Our friends at Lanugo have put together this Christmas coloring book for us to share with all of you. The Lanugo Christmas coloring book celebrates our cultural traditions during this time of year. Inside you’ll find los tres Reyes Magos, a page dedicated to el villancico “El Burrito Sabanero,” and much more!

Click here for the printable version of the Lanugo Christmas coloring book. 

Celebrate winter and all the new wonders it brings with your niños and these printables. This set of printables in Spanish includes an activity sheet for the seasons of the year to practice reading and retention, and a winter snowman activity perfect for learning geometrical figures.

Click here for the full printable version of the activities previewed above. 

For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook.

Here’s a great idea: Neighborly Thank You Gifts with Free Printables to kick off your Thanksgiving week! The lovely thing about this activity is that it’s super kid friendly and you can share it with your vecinos or la policia, the local fire fighters, el cartero, or your family members when they come over for Thanksgiving dinner.

If your children are little then all they have to do is hand out the notes as is, but I bet they still would like to scribble their name.  If they are older then you can encourage them to write a message, if they’d like.  To download your Gracias Labels just click here: Neighborly Thank You Labels

What our familia did is we bought a box of chocolates and stuffed each bag with chocolates and these cute notes.  Our kids helped us get them together and then placed them all in a basket. As we walk out the door or someone comes to our home we will fill their day with a joyful treat in hopes to remind them that they are appreciated.

At dinner time we discussed all the people they had an opportunity to share their Thank You gift with and my son’s eyes lit up and said, “It made me so happy.”  ¡Que lindo!  My older boy shared what each person’s facial expressions were like when they received the gift and he said, “It made them smile.”  Enjoy brightening up your neighbor or community helper with these treats.

Thanksgiving, or Día de Acción de Gracias, marks another beautiful holiday during which we get to spend time with our family and share traditions. To celebrate, Monarca Language put together a fun Thanksgiving-themed bingo game in Spanish that’s perfect for family game night during the holidays!

The best part is that once you print out the pages for this game, you can also use it to play a game of memory or memoria! Two games in one!

 Click here for the full printable version of this game.

For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook.

Monarca Language shared this awesome Day of the Dead inspired coloring sheet for our niños. Stay tuned for more Day of the Dead printables and check out our Celebrate Day of the Dead page for more activities, recipes and informational posts.

Click here for the full printable version of the coloring sheet pictured above. 

For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook.

Just print it out, have your kid color it, cut each individual card and have fun coming up with different story lines using the Halloween and Fall words. So much creativity to be had!

Click here for the full printable version of the activity sheet above.

For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook.

This week’s round-up of Spanish activities and resources features a little bit of everything to get our bilingual kids in the school spirit. The activities feature printables and projects that are similar to projects they might do in school with the added benefit that they are in Spanish.

Back to School en Español // School Supply Flashcards in Spanish

Kali of For The Love of Spanish is ready for the new school seasons and has shared theses back-to-school  flashcards in Spanish to help us all prepare. The cards feature school materials and include the name in Spanish along with the pronunciations and English words for the materials. Click here for the post featuring the printable versions of the school supply flashcards.

Dollar Store Inspiration

Bitty Bilinguals shared their dollar store finds along with printables for their readers in Spanish. Click here for a squiggle story printable and to read about how these templates work in the classroom and at home.

Como Hacer Un Volcán

We’ve all had to do the volcano project at some point in our elementary school years. That’s why we love this DIY volcano project by Adriana of Hogar Mujer. The instructions and materials needed for this project are in Spanish which adds another educational element to this project, the opportunity to practice Español !

The Letter M Counting Book in Spanish {Printable}

Monica of Mommy Maestra shared these awesome Spanish printables featuring the letter “M” which encourages kids to count. Click here to find Mommy Maestra’s post featuring the Spanish printables.

Spanish Listening Practice – Adivina la palabra

Spanish Playground shared a fun and simple game to practice spanish vocabulary in which kids guess the word being described. Click here for a list of Spanish vocabulary and clues to play.

Disney’s new animated film PLANES hits theaters August 9th ! To celebrate we are sharing with you 11 PLANES themed printables for our kids to enjoy. You can check out a sneak peek of the making of PLANES here.

Click here for 11 printable PLANES activity sheets.

Click to download and print!

I am part of the Windows Champions Program. As a Windows Champion, I am loaned a laptop, and, on occasion, Microsoft products such as software to assist me in developing content for my blog posts. All opinions are my own.

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.

Today we’re going to have a little fun and show you how to create printables for your kids. Your printables can be in Spanish or bilingual and there are endless ways to be creative with this. A few ideas for things you could make:

• lunchbox notes
• bookplates or bookmarks
• labels
• flashcards
• word games
• fortunes in Spanish for homemade fortune cookies
• party banners
• invitations

To get started, simply open Word 2013 on your Windows 8 computer, choose “Blank document,” and click the three little dots in the upper right of your screen if the tool bar isn’t visible.

From this point you’re only limited by your imagination. Play around with fonts, shapes and colors.

A few tips:

To create a shape go to Insert > Shapes, and then use your mouse to drag and draw the shape on the screen. You can right click to format the shape and add effects like borders and textures.

Here are some bookmarks we created for you and your niños in Microsoft Word. Click here to download and print the bookmarks! (We recommend printing on card stock so they’re sturdy.)

Have fun and happy creating!

Stay tuned for my next post! If you have any specific topic regarding Windows 8 that you’d like more information about, please feel free to suggest it in comments below!

Summer is a great time for kids to find all kinds on bugs in the backyard or at the park. Do your niños know the names of all these bugs in Spanish? Check out these cute printables that help out niños identify these bug in Spanish and even practice a little math.

Click here for a printable version of the Spanish coloring and activity sheets on insects. 

For more Spanish educational materials for niños visit Monarca Language and like them on Facebook.