Chicken pepian from Guatemala

Guatemalan Pepián De Pollo Recipe

Pepián de pollo, or chicken pepián, is one of the oldest Guatemalan chicken recipes. This Guatemalan chicken stew is rich in flavors and filled with roasted spices. Pepián can be made with chicken, beef, or pork (or a combination of these meats), stewed in a tomato-based sauce flavored with roasted seeds, and peppers. The addition … Read more

DIY sugar skull t-shirt

DIY Sugar Skull T-Shirt

This sugar skull DIY tee is so cute, easy to make and affordable. It’s a great sugar skull craft to make on a lazy afternoon and the design is fun and colorful, perfect to wear any time of the year. As you probably know I’m kind of obsessed with sugar skulls and Day of the Dead … Read more

Sugar Skull DIY Flip Flops

Sugar Skull DIY Duct Tape Flip Flops

Making these sugar skull duct tape. flip-flops is so easy and they will make a great addition to your summer flip flop collection. Duct tape is so versatile and there are so many duct tape crafts and duct tape DIY projects that you can create; the sky is the limit. This is a great easy beginners … Read more

kids recycling plastic and cardboard

Ways In Which Kids Can Protect the Environment

There are many ways in which kids can help protect the environment. Here we give you a few ideas of things you can do together as a family to help protect the planet. All of these activities are a great option for Earth Day and every day! Living in sunny Florida we have the opportunity … Read more

Easy Rosca de Reyes bollos

Easy Rosca De Reyes Buns

Christmas is behind us, but we are still waiting for one of our favorite holidays at our home: El Día de Los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day. Children receive gifts from the Three Magi on this day, and families get together and eat Rosca de Reyes. Rosca de Reyes or Roscón de Reyes is … Read more

About me Paula Bendfeldt

About Paula

DecoraingAbout Me Hello! I’m Paula, the creator of Growing Up Bilingual. I originated in Guatemala and now call Florida home. My journey to the United States began in 2008 when my husband Cesar and I decided to make the move with our two kids. Back in Guatemala, I attended a bilingual school, and I dreamed … Read more

Latino Inspired Easter Eggs

I have been seeing so many creative and exciting Easter egg decoration ideas. So when I ran into some piñata Easter eggs on Pinterest, I wondered what other Latino-inspired Easter egg creations were out there. I am amazed by some of these ideas and thought I would share them with you. We will be trying … Read more