Archive for October, 2008

Giveaway: Spanish Kids’ Clothing from Whimsical Walney: CONTEST CLOSED

I am pleased to announce the second official Foreign Language Fun giveaway.  If you’re introducing Spanish to your little ones, you absolutely must outfit them in Whimsical Walney‘s Use Your Words™ line of clothing. These adorable tee-shirts are wearable little language lessons.  You’ll find cool and colorful bilingual designs of professions, fruits & veggies, and of course—a [...]

Learn Spooky French for Halloween

My three year-old and I took a walk through the neighborhood this evening, playing a game of “I Spy Something Spooky.”  The pumpkins, witches, and “scary stuff” are starting to pop up everywhere.   Although I love Halloween, my preschooler gets frightened pretty easily.  We’re slowly getting used to the decor so that the big [...]

Foreign Language Fun Logo

How fun is this?!  My son drew me a globe and voila!  Foreign Language Fun has a logo!  I’m not exactly  sure what to do with it yet, but I’m pleased as punch.  It’s an accomplishment for this technologically-challenged mom to pull off even the simplest sort of image creation. Can’t wait to show my [...]

Play Halloween Tic Tac Toe in Spanish

Learn some spooky Halloween vocabulary in Spanish, then challenge a friend to a fun game of Halloween Tic Tac Toe. It’s the latest language download by Foreign Language House. Disguised as the classic X and O game, this effective activity encourages speaking and communication.  Instead of a blank tic tac toe grid, you’ll find Halloween vocabulary pictures [...]

The We are Little Amigos CD Winner

#11  Janelle Congratulations.  I know you’re just going to love the We are Little Amigos CD.  Enjoy!

Foreign Languages in American Schools

I just read an outstanding article about the state of foreign language education in American schools.   Finding Our Way with Words:  Adapting to the global age means having a voice in it.  Can America’s schools break the language barrier?  (by Amanda Litvinov, neatoday, October 2008.)  Take a peek at the intro: What does it say [...]

Play International Bingo in English, Spanish, French, and German

Foreign Language House has just released a new multi-lingual game for young language learners.  Get ready to play . . . International Bingo The download includes everything you need to play Bingo using numbers from 1-20 in English, Spanish, French, or German.  Or you can mix it up and play in all four languages at [...]