Authentic Guatemalan Dresses for Girls – Trajes de Chichi
Thrilled with the excitement of my son participating in the children’s international costume party, I extended an invitation to his friends from his Spanish playgroup. I shared with the girls’ father a flyer of the costume party, and asked if the girls would represent Guatemala. I’m pretty sure my excitementRead More →
Kid Made Guatemalan Worry Dolls: Muñeca Quitapenas
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 →
5 Guatemalan Children’s Books You’ll Love!
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 →
My Little Puerto Rican “Jibaro” and the Children’s International Costume Party
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 →
Discovering Guatemala with Kids Series: Chichcastenango de Santo Tomás
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 →