Spanish Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
When my child was a toddler he had the cutest stuffed animal that sang “head, shoulders, knees and toes” for the life of me I can’t remember what happened to it. Read More →
Gullah Geechee Heritage: Inspiring Traditions and a Children’s Book
Gullah Geechee Although I’ve been living in South Carolina for so many years it wasn’t until recently that I found out about the rich history of Gullah culture. This region starts in the coastline of South Carolina all the way through Northern Florida and it is home to an estimatedRead More →
The Talk: The Conversation We Dread
The Talk: Preparing my child for the racial biases he will face. I have sat on this post for many days, writing, re-writing, and looking for a perfect title. I’ll be honest, I was at a loss for words. How do we have this conversation with our sweet 9-year-old? He’sRead More →
Cooking with Languages Encouraging Language Learning Through Cooking
The struggle of raising a bilingual tween (pre-teen) is real! He’s at the age where he feels that Spanish kiddie cartoons are lame, and reading in Spanish is boring. So, I’ve compromised with him when it comes to reading in Spanish (I read one page, he reads another). Luckily, thereRead More →
Pedro The Great Kid’s Book Review {Multicultural Children’s Book Day}
Pedro The Great is one of the various titles in a series of children’s book from the creator of Katie Woo, Fran Manushkin. Read More →