Christmas Break Ideas~2019

If you're looking for some fun, Spanish-related activities to do over break, check out some of these ideas:

• Try a new recipe!

1. Mexican Hot Chocolate
1. While you can find Ibarra and Abuelita brands of Mexican hot chocolate at most grocery stores (I know Meijer carries it!), it's also fun to explore our community's smaller Mexican supermarkets!
2. Mexican Christmas Eve Salad
3. Spanish turrón

• Try a craft!

1. Poinsettia ornament
2. Farolitos (Luminaries)
3. Piñata ornament
4. Make a paper bag piñata
5. Papel Picado

• Learn some new songs (All are available through Herrick Library)

1. Merry Navidad!:  Christmas Carols in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada
2. Feliz Navidad:  learning songs and traditions in Spanish by Anna Maria Mahoney

• Read a book (All are available through the Herrick Library or library loan)

1. The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola
2. The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
3. N is for Navidad by Susan Middleton Elya
4. Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada! by Virginia Kroll
5. The Gift of the Poinsettia by Pat Mora and Charles Ramírez Berg
6. A Piñata in a Pine Tree by Pat Mora
7. 'Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Greenfield Thong