From the monthly archives:

October 2009

An interesting fact about the third installment of the popular Ice Age saga Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (or Ice Age 3) is that since its premiere in theaters worldwide this summer, it has made three times more revenue internationally than it has in the U.S.  In some foreign countries it has been the [...]

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Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom

by Roxana S. on October 29, 2009

in Videos

I don’t know of any preschooler who is not totally into Dora the Explorer, do you? And, if you’re raising bilingual children, she’s the perfect character to support you along the way because, let’s face it, preschoolers think she is cool!
My daughter has the lunchbox and the plastic cups and the coloring books and the [...]

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Los Lobos Goes Disney

by Roxana S. on October 27, 2009

in Music

I‘m sure it’s happened to you. You’re happily minding your own business and out of nowhere you start belting out the theme song from the latest movie/TV show your kids are currently addicted to. Well, you’ll be happy to know that if it happens to be a Disney movie, you can now sing to the [...]

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Yesterday we published Part 1 of this post with a list of some of the coolest Finds featuring iconic and classic Day of the Dead symbols such as calaveras and calacas.
Today we continue with the feast. Enjoy!
Chocolate Day of the Dead Skulls
One of the most traditional aspects of a Día de los Muertos celebration are [...]

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While many are busy getting ready for Halloween, we want to spice things up a bit for the bicultural families amongst us with a little Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) feast.
Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st in Mexico and some Latin American countries.  It´s a day to remember the [...]

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Let the animals come to life

by Roxana S. on October 22, 2009

in Books

Have you heard of something called Scanimation? It’s a pretty cool technique which makes the images of this book, ¡Al Galope!, seem as if they’re moving. Artist, inventor, filmmaker, Rufus Butler Seder, came up with this animation process described as “video without a screen.”
Translated from the #1 New York Times bestseller children’s book, Gallop!, the [...]

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That’s exactly the way the publishers describe this Frida Kahlo Coloring Book for children: Big art for little hands.  And this is one I really want to get my own hands on.  I can even imagine myself begging my two-year old to sit down and color with me the fascinating 32 pages on this [...]

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I swore I wouldn’t be one of those moms who started her baby’s memory book with fervor and wrote something on it every single day from the moment she was born only to stop doing it abruptly after about her second birthday. But, I have to fess up: that’s exactly what has happened.
However, because I [...]

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Since we launched SpanglishBabyFinds almost two months ago (wow! Where has time gone?) we’ve introduced you to a bunch of products we love and use–or would use–with our own children. Well, it’s time for something for us, las mamás, don’t you think?
And, since you know how much I love reading, then you shouldn’t be surprised [...]

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Music is a vital element of our day to day life. I´m always making up silly songs that I would never dare to sing in public, and now my girl is joining me. Her´s are much better, for sure!
Fati, a native Argentinian, and Charles are a husband and wife team and parents to [...]

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