Today is Bastille Day, or as the French say, le 14 juillet. On July 14th, 1789 the Bastile prison was stormed and the French Revolution officially began. If you’re lucky enough to be in Paris today you’d be enjoying fireworks, parties, and an incredibly jovial environment.

Today is the perfect excuse to use the French word in your vocabulary. Eat traditional French foods like croissants, baguettes, French fromage (cheese), wines, fondue. Make reservations at a French restaurant and be sure to learn the words to La Marseillaise, the French national anthem.

My son Emmett with a pain au chocolat in Paris.

]]> http://www.littlepim.com/happy-bastille-day/feed/ 0 http://www.littlepim.com/happy-mothers-day-from-little-pim/ http://www.littlepim.com/happy-mothers-day-from-little-pim/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 13:24:39 +0000 Julia Pimsleur Levine http://www.littlepim.com/?p=4669 Happy Mother’s Day! We hope all of you wonderful mothers take some time for relaxation and rest today with your families. Have crêpes in bed!

Below are a few ways to say Happy Mother’s Day in different languages!

Catalan: Feliç Dia de la Mare
Chinese: Mu Qin jie kuai le
Hebrew: Yom ha’em sameah
Italian: Buona festa della Mamma
Spanish: Feliz Día de las Madres

Today commemorates the unexpected 1862 victory of the Mexican army over the French army in the battle over the city of Puebla. I’ve compiled some Spanish vocabulary words that follow the theme of today’s festivities.

La batalla – battle
La revolucion – revolution
La bandera – flag
El heroe – hero
La independencia – independence
La victoria – victory

Get the kids together and practice your espanol today! If you’re heading out to a party, I’ve included a guacamole recipe below that will entice even your pickiest eaters.

Yummy Guacamole

Ingredients

2 large ripe avocados
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice
1 medium tomato, seeded and finely chopped
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

Cooking Instructions

Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit, and peel them. If they are ripe, the peel should come off easily. Dice the avocado flesh, and dump into a bowl.
Add all the remaining ingredients, and toss to combine without mashing. The ingredients should remain separate, and the salsa chunky.
Serve with tortilla chips for dipping, or as an accompaniment to tacos or burritos.

Servings: Makes about 2 cups (500 mL).

recipe from Kaboose.com
photo from score.rims.k12.ca.us

Stacey Brook, Julia Pimsleur Levine, Claire Lynch, Peggy Intrator, and Lola the Elephant

We also used the party as a chance to introduce Little Pim’s two new animated friends: Bob the Bobcat and Lola the Elephant!

Erin Essenmacher (our Post-Production Supervisor) and Bob the Bobcat.

They were represented by life-sized cut outs and a sneak preview of Little Pim DVD 4. Keep checking the blog for new developments about our soon to be released DVDs 4, 5 and 6.

Little Pim loves the holidays!

Wishing all of our Little Pim families a happy and safe holiday season – in all your favorite languages!

Happy Holidays from Little Pim

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Now through December 20 December 31st, order a Gift Set or Deluxe Gift Set through LittlePim.com and automatically be entered into our holiday giveaway. One lucky winner will receive an iPod Touch, complete with Little Pim digital dowloads for Discs 1-3 in the language of his/her choice. Five runners up will receive Little Pim t-shirts or onesies for their little language learners. Contest winners will be chosen by December 22 and will be notified by email. Even more reason to spend the holidays with Little Pim!

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