The short episodes focus on simple pre-schooler topics such as manners, vacation, grooming and, the one below, sharing. The hyper active Perro says everything in English and then repeats it to to the ice cool Gato in Spanish.  The cat responds in short phrases which are usually written out on the screen.

“El Perro y el Gato” has all the perfect elements of a successful bilingual cartoon for children.  Lástima that it only airs on HBO Latino, but kudos to them for including the series on their You Tube page as well.

Thanks to nuestra amiga Dariela, who blogs on Nuestra Vida con Adrián, for the tip on this one!

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This one goes out to all us nostalgic ones who grew up watching the fabulous Cantinflas in one way or another. This is an episode of his educational children’s cartoon, Cantinflas Show, also known in English as Amigos and Friends.

The cartoon series was created in Mexico in 1969. What’s amazing to me is that its message was way ahead of its time with multicultural themes to educate children about topics ranging from the pyramids to atomic energy and from Acapulco to Da Vinci.

The video we chose for you today is called Adopte un Arbol (Adopt a Tree). Our Amigo Cantinflas wants kids everywhere to learn about and love our trees.

If your kids have never seen Cantinflas, this is a perfect intro cartoon with a message that is still relevant. Older kids will love the fairy tale ending and Cantinflas’ wacky humor.

Que lo disfruten!!

Loved it? Visit La Tiendita to get a DVD with 40 of these classic Cantinflas Show cartoons.

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