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This year, as a Windows Champion Ambassador on behalf of SpanglishBaby, I will be exploring all this new platform has to offer you, with a focus on information, tips, and apps for bilingual families. For this second post I promised to show you some Windows 8 apps which aren’t intended for bilingual learning, but which can be used that way nonetheless. Here’s a video that will take you through our 4 favorite apps, and then details along with links toRead More ...

Earth Day is fast approaching on Monday, April 22nd and to help your little ones to be mindful of the environment, Monarca Language has provided us with these cute Earth Day mini posters to teach positive habits that help protect our planet. Each poster includes Earth Day vocabulary in Spanish to inspire our niños! For a printable version of these mini posters click here.  For more Spanish educational materials for niños vista Monarca Language and like them on Facebook. ...

Do you have a blossoming ballerina at home? Then this “People in your Neighborhood” segment from Sesame Street is just for them! The Lincoln Center and New York City Ballet team up with Sesame’s Murray Monster and Ovejita for this adorable — and bilingual!– video. Murray and Ovejita travel to Lincoln Center to join four dancers in the studio to learn about ballerinas. Dancers Kristen Segin, Alina Dronova, Callie Bachman, and Sara Adams explain how they use their bodies toRead More ...

  Baby Trend seems to have designed a car seat that is perfect for all parents, but in my opinion, they definitely had the first-time parent in mind. With my first-born we got a car seat that wasn’t as user-friendly as the New Inertia Car Seat. Not only were we able to easily secure this new seat in our car but it offers an ergonomic design tailored to fit baby comfortably. In fact, the multi-grip carry handle and overall lightweightRead More ...

Here’s a great craft for spring or summer for your little one to make: Toilet Paper Roll Spring Prints. Okay I have a confession to make: I have a shelf full of empty toilet paper rolls. I have a hard time tossing them since there are so many crafts you can make with them. Here’s a great craft that is easy to make with the kiddos. If you’re looking for more Spring crafts, recipes, etc check out Celebrate Spring Issue.Read More ...

It’s officially Easter weekend! The kids and I have been busy preparing for our holiday. Recently my son asked me why not all bunnies had tails. Confused, I thought what he may have seen and where? I asked him why he asked. He didn’t have a straight answer — he’s only 4 years old. I decided to create a fun game just in time for Easter but great all year! I explained to both my kids that we needed to help theRead More ...

As those of you with preschoolers and early elementary schoolers may have discovered, it’s difficult to find bilingual books to transition them from the baby board book phase to the early readers phase. Books need to be complex enough for them to learn new vocabulary, but short enough for a bedtime story. My Big Sister/Mi hermana mayor by Samuel Caraballo is the bilingual story of a little boy named Pablito, who spends the days with his big sister, Anita, whileRead More ...

In my quest to find more entertaining Spanish apps for adults and teenagers, I discovered 4 Fotos Más, a straightforward game that nonetheless provides hours of fun and brushing up on Spanish vocab. Each level presents four photos and a letter bank. To pass the level, you must correctly guess and spell the word that the photos indicate. For every level you pass, you collect monedas, which can be used to buy hints in future levels. As a nonnative speaker,Read More ...