Learn Spanish With Boca Beth Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 14 April 2010 | 101 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Giveaways, Teaching kids different cultures

Beth Butler is a bilingual educator of young children and founder of the Boca Beth series of bilingual learning materials for kids.

This Boca Beth Beginner Backpack set includes the music CD My First Songs in Spanish / Mis primeras canciones en Inglés, the DVD I Like Animals, a BOCA puppet, a bilingual coloring/activity [...]

Help Your Child Learn Mandarin

Yazan: CanCan | 16 March 2010 | 42 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Giveaways, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

Mandy and Pandy Play Sports is the 4th book published by Mandy and Pandy Co. for introducing kids to the basics of Chinese language.
Each Mandy and Pandy book includes an audio CD that reads the stories in both English and Chinese for great listening practice.
The text in the book is printed in [...]

Unemployed Philosophers Guild

Yazan: CanCan | 09 March 2010 | 72 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Toys

The Unemployed Philosphers Guild has interesting gifts for deep thinkers of all ages.
You could spend lots of time browsing and chuckling over their unique wares.
This is good stuff.
Just a few of my favorites:
Dali watch.

Obamamints.

Freudian Slips.

Jojo is now the proud owner of a Sherlock Holmes Little Thinker doll.
Sherlock has a real magnifying glass for finding [...]

Miracle In Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus

Yazan: CanCan | 06 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

Miracle in Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus is a beautiful children’s book about a young orangutan named Gus
Gus discovers his parents have been trapped by hunters, and sets out to save them, while teaching the trappers about the importance of the natural habitat in Sumatra.
Of course Miracle in Sumatra: The Story [...]

MARCH ON! THE DAY MY BROTHER MARTIN CHANGED THE WORLD

Yazan: CanCan | 15 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, Educational products, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

MARCH ON! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World…And More Stories About African American History is the newest DVD from Scholastic Storybook Treasures.
Just released on January 12, 2010, MARCH ON! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World…And More Stories About African American History brings history to life with animation and beautifully written children’s [...]

Language Learning With Rosetta Stone

Yazan: CanCan | 15 January 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

Last July I attended the Travel Blog Exchange conference in Chicago. I was surprised and delighted to find a lovely backpack waiting for me at my chair, filled with swag for travel enthusiasts.
One of the luckiest scores was a voucher for a free level 1 language learning program from Rosetta Stone, in the language of [...]

Eye Can Art

Yazan: CanCan | 07 December 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: Educational products, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Toys

I’m eager to introduce my children to some fantastic hands-on art techniques. Many times, when it comes to children’s art kits, there is less “art” and more “craft”.
A stand out in a sea of cheesy art products for children is the award-winning Eye Can Art.
These kits are real artistic techniques in kid size.
One such offering [...]

Music Does A Body Good

Yazan: CanCan | 28 August 2009 | 70 Comments
Categories: Giveaways, Music for little ears, Reviews, Soundtrack, Teaching kids different cultures

Got a picky eater? No matter their food aversions, you can feed your little ones a steady diet of high-quality music! No more of that musical junk food, this is the good stuff!
Putumayo Kids Presents: Picnic Playground is a smorgasbord of delicious music from all over the world.
Putumayo Kids Presents: Picnic Playground kicks off with [...]

News and Deals From Around the Web

Yazan: CanCan | 28 August 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Coupons, Frugal, Green, Teaching kids different cultures, Thailand

Deals on Children’s Products
Online children’s boutique Chittypulga has Zutano canvas shoes for kids on sale for 50% off right now, making them a cool $10. And if you sign up for their email list, you get a coupon for $10 off your purchase. So theoretically you could have $20 shoes for only the cost of [...]

Kai-Lan’s Great Trip To China

Yazan: CanCan | 18 August 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Children's DVD, China, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures

I worked in China as a teacher in 2002-2003. I had never studied Mandarin or even heard it very much before going to China.
Do you want to know a language that is hard to learn? I know one. Called Mandarin.
I decided that if I ever had children, I would do my best to teach them [...]