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Click here for a printable version of the lyrics featured above. This is part of the Villancicos: A Christmas Tradition post. For more villancicos check out the following posts: Campana Sobre Campana Burrito Sabanero Noche De Paz Cascabel Lindo Cascabel   Find these and more villancicos in our Christmas Gift: 9 Villancicos Navideños {Printable Lyrics PDF} post! ...

Click here for a printable version of the lyrics featured above. This is part of the Villancicos: A Christmas Tradition post. For more villancicos check out the following posts: Campana Sobre Campana Los Peces En El Rio Burrito Sabanero Noche De Paz   Find these and more villancicos in our Christmas Gift: 9 Villancicos Navideños {Printable Lyrics PDF} post! ...

The Chipmunks are hitting theaters again on December 16th with their new movie Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked !  This time around the mischievous Chipmunks and Chipettes are taking a vacation on a luxury cruise liner; of course they find a way  to stir up trouble aboard. Their fun comes to a halt when they find themselves shipwrecked on a remote island, but as they try to scheme their way off the island and towards home they discover they are notRead More ...

This year marks the second year I’ve organized a “Secret Santa” gift exchange through the website Elfster.com – and now that a Spanish version, Amigo Secreto, has launched, I’ll have the option to play Santa Claus with my friends en español! While designed for adults, Amigo Secreto would be a great way to let kids, (maybe primos in a large family!) – organize an exchange amongst themselves while practicing language skills. All one needs to sign up is an E-mailRead More ...

Click on the image above for a printable version. Teach children Spanish through Cultural Activities The Poinsettia with its beautiful red flowers and shiny green leaves has become a symbol of Christmas to many people all over the world.  The legend of the Poinsettia is a beautiful Christmas story about a young Mexican girl and the gift that she presented to Baby Jesus. Practice vocabulary; la flor- flower las manos- hands rojo- red las tijeras-  scissors verde- green el pegamento-Read More ...

Recently, I was asked to join a select group of bloggers as first official members of a program called the Scholastic Parent Circle. As such, I’ll be reviewing one book from Scholastic’s Club Leo selection every month, as well as giving a copy away. I’m pretty excited about this opportunity because I’m always looking for quality and fun books in Spanish and we all know how hard those are to come by. We already have a nice collection of SpanishRead More ...

 Finding and acquiring quality bilingual reading material for our kids is a perpetual challenge. Though SpanglishBaby tries to make the task easier for you with reviews, giveaways, and recommendations, we can’t exactly deliver our favorite libros to your door. However, we found someone who will! Infinity Insurance is the resource behind a new program called Read Conmigo, a bilingual literacy program intended to support Spanish literacy by helping parents get past one of the greatest barriers: access to developmentally appropriateRead More ...

As my boys get older, they’re more into books, elaborate building sets and Mama’s iPad, and have outgrown the babyish Spanish-“speaking” toys of old.  That’s why I liked Ingenio’s Sounds Amazing cards.  There are fifty double-sided flashcards, grouped into categories (our favorites were Transportation and Musical Instruments), which include a picture of an object (such as an ambulance), information about the object in English and in Spanish, and a bar code.  Scan the bar code with the included wand, andRead More ...