Bilingüitos - Spanish Immersion & Bilingual Parenting

For our local NoVA families! HOPE Preschool in Ashburn will be offering a bilingual Spanish/English classroom as part of their preschool program for the upcoming school year! We’ve gotten to hear about it behind the scenes and are so excited for this option to be available!

Check out their page to see info on a free bilingual story time & facility tour happening this week! 💕

Who else? ❤️🤍🩵 Tell us what languages you speak in the comments!


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Bilingüitos Spanish Immersion Playclasses & Bilingual Parenting Support 😍🤩

Ready to step up your bilingual parenting game AND bring extra fun into your child’s week this summer? Check out the slides to see info about our summer session of virtual Spanish classes! ☀️ Runs July 9 - August 21. Our themes are selva y océano! 🌴🌊

Bilingüitos offers virtual Spanish programs for bilingual families who are committed to passing on Spanish to their kids. Are you too? Join us as we cultivate and celebrate bilingualism together 💗 Comment CLASSES to be DMed the link 💕

Classes have limited capacity, so grab your spot today! Here are the classes that we are running this session:

👶🏼 Conmigo Classes (Parent & Me / Family Style Spanish + Bilingual Parenting)
•Conmigo Mixed Age Playclass (6 - 24 mo)

👧🏽 Spanish Immersion Playclasses (Virtual learning adventure with plenty of hands-on components)
•2s & 3s Virtual Playclass
•3s & 4s Virtual Playclass
•4s - 6s Virtual Playclass
•5s - 8s Virtual Playclass

👆🏼The above offerings are available self-paced or live!

👀 What class do you have your eye on? Or maybe you’ve already signed up? Let us know in the comments!

🏷 Then tag a friend to invite them to join you!

LINK IN BIO! Or comment CLASSES to be sent the link via DM 🥰 Want to try out our classes first? Comment DEMO and we’ll send you our demo classes for instant playback!

Program Guide, FAQs & Registration are in our bio link or bilinguitos.com ✨ You can use coupon code SUMMER10 for $10 off, if you sign up by June 30! 💕

Comment below or DM / email us with any questions 😊

SURPRISE! A Bluey & Bingo themed pop-up playclass! Completamente en español! 🥰🤩

Bluey fans unite! In this virtual Spanish class we’ll be dancing & singing, jugando a Estatuas Musicales, Keepy Uppy, Chattermax Dice, and more! Plus we’ll be making a little treat at the end. Hint: 🍞🍓🧀

As with all of our playclasses, this one is live, personalized, and interactive. Students will love all of the Bluey-themed activities and will feel so special hearing their name called on, sung, and shouted out! (Can’t make it live? You can attend self-paced & we’ll still give your child shout outs!)

See below for the full details, and then comment BLUEY to be sent sign up link! Or go to our link in bio 💙

💙 When: Tues, Apr 30 at 3:10 pm EST (12:10 pm PST) (or via recordings!)

💙 Self-Paced?: YUP! All registered families will receive the class recording so that you can watch it on your own schedule if you can’t make it live (or do both!)

💙 Where: Online via Zoom!

💙 Who: Families with littles who love Bluey that want to sing & play Bluey-related games en español. Geared for ages 2 - 8 but all are welcome!

💙 Cost: $18.50; siblings can register for 50% off ~ Cupos limitados, register with link in bio or comment BLUEY and we’ll send it to you!

Iiiyyyyyy! ¡Que emoción! NO PODEMOS ESPERAR!

✈️ Send this post to a friend who would want to join in the fun!

💬 In the comments, tell us your favorite Bluey character!

Do your kids know the world is multilingual? It’s important that they do! Why?

👉🏼 If they understand that around the world, multilingualism is the NORM, their own bi/multilingualism journey will make more sense.

Imagine thinking that English is the only language that exists. Or that it’s the only one that matters. With that perspective, of course learning another language would seem silly or useless.

But if your child realizes that there are thousands of languages in the world and we aren’t limited to knowing just one, it opens their perspective.

When they learn of whole entire countries where all the kids play, go to school, dream, sing, etc. in Spanish, Spanish of a sudden holds more weight.

Our kids need to understand que el mundo es multilingüe!

It’s also important that this message goes out to all those we come into contact with!

👉🏼 If our kids’ teacher / coach / therapist / friends / friends’ parents / cousins / etc. understand that soooo many languages exist out there besides English, and that around the world it’s commonplace to speak more than one language, then maybe they’ll finally understand what all of your family’s bilingualism fuss is all about 😙

🌎 Multilingualism is not an exception, it’s the norm!
🌍 Multilingualism opens doors and creates opportunities.
🌏 Multilingualism is a super power!
🌎 Multilingualism connects us with others.

This t-shirt is the perfect conversation piece, use it to jumpstart a conversation about the topic 😜 Find it over at ❤️ Or comment MUNDO & we’ll DM you the link.

❓Tell us, have you had this conversation with your bilingüitos? What else would you include in this discussion?

Bilingüitos Spanish Immersion Playclasses & Bilingual Parenting Support 😍🤩

Ready to step up your bilingual parenting game AND bring extra fun into your child’s week? Check out the slides to see info about our Maymester session of virtual Spanish classes! ☀️ Runs May 7 - June 19. Our themes are garden, sports, and outer space! 🪐

Bilingüitos offers virtual Spanish programs for bilingual families who are committed to passing on Spanish to their kids. Are you too? Join us as we cultivate and celebrate bilingualism together 💗 Comment CLASSES to be DMed the link 💕

Classes have limited capacity, so grab your spot today! Here are the classes that we are running this session:

👶🏼 Conmigo Classes (Parent & Me / Family Style Spanish + Bilingual Parenting)
•Conmigo Mixed Age Playclass (6 - 24 mo)

👧🏽 Spanish Immersion Playclasses (Virtual learning adventure with plenty of hands-on components)
•2s & 3s Virtual Playclass
•3s & 4s Virtual Playclass
•4s - 6s Virtual Playclass

👆🏼The above offerings are available self-paced or live!

👩🏼‍💻 1:1 Bilingual Parenting Consultations are finally back and available this session! 🥳

👀 What class do you have your eye on? Or maybe you’ve already signed up? Let us know in the comments!

🏷 Then tag a friend to invite them to join you!

LINK IN BIO! Or comment CLASSES to be sent the link via DM 🥰

Program Guide, FAQs & Registration are in our bio link or bilinguitos.com ✨ You can use coupon code SPRING7 for $7 off, if you sign up by the end of the month! 💕

Comment below or DM / email us with any questions 😊

Bilingüitos Spanish Immersion Playclasses & Bilingual Parenting Support 😍🤩

Ready to step up your bilingual parenting game AND bring extra fun into your child’s week this spring? Check out the slides to see info about our spring session of virtual Spanish classes! ☀️ Runs March 4 - Apr 22.

Bilingüitos offers virtual Spanish programs for bilingual families who are committed to passing on Spanish to their kids. Are you too? Join us as we cultivate and celebrate bilingualism together 💗 Comment CLASSES to be DMed the link 💕

Classes have limited capacity, so grab your spot today! Here are the classes that we are running this session:

👶🏼 Conmigo Classes (Parent & Me / Family Style Spanish + Bilingual Parenting)
•Conmigo Mixed Age Playclass (6 - 24 mo)

👧🏽 Spanish Immersion Playclasses (Virtual learning adventure with plenty of hands-on components)
•2s & 3s Virtual Playclass
•3s & 4s Virtual Playclass
•4s - 6s Virtual Playclass

👆🏼The above offerings are available self-paced or live!

🧘🏾 Special Subject & Grupitos Classes

👀 What class do you have your eye on? Or maybe you’ve already signed up? Let us know in the comments!

🏷 Then tag a friend to invite them to join you!

LINK IN BIO! Or comment CLASSES to be sent the link via DM 🥰

Program Guide, FAQs & Registration are in our bio link or bilinguitos.com ✨ You can use coupon code SPRING10 for $10 off, limited time only 💕

DM us or email us at [email protected] with any questions 😊

Feliz navidad from our little familia to all of yours! 😍

Estamos muy agradecidos por tenerlos following along with our account, and grateful for familia and amistades that make this life that much sweeter. And so SO thankful for our newest little blessing que nos ha alegrado la vida more than we could imagine 🥹

Hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!

Un gran abrazo,
🤍 La Familia Diaz

¿Quieres enseñarle a tu chiqui a leer en español? Te presentamos... Las Letras en mi Boca! Bilingüitos' signature early Spanish literacy program!

Video lessons, hands-on activities, catchy songs, printable materials, and a detailed parents' guide! Best suited for bilingual kids ages 2.5 - 5.

Check it out below! & Use coupon code FACEBOOK for $10 off your registration:

https://bilinguitos.getlearnworlds.com/course/letras-en-mi-boca

Bilingüitos Spanish Immersion Playclasses & Bilingual Parenting Support 😍🤩

Ready to step up your bilingual parenting game AND bring extra fun into your child’s week this fall? Check out the slides to see info about our fall session of virtual Spanish classes! ☀️ Runs Sep 18th — Nov 17th!

Bilingüitos offers virtual Spanish programs for bilingual families who are committed to passing on Spanish to their kids. Are you too? Join us as we cultivate and celebrate bilingualism together 💗 Comment CLASSES to be DMed the link 💕

Classes are almost full, but there are still a few spots available. Here are the classes that we are running this session:

👶🏼 Conmigo Classes (Parent & Me / Family Style Spanish + Bilingual Parenting)
•Conmigo Mixed Age Playclass (6 mo - 2 yr)

👧🏽 Spanish Immersion Playclasses (Virtual learning adventure with plenty of hands-on components)
•2s & 3s Virtual Playclass (two day options available!)
•3s & 4s Virtual Playclass
•4s - 6s Virtual Playclass

🧘🏾 Special Subject Classes
•Spanish Immersion Yoga en Familia
•Spanish Immersion Cooking Class

👆🏼The above offerings are available self-paced or live!

👀 What class do you have your eye on? Or maybe you’ve already signed up? Let us know in the comments!

🏷 Then tag a friend to invite them to join you!

LINK IN BIO! Or comment CLASSES to be sent the link via DM 🥰

Program Guide, FAQs & Registration are in our bio link or bilinguitos.com ✨ You can use coupon code OTONO8 for $8 off, limited time only 💕

DM us or email us at [email protected] with any questions 😊

PS — After this fall session, we will be taking a long break as Kaila goes on maternity leave until spring; new baby expected early December! 🧡

🤩 Introducing, the latest edition of PLAYConmigo, a spring-themed guide with Spanish activities and and play ideas perfect for la primavera 🌸

Feeling like you want to give your budding bilingual child more dedicated Spanish input? Wish you had ideas of how to do it in a fun play-based way? Well look no further, that’s exactly why we created this PLAYConmigo guide containing 30+ Spanish play ideas!!! 🙌🏼🌼😍 We know that hands-on PLAY is how kids learn best, so we help you capitalize on that fact and take the guesswork out of it.

Not only does it provide tons of hands-on activity ideas (with simple set-ups), materials lists, prep instructions, and beautiful inspiration photos, but it also has detailed Spanish vocabulary and Spanish phrase lists written in a child-directed register! 🙌🏼💖 Truly the best of both worlds. Think Days with Gray meets Busy Toddler TODO EN ESPAÑOL!

This guide includes:
🌸 6 no-prep spring traditions
🌸 6 no-prep easy play ideas
🌸 2 spring themed bath ideas
🌸 10 in-depth indoor play activities
🌸 6 in-depth outdoor play activities
🌸 4 spring nature walks

👉🏼 AND THE BEST PART?! (What bilingual families care about most!) We provide pages and pages of tailored Spanish vocabulary and guided phrase lists so that you can do all of these activities completely in Spanish, no guesswork needed.

My 3 year old and I have been doing these activities all season and she has so many favorite that she asks to do vez tras vez tras vez! 🤩 You and your chiqui also have so many new spring memories to be made, en español. 🥹

Also, good news: The guide is currently discounted for launch pricing 🥳 Less than a Starbucks date with your chiqui would cost!

Ready to download and start playing? Link is in our bio, or comment PLAYCONMIGO if you want us to send you the link directly! 💙 The link will answer any further questions you may have about price, materials needed, age group, etc.

PS — Digital product, printer optional 😊

PPS — If you can, help this small family-run account reach other bilingual families 👉🏼 Tag a friend in the comments who would be interested in this or share to your story 🥰

IT’S FINALLY HERE! Bilingüitos’ 2nd Annual Family Camp is finally open for registration 🥳

A summer weekend of free play in nature, connecting with other bilingual families, y mucho, mucho español! 🤩

If nature + bilingualism sounds like your heaven, give this post a double tap!

We already have about a dozen families signed up from several different states, including a family coming all the way from the West Coast to participate! 🥳We’d love to have you join as well! 😍

Scroll through the slides for camp details, and then head over to our link in bio for registration! Earlybird pricing runs through April 30th!

Intrigued but still have questions? Just comment “INTERESTED” and we’ll send you our in-depth FAQs page 😊 It has soooo much info that you’ll get answers to questions you didn’t even know you had!

Need to talk it over with the fam before committing? Save this post so you can revisit!

Also, tag a bilingual friend who you want to see in-person at summer camp! 🤗

So excited for this!!! Can it be August already?!?

Have you heard? Last month we started a book club! For us “grown-ups” who love to read and want the challenge of reading “for pleasure” in Spanish + the support of a book-loving bilingual community!

This is our 2nd month (we’ll be doing it monthly through June) and the book we’re reading this month is…

“Mil Veces Hasta Siempre” por John Green 🎉

I remember seeing this book all over the place in 2017 when it first came out and was always intrigued because I like this author. So now I can’t wait to read it with the book club en español!

See link in bio for all the details, FAQ, and sign up! (PS save this post if you want to revisit details)

Some quick facts:

👉🏼 All experience levels welcome; this is a CLUB not a class. No instructor, I’m just a fellow participant. We’ll read the book in Spanish but discussion can be in Spanglish, Spanish, or English!

👉🏼 Format: Facebook group discussion throughout the month (so much fun) as we all read at our own pace, and then a Zoom call at the very end of the month to debrief and chat.

Plot summary of the book? See below!

Resumen👇🏼

“Aza nunca tuvo la intención de investigar el misterio del multimillonario fugitivo Russell Pickett. Pero hay una recompensa de cien mil dólares en juego, y su mejor y más atrevida amiga, Daisy, no está dispuesta a dejarla escapar.

“Aza trata de ser una buena hija, una buena amiga, una buena estudiante y, tal vez, incluso una buena detective, mientras vive en la espiral cada vez más oscura de sus propios pensamientos, una y mil veces hasta siempre.

“John Green nos cuenta, con una claridad desgarradora e inquebrantable, la historia de Aza en esta brillante novela sobre el amor, la resiliencia y el poder de la amistad para toda la vida.”

Alright, we hope to have you join the discussion this month! Check out the link in our bio for full details, & then sign up if it seems like a good fit para ti! There are only a handful of spots left. If you sign up to be part of the club monthly it’s just $5 each month from now til June :) Or you can choose to drop-in just for the month!

RETURNING BOOK CLUB MEMBERS: Tell us in a sentence or two cómo te fue last month! 🤍

FELIZ MARZO! 🥳 I love the beginning of a new month, it feels like a great reset to get back on track with the goals I fell away from in the last week (or weeks) of the previous month 🙃 Anyone else feel this way? 🙋‍♀️

I also wanted to take this opportunity to wish MARZO birthday ppl un feliz cumpleaños! 🎉 If you’re like me, then you celebrate all month long.

If it’s your birthday or one of your kids’ this month, let me know in the comments! Tell me the date and/or the age your chiqui is turning! I’ll follow up with a special birthday treat in your DMs 🥰😘

Then, swipe through to see some “datos curiosos,” or fun-facts about march & march birthdays! I forgot to include that March’s star signs are ♓️ and ♈️!

💚 PS — Feel free to send this to someone you know que cumple años este mes!

Have you heard? We started a book club! For us “grown-ups” who love to read and want the challenge of reading “for pleasure” in Spanish + the support of a book-loving bilingual community!

This is our 1st month (we’ll be doing this monthly through June) and the book we’re kicking it off with is…

“No Soy Tu Perfecta Hija Mexicana” por Erika L. Sánchez. 🎉

I read this book in English a few years back and remember really enjoying it. Now I can’t wait to read it with the book club ahora en español!

See link in bio for all the details, FAQ, and sign up! Comment if you’re already signed up! (There’s a nice big group of y’all, and I’m SO excited)

Some quick facts:

👉🏼 All experience levels welcome; this is a CLUB not a class. No instructor, I’m just a fellow participant. We’ll read the book in Spanish but discussion can be in Spanglish, Spanish, or English!

👉🏼 Format: Facebook group discussion throughout the month as we all read at our own pace, and then a Zoom call at the very end of the month to debrief and chat.

If you’re on the fence, keep reading for the plot summary of the book!

Resumen 👇🏼

“Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. Ese era el rol de su hermana Olga. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de Chicago, resulta en la muerte de Olga, dejando atrás a Julia para ocuparse de las secuelas.

“Sus padres, quienes inmigraron a Chicago desde México en busca de una vida mejor, están inconsolables. La madre de Julia parece canalizar su dolor para señalar de todas las maneras posibles que Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta que Olga era. Pero Julia pronto descubre que Olga puede haber tenido secretos, también. ¿Era Olga realmente lo que parecía? ¿O había algo más en la historia de su hermana? Y de cualquier manera, ¿cómo puede Julia incluso intentar vivir a la altura de un ideal aparentemente imposible?”

Interested? Check out the link in our bio for full details. & then sign up if it seems like a good fit para ti! 🥳

Bilingual parenting poems in the classic “roses are red” style 😆😍 Huge shoutout to for the idea! 🙌🏼 Check out theirs!

Roses are red
La violeta es azul
Si lees esto, eres bilingüe
And I am too!

After swiping through, which one resonated with you most? Tell me in the comments! Or use the paper airplane icon to share it with a friend or to your story 💖

💬 Raising bilingual kids? Us too!Comment your family’s languages below🥰

✨ Follow for more content about raising bilingual kids! We also offer lots of resources for bilingual families, like our podcast, virtual classes, activity guides, apparel shop , in-person playgroups and more! Comment MORE and we can send you a DM with resources!

Feliz Día del Amor y la Amistad 💕 I like how in Spanish, this day isn’t just about romantic love, but rather about all sorts of love & friendship 🥰 Amor Y amistad.

Music is a big part of our home, so I wanted to share some songs with you guys that are perfect for the occasion. Les dejo algunas canciones bonitas para celebrar el amor familiar hoy (y todos los días) con tus chiquis:

[Don’t forget to bookmark this post to save these song ideas]

🤍 Un Amor Tan Grande by
🤍 Tú Eres Mi Sol by Suni Paz o Sonia de los Santos
🤍 Pedacito de Mi Alma by Celinés
🤍 Mundo de Caramelo by Danna Paola
🤍 El Viaje by Conchita
🤍 En Mi Corazón Vivirás by Elton John
🤍 Bidi Bidi Bom Bom by Selena
🤍 Dentro de Tu Corazón from Vivo
🤍 La Familia by Max Pizzolante
🤍 Mi Tesoro by Jesse y Joy
🤍 Carta al Viento 💌 by Cantoalegre
🤍 Desde Hoy by Karol Sevilla

If you have any other suggestions, comment them here below! (It’s hard to find non-romantic love songs!) Or if you already know any of these (I bet you do!), let me know which ones you like!

❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day!

💬 What song have you dedicated to your little one?

💌 Share this post to wish someone a feliz día del amor y la amistad!

“Te quiero” + 9 other ways to express love and friendship in Spanish as explained by a sociolinguist / former high school Spanish teacher 😆

Swipe through to see the phrases & details on usage. Don’t forget to save this in case you want to come back to it!

1️⃣ te quiero

2️⃣ te amo

3️⃣ te adoro

4️⃣ te aprecio

5️⃣ eres lo máximo

6️⃣ me gustas

7️⃣ me caes bien

8️⃣ eres el amor de mi vida

9️⃣ me encantas

🔟 eres mi mundo entero

*️⃣ te quiero un chingo 🇲🇽😜

Post inspired by a reel by

👉🏼 What do you say?

❤️ Let’s go deeper: Do you (personally) only use “te amo” for romantic love, or do you use with close family members too? In my family it’s both!

💖 What hits harder for you, un “te amo” or an “I love you”?

❓Questions about usage, details, connotations, etc.??? Let me know in the comments and I’ll be happy to answer! I taught high school Spanish for four years and this was one of my favorite units to teach every February! But I didn’t teach the bonus 😆

💌 In honor of Valentine’s Day, send your favorite phrase to a loved one or share the post to your story!

Introducing, the latest edition of PLAYConmigo, a winter-themed guide with Spanish activities and and play ideas all around Invierno ❄️

I know, I know it feels like winter started ages ago, but honestly we’ve still got weeeeeks left to go (groundhog said so, don’t shoot the messenger) and what better way to beat the winter blues than 25+ fresh new Spanish play ideas??? 🙌🏼❄️😍

Geared for toddlers through 6 year olds, this play guide will help make playing & learning en español an easy YES! Not only does it provide the activity ideas, materials lists, set up instructions, and beautiful inspiration photos, but it also has detailed Spanish vocabulary and Spanish phrase lists written in a child-directed register! 🙌🏼💖

This guide includes:
* 6 no-prep cozy winter rhythms for your family to make tradition
* 6 no-prep easy play ideas
* 10 in-depth indoor play activities
* 5 in-depth outdoor play activities + bonus snow day one
* 2 winter themed bathtime ideas
* 5 visual vocabulary lists
* Child-directed Spanish vocab and phrase lists for each of the main activities
* A few more bonuses sprinkled in 🥰 (Note that the guide contains much more than what’s pictured in the thumbnails)

Now real talk; I would’ve loved to get this guide out back in January, buuuuuut life just wasn’t allowing it.🤪 However, my lateness is your gain, because this guide is going to be MEGA discounted since it’s already February. So definitely don’t wait til next winter, take advantage of this now! You and your chiqui have so many more winter memories waiting to be made!

Ready to download and start playing? Link is in our bio, or if you’d like the link sent to you directly, just comment PLAY! 💙

PS — Printer optional 😊

PPS — Snow also optional! You can do these activities in warmer climates too 😊 Tell me in the comments, do you live where it’s currently 🥶 or 🥵?

If you know someone who would be interested in this, please share with them or tag them in the comments! 🥰

“This is America, speak English!!!” 📢

Actually…

🗣 The United States doesn’t have an official languages [1]

🗣 Close to a quarter of U.S. families (21.6%) have reported they speak a language other than English at home. [2] 🤯

🗣 The U.S. is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the WORLD (Mexico is the first)

🗣 The U.S. is home to tens of millions of immigrants with over 400 languages represented [3]

🗣 There are many, many languages native to America…English isn’t one of them 😉

🗣 Many U.S. states, cities, and other toponyms come from non-English words. For some Spanish examples, ever been to Florida? Arizona? Los Ángeles? Las Vegas?

🗣 Psstt— America refers to is a geographic area with many counties and many, many languages.

🗣 Finally, if people are speaking another language in public, they’re probably not talking to you. And they’re probably not talking about you either. So feel free to move along. 🙂

So, no but “This is America, speak English” just doesn’t hold up. Try: “This is America, learn another language!”

👉🏼 Any other thoughts to add? ☺️

☺️ Follow us for more conversations around bilingualism, language, and linguistic diversity! ✨ And share this post if it was helpful 🤍

📖 References:
[1] The World Atlas (worldatlas.com)
[2] United States Census Bureau (census.gov)
[3] Ethnologue: Languages of the World (ethnologue.com)

✨ The FIVE most common bilingual parenting strategies for raising bilingual kids!

(PS - Save this post so you can reference back to it!)

1️⃣ One Person, One Language

2️⃣ Target Language at Home

3️⃣ Time & Place

4️⃣ Mixed Language Families

5️⃣ Outside Resource Families

Swipe through the slides ➡️ to read descriptions and examples!

Bilingual parenting strategies, like these & beyond, are just *one* component of your family’s language plan (FLP), which is something essential to have in place as you go about . Follow along () if you’re curious to hear more about! And comment PLAN to get on the wait list for our workshop on this topic!

👉🏼 Remember, bilingualism is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL! There is no ONE right way to raise bilingual kids. You have to do what’s best for your family, aligned with your language goals. Attainable and sustainable. AND BE INTENTIONAL. That’s the key.

Some families will choose one of these strategies, others will do a combo, and others will do something different all together. ☺️ Keep in mind also that your method may change or adapt over time, as your family goes through different seasons of life.

⬇️ What method do you use? Let us know in the comments what works for your family! Stay tuned for a follow-up post of lesser-known strategies.

✈️ Feel free to share or tag a friend if you think this would be helpful ✨

Further reading about FLP:
King & Fogle (2006)
De Houwer (2007)
King et al (2008)
Schwartz (2010)
Grosjean (2013)

FELIZ FEBRERO! 🥳 I love the beginning of a new month, it feels like a great reset to get back on track with the goals I fell away from in the last week (or weeks) of the previous month 🙃 Anyone else feel this way? 🙋‍♀️

I always wanted to take this opportunity to wish FEBRERO birthday ppl un feliz cumpleaños! 🎉 If you’re like me, then you celebrate all month long. I am actually sad it’s February bc now my birthday month is over 😂😂 My husband even said it last night “Ya se acaba tu mes, no vas a poder usar tu cumpleaños como excusa” jajajaja me conoce tan bien 😝

But anyways happy for all of you February cumpleañer@s! If it’s your birthday or one of your kids’ this month, let me know in the comments! Tell me the date and/or the age your chiqui is turning! I’ll follow up with a special birthday treat in your DMs 🥰😘

💗 PS — Feel free to send this to someone you know que cumple años este mes!

We're back with a new edition of our PLAYConmigo Spanish play guides: CUMPLEAÑOS EDITION! This 35+ page bilingual (Spanish/English) birthday activity guide is a surefire way to make sure you can include as much as Spanish as possible into your little one's birthday celebrations.

Includes a beautifully laid-out presentation of the activities and special birthday breakfast recipe, along with tons of vocabulary and guided phrases written in child-directed Spanish, visual vocabulary lists, kid party playlist, and more.

Ready to dive in? It's ready for YOU with instant download sent to your email upon purchase. See link in bio.

Curious to hear more? We got you!

But first, we want you to know this guide is in “launch pricing” this weekend; it’s THIRTY percent off (along with EVERYTHING on our shop site) with code BIRTHDAYBASH30 at check out!

Now for the FAQs!

What is PLAYConmigo?
PLAYConmigo is a series of Spanish activity guides / play curriculums created to help make playing and exploring in Spanish with your child an easy YES. The activities are designed to provide opportunity for language input and child-caregiver bonding, but then also lend themselves to self-directed play.

Who writes these guides?
Sociolinguist and early childhood language educator Kaila Diaz has created this line of PLAYConmigo activity guides as an extension of what she does at home with her own 3 year old and what she does in the virtual Spanish classes that she leads for students ages 0 - 6.

Who is this guide for?
This Cumpleaños guide is for bilingual families (whether native speakers, fluent, or still learning) that are looking for extra ways to bring Spanish into the child's birthday celebrations. Best suited for kids ages 2 - 6.

My child’s birthday is in [June], should I still purchase now?
Sure why not! Our 30% off sale is this weekend only :) So you can snag it now for less than ten bucks! But if you miss it, this will be available for download in our shop year-round.

Ready to shop? Head to our link in bio to be taken to the product page that has even more FAQs and photos from the guide. Don’t forget to use code BIRTHDAYBASH30 on the checkout page :)