BLINGuals Flashcards (Giveaway!)

I mentioned before how I plan to teach my children sign language next year for their second language. Because my Spanish is anything but fluent.

But for now, I will chug along with hola and adios this homeschool year, looking for anything to make it easier....on me.
Thankfully, I did recently discovered a product that will help make the language learning school days alot simpler as we sit around our kitchen table.

The bilingual flashcards from BLINGuals.com are an easy and stimulating way to teach you children a second language.
These pocket sized cards are made of a sturdy, thin, plastic material, which is durable enough for many years of use. Each card has the same picture on both sides with the English word written on one, and the Spanish word for the object on the other.

The bilingual illustrated flash cards are appropriate for children at a number of stages.

For babies and toddlers, it's a safe and entertaining toy that is quite difficult to destroy (we know they'll try!) The Spanish-English cards are made of highly durable plastic. All other language combinations are made of thick paper stock.

For talking toddlers, the flash cards provide illustrations of objects from every day life. They'll start by pointing out the correct card as you call out the words, and advance to repeating the words themselves.

For pre-schoolers, the cards provide a way to hone multilingual and spelling skills.

For parents, it's a valuable and fun teaching tool. The cards are compact, easy to take along and once packed away in the tuck box (included), they don't clutter up the room.

Games options include:

• Vocabulary for non-talking toddlers: lay out the cards and call out words - ask your child to point out the appropriate cards.
• Vocabulary for talking toddlers: ask your child to call out the word you show him/her.
• Categories and groupings: ask your toddler to group cards into categories: animals, clothing, food, vehicles, body parts, etc.
• Colors #1: stack the cards so that the blue or yellow background consistently faces up.
• Colors #2: group cards by color, e.g. the frog and the car go into the green pile.
• Language: For children who mastered one language already, quiz your child on pronouncing and spelling the word on the other side of the flash cards.
• And many, many more...

Whether you're looking to teach your child a second language or just getting him/her started with verbal skills, the BLINGuals flash cards are a fun and valuable learning aide.

I used these Spanish flashcards during school with both Elias and Ashley. They caught on to the words quickly, thanks to the fun game-type atmosphere the cards gave.
I also like how I can use the same cards to help Micah learn how to read the English words on the other side of each card. Even my littler ones also can use sight recognizing of the English words with the pictures.
So as you see, these cards certainly aren't limited!

BLINGuals offers a large selection of language flashcards to choose from:

• English
• Spanish
• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Hebrew
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Russian
• Spanish
• Turkish

Like I said, quite an assortment!
At BLINGuals.com, you can also find spreadsheets, a sampler of free downloadable flashcards, and other resources, as well as the option to order these great learning tools!

Win It!

*This giveaway is now closed*

Davis at BLINGuals has offered to give one of you the chance to win your own set of Spanish/English flashcards. What a great grab for all you homeschool mamas!

Here's how to enter:

(Must be a follower of this blog (found on the right) for entries to count!)

1. Tell me one word you know in Spanish. :o) (This is mandatory and must be done first before any other entry will be considered.)

2. Like BLINGuals on Facebook, and let me know!

3. Follow A Mommy's Blessings on Facebook or Twitter and leave a separate comment for each.

4. Blog about this contest, and leave a comment with your link.

I will end this giveaway on Thursday, Oct. 7th.
Buenas suerte!