Here’s the scene.. The camp director marched out to the playground yelling my name. Huffing and mumbling under her breath, she grabbed me by the arm and dragged me inside the lunch room. Lunch had long been over and all of the tables were empty. Except, there was one person still there staring at the… [Read More]
Our amigas over at Mamiverse have a great list of book recommendations for the entire family including an ENTIRE section for tweens and bilingual books! Here are just a few of our favorite Mamiverse book reviews for tweens: How Tía Lola Ended Up Starting Over By Julia Alvarez Random House • 2011 • 145 pages… [Read More]
Cristy and Katherine review Therafit Shoes. Cristy’s review: I LOVE THESE SNEAKERS! First statement should be- I hate sneakers. If you know that, you know my mind set. I detest white sneakers and I particularly hate that my feet get hot and they’re often too heavy which bothers my back. When I heard about… [Read More]
An interview with Ford Motor Company’s Liz Elser On a recent trip to Kennedy Space Center (full post coming soon), Cristy overheard a tween girl asking her father to “Plllllllllleeeeeeaaasssseeee” buy her an astronaut uniform. His response, “Those are for boys!”. This scene is exactly why Los Tweens began the Celebrate Education/Educacion #CelebrateEDU series. … [Read More]
Our Los Tweens team was invited by our amiga Jeannette Kaplun of Hispana Global to join her for an annual Passover celebration presented by the Latin American committee of the Miami AJC. It is a beautiful celebration of liberty and so many traditions that help retrace the history of freedom from slavery of the… [Read More]
Our “Unique As You Are/Unico Como Tu” tween and parent event at the Tervis, Cocowalk location was a huge success! Tweens and parents had a blast decorating their own Tervis tumblers and cupcakes. The event celebrated the unique identity and culture of tweens and focused on building self-esteem through accepting differences. A tumbler decorating table… [Read More]
by Laura Carbonell for Mamiverse Who hasn’t felt bummed at the supermarket checkout, reading headlines and admiring those “after” pictures for Get a Great Summer Body in Just 3 Weeks articles. The woman in the photo spread didn’t go on a diet to look like that and Photoshop did wonders for her seemingly gorgeous, flawless skin. How… [Read More]
Yes, I am one of the Pull Ups “Madrinas del Baño”. Yes, I’ve potty trained my two eldest children and the third one is now starting on the journey. But, I HATE potty training. It is one of my least favorite parenting milestones. I get bored by the routine. I have very little patience. And,… [Read More]
by Phillippe Diederich for Mamiverse Spring Break is here again. The kids are off school for a week, and they’re longing to make it a real vacation. But Disney World or the Grand Canyon just aren’t in your budget this year. Don’t worry. Here we present seven ideas to enjoy Spring Break on a budget, and… [Read More]
As children go through the tween years – between the ages of 7 and 12 – the Easter bunny’s job gets harder and harder. Pre-packaged baskets just don’t cut it any more. They aren’t unique in any way and that’s PRECISELY what a tween is looking for in just about anything. Everything needs to ‘scream’… [Read More]