As you know, I try my best to raise my children in a bilingual environment. I speak Spanish to them as much as possible, as do my parents, we sing songs in Spanish, read Spanish or bilingual books, and sometimes, we also watch cartoons in Spanish. My husband is very supportive in this effort and will point out new Spanish shows to us when he finds out about them and tries his best to repeat the Spanish spoken. It was actually him, who first introduced our daughter to El Perro y El Gato.
If I remember correctly, we were staying at a hotel and as he was browsing the channels, he stumbled upon HBO Latino, which was showing cartoons that morning. As I walk out of the shower, my baby girl screams out to me, “Mami, look! Perro y Gato! In Spanish!” She loves to point out when music, shows, books, etc., use Spanish. We watched the rest of the show wishing that we were HBO subscribers at home, since we had just found a new, funny, cute, bilingual show. Check out this behind-the-scenes look to hear from the show’s creators, animators, and even the voices of El Perro y El Gato.
El Perro y El Gato premiered a new episode titled, “Sigue Soñando / Keep On Dreaming,” on Thursday, September 15, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. We were sent a sneak peek DVD of the new episode, which of course, was enjoyed by all. The main characters of El Perro y El Gato are an overexcited orange dog (El Perro) and his laid-back, always hungry friend, a purple cat (El Gato). To keep our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month going, today we have a 4-DVD set of El Perro y El Gato to give away to you!
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We want you to enjoy El Perro y El Gato with your children, so we’re giving away a 4-DVD set of the show, as pictured above!
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All entries must be in by Friday, October 14, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST. You must be 18 or older and a U.S. resident. No purchase necessary. Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry. The winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be notified via email. (Please be sure to provide a valid email address with your entry.) Winner will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
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It helps the kids to learn another language.
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It helps encourage the use of Spanish when we can say Dora speaks Spanish, Pablo (from Backyardigans) speaks Spanish, Rosita speaks Spanish, etc.
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Its important, because we are a bilinqual family
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My daughter is actually taking spanish in school and is struggling a bit right now. Watching shows like this actually help make kids comfortable with the language!
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Help’s so much to learn spansih!!!
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Watching bilingual shows is important to my family to teach the kids Spanish!
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My husband is from Ecuador originally and I’m from Indiana. We’re trying to raise our children bilingually and for some reason, the kids really get a kick out of seeing Spanish used on TV.
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GOOD bilingual family material is always welcomed in my household. Couldn’t share much w/my trio, thankfully nowadays there’s more for my grandbabies.
I like my kids to be exposed to spanish on the tv as well as in our home.
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Watching bilingual shows is very important, we have Spanish speaking friends and being able to interact with them in both languages is important to us.
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I follow your blog on GFC, subscribe to your email and follow you on Twitter! I would love to win this for my kids! I think it is very important for them to learn another language! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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I would love this for my daughter so she can become bi-lingual and have more career opportunities opened for her, thanks
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Being bilingual will help my little girl as she gets older to learn other cultures & customs. I actually hope she will become multilingual!