Exploring Junior Ranger programs – Get your ‘familia’ there! Days 3 & 4 of our American Latino Heritage Road Trip wasn’t focused specifically on sites that had Latino influence but more on how Latinos and multicultural families can and should plan to experience and enjoy our national parks. When you consider that among the top… [Read More]
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Days 1 & 2 of the 2012 American Latino Heritage Road Trip
Los Tweens & Teens Covering the Mid-Atlantic Region An Awakening at Antietam & Gettysburg Latinos and the Civil War isn’t always the first combination that comes to mind when thinking about our nation’s greatest conflict 150 years later. Having grown up in this country and completing enough school projects on the Civil War would suggest… [Read More]
Summer 'viajes' with Tweens & the American Latino Heritage Fund Roadtrip
The Los Tweens families are on the move this summer exploring different areas of the country exposing our ‘tweensitos’ to new culture, American history, and more while spending some quality bonding time! How are you exposing the chiquitos to new ideas this summer? Please share! Check out our Facebook page for the latest photos and… [Read More]
A National Park a la Tweens Vacation Experience – Ideas & More – Part 1
Theme: Happy husband and kids while on vacation- Dios Mio– what a challenge! A few years back my husband watched the Ken Burns special on PBS “America’s National Parks” and then ‘silly me’ – I bought him a National Geographic book on the National Parks- it has been a blessing and curse wrapped into one!… [Read More]
"Oldies But Goodies" – Classic Movies to Watch with your Tween
By Sebastian Cannata, “Dad” Contributor It’s summer and a fun season to make time to actually watch something together. When I was a kid, there weren’t 24-hour kids-only TV stations, animated movies being released weekly and PG-13 didn’t exist. We watched movies and TV shows with our parents, often times peeking through their fingers. I became a pretty big… [Read More]
Family Game Review: Wits and Wagers
“Wits and Wagers” by North Star Games HTTP://WWW.CUSTOMESSAYWRITINGSERVICESS.COM/ Be sure to check out the Facebook Contest information below! It’s a predictable chain of events. After a big family dinner, the kids take out a board game and beg everyone to play. Abuela will always say yes. Abuelo will always say no. Eventually after the kids… [Read More]
Merida and Her & Mum – A Princess Lesson for us All
Brave Review I’ve been excited to see Disney/Pixar’s new movie, Brave (view my previous post). I was thrilled for Pixar’s first female main character and that she turned out to be a unique princess outside of the more standard Disney princess past. I went into the theatre expecting a great learning experience for my tween… [Read More]
Surviving Summer with Tweens – Brave Activity Sheets
how to loss fat I made an awful mistake! I forgot to sign up the kids for summer camp. I figured having them home wasn’t going to be a big deal. The tween can basically entertain herself and my preschooler has a gazillion of toys. We have a backyard. They’ll find something to do…right? WRONG!… [Read More]
SeaWorld Makes A Splash With Los Tweens- Video
Celebrating 10th Birthday with Travel & Style- Party II online currency trading Our Los Tweens families visited SeaWorld recently following a special invitation from the Park’s communications team and the great people at Visit Orlando (@VisitOrlando) and we are so glad we did! We enjoyed a personalized tour by SeaWorld’s extremely well informed marine life… [Read More]
Celebrating a 10th Birthday with Travel & Style – Day 1
Tenth birthday parties are a big deal! They have completed an entire decade of learning, growing and succeeding . Oh, and let’s not forget that we parents deserve a big pat on the back too (preferably that is followed by a glass of champagne). We’ve spent 10 years doing a lot of work ourselves. It… [Read More]