Archive for January, 2009
Half-Off French and Spanish T-Shirts at Whimsical Walney
I’m so sad . . . Whimsical Walney is going out of business Don’t miss out on the amazing 50% off sale. You’ll find adorable, high-quality onesies and t-shirts adorned with world flags or French and Spanish words and phrases, like . . . I’m a firefighter – Soy Bombero I’m a sailor – Soy Marinero [...]
Teach Your Child Spanish: Boca Beth Giveaway: CONTEST CLOSED
“Boca Beth! Boca Beth!” is the new chant I’ve been hearing from my boys. I introduced my kids to Boca Beth, aka Beth Butler, via dvd during a 14-hour car ride a few weeks ago. (Oh, how I’m thankful for the new portable dvd player my parents got us for Christmas. What a lifesaver!) Boca [...]
Should We Teach American Children Esperanto?
I came across an idea about introducing Esperanto as a foreign language subject in American schools a couple of weeks ago on the social action network, Change.org. According to the web site, “The Ideas for Change in America competition was created in response to Barack Obama’s call for increased citizen involvement in government.” The top [...]
New Language Learning Newsletter: Free French and Spanish Worksheets
Foreign Language House is launching a brand new enewsletter, and we’d like to invite you to subscribe. Everything is free, free, free! We’re working on our first issue now, and it should be coming to inboxes in a few short weeks. Each monthly issue will include thematic activities, games and songs to teach beginning French [...]
Wintertime Activities in Spanish and French
My family and I headed south for a vacation. An entire week with no snow. I know, I know . . . life’s rough! But I think I missed it. It was actually rather nice to pull into my driveway today and see the good ‘ol white stuff again. With the right childlike attitude, snow [...]
Three Kings Day: Los Tres Reyes Magos
Taking down the Christmas decorations is one of the saddest days of the year for me. I absolutely refuse to do it until January 7. Though the radio stations abruptly stop playing carols on December 26, I try to honor the Twelve Days of Christmas through Epiphany on January 6. So, as I write this [...]
