Halloween: Quick and Easy Avocado Chipotle Dip
I love avocado and this is such an easy dip to make. To make it more festive I served it in a hollowed out mini-pumpkin with blue corn chips. Buen provecho!
Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz
Latino Halloween: Halloween Videos in Spanish
Halloween or El Dia De Las Brujas can provide a great opportunity to reinforce Spanish at home with fun Halloween themed videos in Spanish. Here are some of our favorites: Sesame Street Halloween Video You can get the complete video HERE or download it for your iPad HERE. The Monsters Bilingual Song by Music with … Read more
Latino Halloween: Halloween Activities in Spanish – Actividades Educativas de Halloween
Spanish Halloween Flash Cards / Tarjetas de Halloween en Español These Spanish flashcards from Lanternfish are such a fun way to tech new words. They can be used to teach the rooms of a house, prepositions of place, furniture in a house and the following monsters: un fantasma, una bruja, un vampiro, una momia, un … Read more
What Inspires You to Be A Great Mother? #InspireCare
When I first learned I was pregnant with my daughter my world changed completely and so did I. You see, although at 30 I was more than ready to have kids, I was single and the pregnancy was unplanned. All of a sudden I realized I would soon be responsible for a little person and … Read more
Band-Aid with Quiltvent Technology: Better for Healing Little Wounds
When you have small children it is so important to always be prepared because they are always on the move and little accidents are bound to happen. My daughter is specially accident prone, it is not unusual for me to get a call from the school nurse letting me know she scraped or fell. She … Read more
GE Energy Smart SIMPLE Service Project Donation to Peace by Piece
As I shared with you in my previous post I am participating in GE’s Energy Smart SIMPLE Service Project. I donated a box of GE Energy Smart light bulbs to Peace by Piece Learning Center. Peace by Piece is a non-profit school for children with autism and related disorders and this organization is very dear … Read more
Cute, Easy and Cheesy Halloween Snacks to Make With Your Kids
I’ve been on the look out for some Halloween snacks that are not filled with sugar or food coloring. I needed something salty that my kids would actually eat and that we could make together. I love using cookie cutters, they are so versatile and you can use them for so many different things. We … Read more
Destapa Tu Futuro/ Uncap Your Future: $300,000 in Scholarships for Latinos!
I grew up in Guatemala, a country where very few people have the opportunity to attend college. I was truly lucky and privileged to have had the opportunity to pursue a higher education and understanding how fortunate I was made me appreciate and treasure that opportunity even more. When it was time to choose a … Read more
Colgate Total Healthy Tips Oral Care Basket #ColgateTotal4Health
October is American Diabetes Month and Colgate Total is promoting awareness about oral health and its association with diabetes. Many people are not aware about the link between diabetes and oral health. My mother was diagnosed with diabetes just a couple of months ago. This is especially hard because she lives in Guatemala and I … Read more
Saving the Environment by Replacing your Light Bulbs with GE Smart Challenge
I am super excited to be joining Champions for Kids by participating in another Simple Service project. I am passionate about supporting their mission to mobilize MILLIONS of people by providing training and resources to improve the lives of children in communities across America and beyond. Their goal is to mobilize 20 Million people by … Read more
