My kids enjoyed doing these gratitude cards so much, that I figured they would love working on another craft for Thanksgiving that would be all about being thankful.

This time around, I asked them to help me put together a gratitude alphabet in Spanish. There are different ways to do something like this, but we went the sketchbook route where each letter gets its own page with a corresponding image on the opposite one.

I particularly wanted to do this activity with my 4-year-old son who is learning all his letters in English at school because I want him to learn them in Spanish as well.

The idea for this project is to ask your kids to come up with things they’re grateful for that start with each letter of the alphabet. Some of them can be easier than others, but with a little help, we were able to get through the entire ABC’s in Spanish.

The best part of this activity is its simplicity and the fact that you’ll need few materials to make it a reality — but a lot of creativity on the part of your kids.

Although we did some drawings, we also got a bunch of stickers in the scrapbooking section of my local Walmart and we cut some images out of magazines as well to make the whole project a bit more diverse. As you can see in the pictures, I also used brown paper to wrap both covers of the sketchbook so that we could decorate them and include the title: ABC de Gratitud (or gratitude alphabet).

My son liked the finished product so much — especially the page with the letter B which stands for Bomberos because he’s obsessed with firefighters — that now he likes to carry it around everywhere he goes! A great and fun way to teach kids gratitude and their ABC’s in Spanish, don’t you think?

Disclosure: As a participant in the Walmart Moms Program, I’ve received product samples and compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Vanessa has been devouring the books from a children’s series called Junie B. Jones. So when someone told me some of the books in the collection have been translated to Spanish, I went searching to see if I could find them. And I stumbled upon something completely unexpected.

I found the books, but in a place I honestly didn’t expect at all: Walmart.com. Did you know they have a HUGE selection of Spanish/bilingual children’s books? I had no idea and I must say I was impressed. From board books for the little ones to chapter books for the bigger ones, there’s something for everyone on the site. And I love that with  many books you have the site-to-store options, which means you can order them and go pick them up at your local store.

So for Valentine’s Day, I decided to see how many books under $10 I could get for a total of $30.

For Vanessa, I got one of the Junie B. Jones books in Spanish and I can’t wait to see her face when I give it to her. Although I’m weary of translations, this one is well done and I like the idea that she can read the books she likes in English in Spanish too. I also got her another book from Alfaguara Infantil — which I was surprised to see on Walmart.com — and even though it might be kind of easy for her to read, I’ve been asking her to read to her little brother, so this will be perfect!

For Santiago, I decided to go with the bilingual version of the popular The Very Hungry Caterpillar because we had seen the English version at the library and he told me they read it in preschool and he loved it. As you can see, he got his hands on it before I was able to wrap it for Valentine’s and he was super happy when I read it to him in Spanish. I also got him a book about a bunny that has his name. I think he’ll get a kick out of that and I can’t wait to give it to him!

Disclosure: As a participant in the Walmart Moms Program, I’ve received product samples and compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.