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I’m about to age myself, but how many of you remember watching the Strawberry Shortcake cartoons in the 80’s? Well it was those fond memories as a kid that got me all excited about reviewing the new and slightly more modern little redheaded girl that loves strawberries. What I liked about the videos was that they included familiar tales or re-enactments of other stories we all know about. For instance, Berry Brick Road, is essentially a rendition of The WizardRead More ...

On April 3rd the Disney Junior special,  Jake and the Neverland Pirates: Peter Pan Returns comes out on DVD and with the Spanish language option we love! To celebrate we’ve rounded up some activities for you and  your kids to enjoy. Have fun coloring Jake and all his adventurous friends, or if you and your niños prefer a more hands on approach you can check out the five activity sheets to create your own pirate gear! Print and assemble yourRead More ...

We first told you about Music With Sara back in December of 2010 when she released her debut album. Now I´m so proud and happy for her to be able to share with you her second albúm-Más Canciones en Español. I first found out about Sara thanks to my daughter and her then family daycare. Sara used to visit the daycare once per week to play and sing canciones en español with the kids. That was hands-down Camila´s favorite dayRead More ...

Putumayo world music CD’s seem to capture, in my opinion, the best a genre of music has to offer and the Instrumental Dreamland CD is by no means an exception. One of the features I love about Putumayo’s music is that they also seem to cover several international musicians in one CD. Whether the soothing tunes help your little one get to sleep or if it’s music from the children’s Brazilian Playground which gets my bebita bobbing her head fromRead More ...

As soon as I put the Salsa para gatitos y perritos CD in our car’s CD player, my kids started swaying to the music. And who wouldn’t? This magical CD contains 15 songs that are alternatively sung in English and Spanish. The rhythms are catchy and the lyrics easy to memorize so that even little children like my 2-year-old can sing-along. I was so enthralled by the quality of the music of my pick for this month’s Scholastic Parent CircleRead More ...

Pocoyo is spreading the word about Earth Hour as the Official Global Kids Ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund. In case you’re wondering, Earth Hour takes place on March 31st from 8:30 t0 9:30 pm. Where exactly? In your own home! Homes, businesses, governments and communities are choosing to turn off their lights for one hour in support of environmentally sustainable action. This year Pocoyo’s creator Zinkia is saying “I Will If You Will” and has pledged to plant upRead More ...

The legendary Dr. Seuss has been inspiring a love of reading in children for generations. Many of us are share fond memories of reading his books as kids. As many of you know Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax has been animated into a 3D movie that comes out in theaters today! In honor of his birthday we want to celebrate by sharing with you what some of the actors and crew from the new Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax movie revealed to us about their Dr.Read More ...

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax hits theaters this Friday, March 2nd! The movie follows the journey of a twelve-year-old boy as he searches for the one thing that could win him the affection of the girl of his dreams. In trying to do so he discovers the story of the Lorax, who is a grumpy yet charming creature fighting to protect his world. I was lucky enough to screen this much-anticipated movie a couple of weeks ago with my girl. Watching The LoraxRead More ...