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 ...
Editor´s note: We are thrilled to announce that Roxana and I are now one of 25 mom bloggers who have been invited to be a PBS KIDS VIP. As such, we will continue to share with you, just like we have in the past three years, all that we love about PBS KIDS in their various platforms. This also allows us to give the PBS folks more of your direct feedback and requests. So, feel free to reach out toRead More ...
We are so psyched to see Buster in his action packed Chile adventure, and now the fun can continue at home with the “Vamos Buster” activity sheets. These activities are perfect for teaching our kids about the geographic and the cultural Chile, but also to bridge the distance by emphasizing the similarities they might have with children living in Chile. The fun doesn’t stope there, there are a total of four enriching activities for our kids to complete and continueRead More ...
I absolutely love cooking for my son. Although, he’s only three years old, he knows his mom is happy when he “hmmms!” and “ohh ricos!” my food. This week, he’ll be starting preschool and I want his first day to be a memorable one. For his first official school lunch, I will be packing some Chilean empanadas we learned how to make from one of his favorite shows on PBS KIDS GO!, Postcards from Buster! Not only did we learnRead More ...
Chi Chi Chi, Le Le Le… VIVA CHILE! ¡Sí! I am a very proud Chilena. Since I was a child I have moved back and forth a few times from Chile to the US. After I was 11 we stayed in the US but I was very fortunate to have traveled to Chile every two years without fail. I have worked there, have very close relationships with friends and family, was married there, honeymooned there and after my son wasRead More ...
Calling all creative minds across the nation from grades Kindergarten through Third! PBS KIDS GO! has launched its annual writing contest and this year we spotted something very exciting on the contest’s rule page: “Non-English text must be translated on the same page and the translation text must adhere to word count.” What does this mean? It means that your child can write or dictate their story in Spanish or other heritage language as long as an English translation accompaniesRead More ...
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We are two Latina moms – best friends since college – who are extremely passionate about ensuring our children not only speak both our languages, English and Español, but that they also grow up proud of both their cultures, Latino and American. Over three years ago we realized there's was a lack of information available for parents raising bilingual + bicultural children, so using our background in media, we launched SpanglishBaby.
