I recently discovered Lufi & Friends Spanish song books with built-in music, and they are fabulous! Children can push a…
I am always on the lookout for short Spanish songs to sing with kids. When I recently discovered Short +…
The Latin GRAMMY Awards celebrate the year in Latin music by recognizing artists in different genres. We all love new…
Singing is such a fun, effective way to learn language! Of course, students need to understand what they are singing…
Children sing the traditional song Debajo de un botón throughout the Spanish-speaking world. It’s also an excellent song for language…
The Veo veo song and game are great language activities for learning Spanish. Veo veo is the game I Spy…
Spanish clothing vocabulary is important for kids to learn because we all have to get dressed every day, and we…
It’s important to teach children to talk about their emotions in any language they are learning. These Spanish feelings songs…
Routines are essential for classrooms and households, and they are also an opportunity learn language. One of the easiest ways…
Spanish hand washing songs are a good way to get more language into a day and cleaner hands. If kids…
Mariana Iranzi’s song Hola Hello has easy Spanish words and a bright, upbeat sound, making it an excellent first song…
When it comes to language learning, songs are extra special language. They have a dimension that makes them more than…
Sonia De Los Santos recently released her debut album Mi viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island. This…
Jose-Luis Orozco has a wonderful new CD called ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!. This CD is a feast of rhythm, rhyme…
At Spanish Playground, we are big fans of Rockalingua. We are happy to be giving away a one-year teacher subscription…
As parents and teachers, we know the power of Spanish children’s songs to energize kids, change their mood and, of…
Cantaré, a wonderful group based in the Washington DC area, has recently released a new CD called Mucha música. The…
Rockalingua has a new CD available to download. This is their second CD, titled ¿Cómo te llamas?. The CD contains…
Since the time I wrote this post, Uruguayan government website has changed and the children’s songs are no longer hosted…
Mister G is an indie rocker turned children’s world music sensation. His CDs, ABC Fiesta and Chocolalala are full of…
If you read Spanish Playground, you are probably a teacher or a parent. There is a good chance that you…
Lullabies, or canciones de cuna, connect infants to their new world as they help them slide into sleep. Lulling melodies…
Andrés Salguero will be releasing his first CD later this month, adding a new voice to the growing body of…
Spanish has a wealth of traditional finger plays, rhymes and songs for children. Kids love games with actions, and these…
Sing ‘n Speak Spanish has a new CD of Spanish learning songs for kids. I wrote about their great little…
Rockalingua has a great song and video available free online to teach kids to express feelings in Spanish. Estoy contento…
Giselle Shardlow is the author of Kids Yoga Stories and today she shares one of her favorite Spanish songs for…
This is probably one of the best known Spanish songs for kids in the U.S. It was composed by Gil…
Debajo de un botón (Under A Button) is a traditional Spanish song for children. Kids love it because it is…
In Spanish, The Itsy Bitsy Spider is La araña pequeñita, La itzi bitzi araña, Winsy, winsy araña or Wichi, wichi…
I think this is a wonderful Spanish song for kids to sing as Mother’s Day approaches. It is called Yo…
Antonio Selfa Molina is a performer and composer from Spain. He is also a teacher. Last year, he recorded Spanish…
1, 2, 3 Momia Es is a playground game kids play in South America. In Mexico, the same game is…
Josefina la gallina is a Spanish song for kids by Elizabeth Carmona of Chile. She creates entertaining and educational programs…
Colores is a Spanish song for children written and sung by Patty Shukla. The song gets kids up and moving…
Los conejos (The rabbits) is a Spanish song for kids with lots of movement. Students learn it in preschool and…
Kids in elementary school love music, but many of them are no longer interested in traditional childrens’ songs in Spanish…
The San Francisco Public Library has a page with five children’s songs in Spanish. All of the songs are also…
This Spanish song and dance are a fun, active way to teach children the words izquierda, derecha, adelante, and detrás…
Cantaré, a group based in the Washington D.C. area, performs and records songs in Spanish for children. Led by vocalist…
In these songs from the Sing ‘n Speak Spanish curriculum, music and lyrics come together for fun, effective language learning…
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered! The winners (numbers chosen using random.org) are Iveth, Yogamama, Jessica…
This Spanish song for children is called Invierno. It is by Grupo Encanto and, as you can guess from the…
Isabel Brazon of Baila Baila recently contacted me about sharing her Spanish songs for children with my readers. She is…
This Spanish song for kids teaches lots of house vocabulary and is also a good way for kids to hear…
Sara, of Music with Sara, is adding art to her wonderful songs in Spanish for kids. She is sharing this…
Familiar tunes make it easy for kids to learn songs in Spanish. This color song is to the tune of…
This Spanish song for children is about the arrival of fall, and children learn it in many preschools in Latin…
Spanish songs for children teach much more than basic vocabulary. Singing is a wonderful way to learn the sounds and…
This Spanish song for kids, El telefonito, is by Yola Polastry. Yola is a very famous children’s performer from Peru…
Chuchuá (or Chuchuwa) is a song that kids sing and dance to in all kinds of groups. I have seen…
Cántame un cuento is a wonderful project by Natalia Spialter and Filip Tee, both of Spain. Together, they produce fun…
The title of this traditional Spanish number game, a pares y nones, means evens and odds in English. It is…
The vowel sounds in Spanish are essential to correct pronunciation and, of course, to learning to read. A song about…
¿Quién robó pan? is a traditional game played in many Spanish-speaking countries. It is a chant in the form of…
Summer is here and kids will be spending lots of time in the water. In Spanish it is very common…
There are lots of versions of The Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish. The lyrics are fairly close to the English…
One of the most well-known songs for Father’s day in Spanish is Hoy tengo que decirte Papá. It has been…
Cada día de la semana (Each Day of the Week) is a song about the days of the week in…