As part of our Discovering Guatemala with Kids Series we made the Guatemalan worry dolls also known as muñecas quitapenas in Spanish. Worrydolls: What are they? They are traditional Guatemalan toys, and according to legend children tell one worry to each doll when they go to bed at night and place theRead More →
With our series Discovering Guatemala with Kids in full gear we visited the library to check out some books. Below is a list of children’s books about Guatemala and its culture that you’ll love. Enjoy these favorite childrens books about Guatemala: Guatemala ABCs: A Book About the People and PlacesRead More →
This year my sweet little boy was representing the other half of his cultural identity: a Puerto Rican Jíbaro. My heart swelled up with pride as I saw him march in the parade held at the children’s international costume party waving his Puerto Rican flag.Read More →
During my time babysitting two sweet little girls who are half Guatemalan, and half Mexican I was inspired to learn more about their culture. So much that I even turned all of our lessons, and activities into a series Discovering Guatemala with Kids! During this month I’ll be sharing variousRead More →
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I love this time of the year when Latina bloggers are paired with Latino authors and illustrators to champion Latino children’s literacy. From April 27th through April 30th, 12 top Latina bloggers will publish a guest article written by a Latino children’s author or illustrator on her blog. ThisRead More →