to say, I am SUPER excited for you to check it out! One the endearing characters of the film is Dottie theRead More ...

I can be a little bit strict when it comes to my boys and TV. Those of you who know me, have heard me talk about using little screen time as educational as possible. Just like my boys watching Spanish cartoons, when we received these DVDs in the mail, I said to them, “knock yourselves out!” They loved THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: REVVING UP (3 discs) and THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: IN A PICKLE. Sixteen fun episodes about science, perfectRead More ...

Sara is one of our favorite bilingual musicians for kids (and I’m not just saying that because she’s my daughter’s adored music teacher!) because her music is so simple, yet completely fun and catchy. We’ve debuted several of her music videos here and today we’re delighted to show you this one she has created just for SpanglishBaby amigos! The song is called “Mi Perrito Cachorrito” and it’s about the different sounds animals make in English and Spanish. Sara is invitingRead More ...

This week we are sharing  five fun hands-on activities for kids to practice Spanish. The activities were created by awesome parent bloggers and resource websites. As the day for kids to go back to school approaches we want to make sure our kids exercise their bilingual minds and they have lots of fun doing it. Spanish Numbers Ice Cream Cones Julie of Open Wide the World shared how her daughter will be soon attending a dual language immersion school andRead More ...

What a great discovery we have made! Cricket Publishers have just launched their Ladybug Magazine in Spanish! Ladybug en español is designed for children ages 3 to 6, perfect for my two oldest sons, who are beginning to or are already reading in Spanish. Our boys still need guidance when reading in their second language, and we found that Ladybug is perfect for us to continue to read aloud en español. While reading Ladybug to my oldest, the illustrations caughtRead More ...

The world of “Planes” is soaring above us and is scheduled to land on August 9th. During my Behind the Scenes visit at DisneyToon Studios, I got to catch up with two people that helped bring it all together: Director Klay Hall and Producer Traci Balthazor-Flynn. While I sincerely enjoyed screening the film and am excited to take my daughter to see it again, meeting these two film makers was definitely the highlight of #DisneyPlanesEvent. Little did I know that, asRead More ...

With 7 animated chapters and 6 interactive games, Deep in the Rainforest is a truly comprehensive bilingual app. This is a great geography supplement to an elementary education, since it focuses specifically on the Amazon. In addition to having authentic Spanish narration, the regional focus on South America gives this app a cultural edge. Take off with your pilot, Amanda, in a small plane and travel through the rainforest with a native boy named Yapariwa. He’s searching for his lostRead More ...

Disney’s new animated film PLANES hits theaters August 9th ! To celebrate we are sharing with you 11 PLANES themed printables for our kids to enjoy. You can check out a sneak peek of the making of PLANES here. Click here for 11 printable PLANES activity sheets. ...