My tween daughter has been chasing us around for months begging to download the Kik app on the old iPhone she inherited from my husband. Kik Messengers is a free text messaging app for smartphones. If you ask my daughter, EVERY tween has it – except her of course! While I haven’t conducted a… [Read More]
For Mothers & Tias
Miami Beach Models – Will you be watching?
Do you love your reality series but just don’t see enough Latinas in them? Or do you love your telenovelas and wish there were more reality shows like them? COVERGIRL and NuevOn have a solution for you: “Miami Beach Models”. The new reality series features 10 Latina women fighting for a chance to be… [Read More]
Shorter Workouts Key to Keeping Fitness Resolutions
We’re very excited to introduce Simone Sobers’ as our latest guest blogger to Los Tweens. Simone’s blog and vlog, The New Sexy, focus on creating the strongest, most fit and healthiest version of YOU, regardless of size. Her workouts are made to do at home and in a limited amount of time – perfect for… [Read More]
You Can Look Like Sofia Vergara Too – Sort of!
Would you believe it if I told you that Sofia Vergara and I wore the SAME thing yesterday? Believe it. It’s true. While she was walking down the red carpet at the Golden Globes and I was chasing after three kids, we were wearing the same thing. No, I wasn’t reviewing fifth grade math with… [Read More]
DIY Holiday Nail Art
I’m absolutely in LOVE this holiday season with CoverGirl’s Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Gloss in Lasting Love (red hue) and Golden Opportunity (gold). I’m not a huge fan of red nail polish but this one has really grown on me. And after our interview with celebrity nail artist Mar y Sol, I’ve been inspired to… [Read More]
Talking to Kids About Tragedy
Just like with so many things for our tweens- it’s getting harder and harder to shelter them from the world’s tragic realities. This week’s senseless murder of innocent children and teachers is another unfortunate lesson in starting to talk very realistically with our growing children. Before they hear it from their friends, it’s… [Read More]
[#Shopping] Teaching Tweens How to do Holiday Shopping on a Budget
Last week, I took out tween reporters Maddy, Sophia and Olivia to Family Dollar’s Holiday Extravaganza event. We were given a challenge to shop for the holidays using $50 in gift cards provided. The girls were definitely up for it and started piling gifts for their siblings, cousins, amigos, themselves and the less-fortunate family their… [Read More]
Giving Gifts that Encourage Imaginative Play
We have a very strong no television and no video games during the week policy. I was inspired to put it in place four years ago when my now tween’s Kindergarten teacher told me she didn’t allow screen time on week days. I was shocked at first. But, after I started thinking about it, it… [Read More]
Ford Fusion and the Art of Excitement
While the entire town is off bouncing around enjoying the amazing art events that descend upon Miami during the week of Art Basel, we moms are home helping with homework, tucking kids into bed and catching up on work that has fallen behind because we went to watch our kids’ extracurricular activities. Lucky for us,… [Read More]
Making the Holidays Bright – Swarovski Gifts and Spring Preview
Last week, our bestie Jewel from Jewel’s Fab Life invited us to cover Swarovski’s re-opening of their Lincoln Road location. The only reason we accepted was because Jewel’s is such a good friend of ours. It had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that we were going out on a school night to… [Read More]
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