A Spanish Kids Song about the Vowels

123 Andrs shared a fun, sweet Spanish vowel song with us called Dame una A (Give me an A). This song is inspired by the upbeat sounds and instruments of the Brazilian samba! You can watch Andrs video of the song below, then read along with the Spanish lyrics, followed by an English [...]

Spanish Song about a Chameleon

Juliana Parra wrote and composed a pretty Spanish song for kids called Camalen (Chameleon) that she shares with us here. She's a children's music teacher in Colombia. You can hear a recording of her singing the song below and read along with the original Spanish lyrics. After that you'll find an [...]

Las Posadas in Mexico

Las Posadas (The Inns) is a tradition in Mexico that starts on December 16th and continues until December 24th. It's also celebrated in Guatemala, Colombia and El Salvador. People go singing from house to house, acting out when Joseph and Mary tried to find lodging in Bethlehem and were turned [...]

Love and Friendship Day in Colombia

Carolina L. M. wrote to us from Colombia about Love and Friendship Day (El Da de Amor y Amistad)... Hello! My name is Carolina I am a teacher in Colombia, South America! In schools we do not celebrate Valentine's Day in February, but we do celebrate Love and Friendship Day the third Saturday in [...]

Learn 40 Languages for Free on the Internet

Open Culture has a page of free language learning links covering 40 languages. Here are some of the languages you can find links for... Arabic, English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, Gaelic, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, [...]

Quince – Sweet Fifteen

The fifteenth birthday is very important for girls in many Latin American countries and in some Hispanic communities in the US.  It's called Quince or Quinceaera (15 years).  It marks a girl becoming an adult.  It's a bit like the Jewish Bar Mitzvah, a Sweet 16 Party and a [...]

Jeringonza – A Spanish Word Game Like Pig Latin, with Portuguese and Italian Versions

Jeringonza (aka jerigonza) is played in Spain and throughout Latin America. It's also found in Portuguese speaking Brazil and even in Italy. It's a secret language for kids – just like the English word game Pig Latin. (I'm going to make all the changes to the words in bold below to help [...]

Online Spanish Songs – Recordings and Spanish Lyrics

I just found a treasure trove of online recordings of Spanish kids songs and the Spanish lyrics in PDF form in an online book called CANTAR, TOCAR Y JUGAR – Juegos musicales para nios (Sing and Play – Musical Games for Children) by Pilar Posada Saldarriaga. Enjoy! Mama Lisa

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A Spanish Christmas Carol called Ay del chiquirritín – Oh, The Poor, Little Baby Boy

I love how this Carol sounds in Spanish. The R's are a bit challenging to sing – if you're not a native speaker – at least for me they are! Below you'll find the Spanish lyrics to “Ay del chiquirritín”, followed by an English translation, then an mp3 recording and [...]