The mom of two children, Liam and Stella, and star of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood thanked Little Pim for sending her a copy of Little Pim Spanish and said she’s learning from the DVD as well!

We’re tickled pink that Tori and the kids are enjoying español as a family. Each of our 35-minute DVDs are segmented into seven 5-minute episodes to accommodate a young child’s attention span and encourage pausing for parent interaction. The Dean/Spelling family is right on track for an interactive language learning adventure.

Mucho gusto for the note, Tori!

Contest: Win a copy of Little Pim Spanish I Can Count! (DVD 6).

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On Friday afternoon we held a special lunch at Bar Americain with six amazing women, all of whom own blogs with an emphasis on one of our favorite languages: Spanish. The time I spent with these bilingual bloggers was fantastic- the blogosphere is expanding as writers of varied cultures enter the scene to connect with waiting audiences.

Thank you Roxana, Ana, Melanie, Silvia, Rory and Carrie for making our Little Pim Language Lunch entertaining and informative!

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The event kicked off with adults and children singing along to two favorite songs from the Little Pim Spanish Bop and French Bop CDs. With festive instruments and song sheets in French/English and Spanish/English, everyone could get in on the fun.

(click on song sheet to enlarge)

Afterward, young and old attendees loved seeing a clip of Little Pim and his new friends Lola the Elephant and Bob the Bobcat. I answered some of the most frequently asked questions about foreign language teaching. Many parents were already using Little Pim at home and wanted to know how they could keep the second language even more active in their lives. Other parents wanted to know the right age to begin, and whether they could raise bilingual kids if they don’t speak the language (yes!). Meanwhile, the bigger kids had fun coloring in the Little Pim coloring sheets.

The whole group!

Before leaving, everyone enjoyed a taste of France and Spain with
croissants and dulce de leche pastries. As Little Pim would say “mmm,
c’est bon!”

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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

First, I run him quickly through the ten flashcards telling him how to say each word in French and asking him to repeat (“le fromage” …”le toboggan”). He does not need to say the English, just the French. Then I start over and it’s his turn to remember! He gets so excited when he can say the new words and we have a great time. He loves my silly hints: for “noir” which he has trouble remembering, I tell him to think of his favorite fruit, “poire” – pear – and then he gets it!

Emmett practicing at home

I like making up the “sounds like” part (“sounds like revenge meets today… ‘reveille!’”) and he has started making up his own mnemonics as well. There’s always quite a bit of giggling! What’s also wonderful is that a few days later I’ll say “how do you say “cheese?” and he pipes right up, “fromage!” with the biggest grin on his face.

P.S. We have phonetic spelling on the back of each card, so you don’t have to speak French (or Spanish, the other language in which we offer flash cards) to play the game I played with Emmett!

Little Pim French Word & Phrase Cards

Little Pim Spanish Word & Phrase Cards

How do you use language flashcards with your kids?

Celebrity Baby Blog joined in on the fun by giving one Birthday Bag away to their readers.

One Birthday Gift Bag was auctioned to support the Annika K. Strain Foundation, a non-profit that  benefits pediatric cancer patients.

I’m so glad that we were able to participate and hope the new Little Pim families are having beaucoup de fun with their Gift Sets.

By marrying beautiful graphic design, our signature music, and the always lovable Little Pim panda, Little Pim Word Bag has already become a favorite in the blogosphere. iAppFun, a popular blog that reviews apps as they are released had this to say:

“With great artwork, music and sound effects these Little Pim interactive “flash cards” are the perfect way to educate and entertain young language learners on the go.”

Child Mode also reviewed the app:

“The clean and clear format makes this app fun and easy to use and it is also an excellent way to keep children occupied while on the go or during a trip. If you have an iPhone or iTouch, I highly recommend purchasing this for your children. It has become my toddler’s favorite kids app out of the 10 I have downloaded!”

The $1.99 sticker price for the app makes it an affordable way to support your child’s language acquisition and the perfect compliment to our DVDs, CDs, and Word & Phrase Cards.

I hope you enjoy! Please let me know what you think.

Watch the clip below: