• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Eighty MPH Mom | Lifestyle Blog

Chic Moms and Luxe Kids: Fashion, Health, Beauty, Recipes, Home Hacks, News, and DIY

  • Home
  • Best of
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Disclosure Policy
    • Accessibility Statement
    • Privacy Policy
  • Featured Moms
  • Childbirth
  • Health
    • Exercise & Fitness
  • Food Finds
    • Wine
      • Beverages & Spirits
    • Recipes
      • Keto Friendly
      • Healthy Options
      • Breakfast
      • Lunch ideas
      • Main courses
      • Appetizers
      • Side Dishes
      • Desserts
  • DIY/Crafts
    • Crafts for Kids
  • Home & Garden
    • Home Decor
    • Home Improvement
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Jewelry
    • Shopping
    • Gift Ideas
    • Gift Guides
  • Lyric’s Posts
  • Entertainment
    • Movies & Television
    • Games
    • Books/Authors
    • Music
    • Outdoor Activities
    • Parties/Celebrations
  • Travel
  • Reviews + Giveaways
    • Reviews
    • Giveaways
    • Giveaway Rules
  • Holidays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
  • For Kids
    • Crafts for Kids
  • Homeschool
  • Family
    • Marriage + Family
    • Baby
    • Kids
    • Parenting
      • Parenting Experience
    • For Him
    • For Her
    • For Pets
  • Save/Make Money
    • Save money – do it yourself!
    • Business
    • Money Mgmt. & Programs
    • Target
  • Cars
You are here: Home / Entertainment / Books/Authors / Give Your Kids the World with Little Pim

Give Your Kids the World with Little Pim

August 2, 2013 by Randi 65 Comments

Hola, me llamo Randi y hablo muy poco español.
Je connais un peu de français, mais je peux chanter la chanson Barney.

Wait, timeout, translation please?!

Hello, my name is Randi and I speak very little Spanish.
I know a little bit of French, but I can sing the Barney song!

I will admit that knowing the Barney song in more than one language has come in handy from time to time, even more so with my little ones. Just don’t tell my junior high French teacher that her form of mildly embarrassing in-class punishment is actually useful. Shh! Then again, now that I think about it, this may just be a good task to try out at home. Unfortunately, when it comes to using my foreign language skills in daily conversation, I would be more likely to use a translator on my phone than actually speak. I always remembered the basic and silly things. I can (obviously) sing goofy songs, count, recite the colors, introduce myself, name few objects, etc. but I am horrible at holding a conversation with someone in anything other than English.

Of course, when it comes to my own children, I (like any other good parent) want better for them. Our society has continually grown on cultural terms and it is in everyone’s benefit to keep pace. I was at my son’s pre-school show when it hit me. The class of 4-to-5 year old children introduced themselves one by one and then sang a song for the crowd of parents… in Spanish! In pre-school! I didn’t get my first taste of a second language until late middle school and, even then, they were just beginning to introduce the new curriculum to the lower grade levels. Most people (until now) didn’t begin learning to speak other languages until hitting high school. Why is that? Children learn and absorb things (especially languages) much better when they’re young.

The most current scientific research has shown that babies, toddlers and preschoolers are uniquely equipped to learn one or more languages with ease.

Think about it… you taught your child to say “mama” and “dada,” right? Well, why not include “Mamá” and “Papá” or “Mère” and “Père?” Most of us don’t bother to because we don’t even know where to begin. Thankfully there’s help.

Logo

I recently had the opportunity to try out a wonderful children’s company that focuses on broadening language skills for kids. Little Pim uses the brilliant platform of children’s books, DVDs, CDs, and Word & Phrase flash cards to teach little ones the basic foundations of new languages.

Although there is no “official language” here in the US, English is primary but closely followed by Spanish as a second. I know that, in the workforce, having the knowledge of a secondary language is a huge plus not to mention extremely helpful. We got a head start on the Spanish in our home with the Little Pim Complete Spanish Gift Set.

Spanish Set

Picking up on the tiny bit that he learned in school, our oldest has been having a blast building his bilingual vocabulary. Our youngest has begun to despise the phrase “tres minutos,” due to our new switch in languages for time-out chats. The kids have gravitated toward the books more so than anything. There are a ton of adorable little flaps and tabs for the kids to lift, slide, play with, and learn from.

DSCN8802 (500x370)

 

DSCN8800 (375x500)

The DVDs are great, too! Our set has all six Spanish DVDs and the kids were able to learn from all of them. The full set of DVDs includes:

  • Eating & Drinking
  • Wake Up Smiling
  • Playtime
  • In My Home
  • Happy, Sad and Silly
  • I Can Count!

DSCN8805 (500x375)

They have been able to learn a majority of the basics thus far and look forward to, still, learning more. The videos hold children’s attention just as well as any cartoon but, with this, they are learning lifelong skills. Check out a tidbit of the Little Pim program here:

The Little Pim CD is just as adorable as the rest of the set. The Spanish Bop disc has fifteen tracks of catchy Spanish songs for the little ones to enjoy. I’ve added one extra song to our learning adventures from my own prior knowledge and, together, it has caught on with the kids. I’ll find them walking around the house randomly singing bits and pieces of these songs. They find it fun, and I love that they love it.

CD

The flash cards (unfortunately on backorder at the moment) look to be a child’s favorite part of the set. I know that my little ones love flash cards in general but having the added bonus of a new language would, likely, make them irresistible. The simplicity of a single picture and its brief description not only teaches the child valuable visual skills but also helps them with reading as well as linguistics.

Flash Cards

The sight-and-sound repetition of looking at a photo, watching a DVD, listening to a CD, reading the words, and speaking the terms gives them a better grasp on things. Sure, I could tell them that “manzana” means “apple” and “galleta” means “cookie” but five minutes after doing so, the only thing that will be on their minds is snack time. I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to try out this amazing product because, when it came to secondary languages, I didn’t know where on Earth to begin – for myself or the children. This has actually turned into a family event, despite Little Pim being geared toward those that are 6-years-old and younger. I am brushing up on the old and learning new things right alongside my little ones and that just makes it all the more fun.

Little Pim Fun

BUY
The Little Pim products can be purchased online through their website as well as from many retail chains and bookstores (Target, Walmart, Toys R US, Barnes & Noble, etc.) nationwide.

PLAY
Since we are living in a fast paced, electronic world, it is only right that Little Pim keeps pace, right? The Little Pim curriculum is also available on iTunes and for LeapFrog products.

iTunes (500x286)

 

LeapFrog (500x290)

CONNECT
The Little Pim company is quite social as well. You can keep up with them on a variety of platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, and Instagram – for all of the latest news, products, special discount offers, giveaways, and more.

The awesome folk over at Little Pim were even kind enough to send me a French Gift Set as well. Little Pim is currently available in ten different languages. Yes, ten! We got to play around with, both, the Spanish and French versions but the rest of the options include German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, and (since Little Pim is a worldly company) English.

Available Languages (500x259)

The addition of our 3-DVD French set, has given us the ability to not only become bilingual but, now, multilingual! Doing so has also helped me in being able to tell you “Bonne chance!” No idea what that means? No worries. Let me clue you in. Drumroll please…

Open the World (500x185)

“Good luck!” Now you, too, can give your children the world with the extraordinary gift of language. Eighty MPH Mom readers have the chance to win a Little Pim 3-DVD Gift Set right now!

Win (500x263)

THE GIVEAWAY:
One (1) winner will receive a Little Pim 3-DVD Gift Set in their preferred choice of language.

Giveaway open to US residents only. Ends 8/18/13. ARV of $59.95.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

*Randi received the above product(s), free of charge, to facilitate this review. All opinions are those of reviewer only.

No purchase necessary. Open to residents of US only. Giveaway ends August 18th, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. (PST). ONE ENTRANT PER HOUSEHOLD/IP Address! We check all entries – cheating will not be tolerated.

Winners will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter, and winner’s name will be displayed on the Rafflecopter widget within 3 days of end date. Winner will be notified via email and must reply within 48 hours. If no reply has been received within that time frame, a new winner will be chosen. Please make sure you check your spam folder, as we are not responsible for lost winning email notifications. Winners name(s) will also be posted on the Eighty MPH Mom Winners List within 2 weeks of drawing.

**By entering this giveaway, you confirm that you have read and agree to the Eighty MPH Mom giveaway rules. Prize will be shipped directly from sponsor or their PR Agency unless otherwise noted. Sponsor reserves the right to limit one prize per person/household {of this item/prize pack}. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of prize {although it is usually much sooner}.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability. Odds of winning: The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. All prizes will be awarded. Void where prohibited by law.

Pin
Share
Tweet
Share
Email
Flip
Pocket
Share
Reddit
0 Shares

Filed Under: Books/Authors, Contributors, Entertainment, For baby, For the Kids, Giveaways, Most Recent, Movies & Television, Music, Randi, Reviews, Reviews + Giveaways, Shopping Tagged With: bilingual kids, children's language programs, French gift set, Little Pim, multilingual kids, Reviews, Spanish gift set

About Randi

Randi is a stay-at-home mother to two wildly crazy little boys, in love with one hell of a great man, a hobbyist writer and, more or less, glued to her camera. In a world where making mud pies, searching for bugs and racing Matchbox cars have become her forte, her true passion can be found all around her (or attached to her hip) at any given moment - her family.

Previous Post: « Royal Fashion Favorites: Classic Cable Knit {with a HALO SleepSack Review}
Next Post: American Girl Magazine: July/August Highlights »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Nicole Tyler

    August 2, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    I really like the german giftset. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Denise N.

    August 3, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    The Complete French Gift Set looks pretty amazing or the Spanish

    Reply
  3. Nancy

    August 3, 2013 at 5:55 AM

    I like the Japanese set.

    Reply
  4. Adrienne Gordon

    August 3, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    i like the spanigh app

    Reply
  5. Tricia Andrews

    August 3, 2013 at 6:00 AM

    I think the Complete Spanish Gift Set for about $170 is a great gift for someone!

    Reply
  6. Lori Thomas

    August 3, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    I like the Spanish 3 DVD Gift Set vol 1

    Reply
  7. kelly thompson

    August 3, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    I would love to learn spanish again but with my kiddos

    Reply
  8. Romi Hamilton

    August 3, 2013 at 1:07 PM

    Complete French Gift Set

    Reply
  9. Janice Crespo

    August 3, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    Complete Spanish Gift Set

    Reply
  10. Gale

    August 3, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    I like the Spanish Deluxe Gift Set

    Reply
  11. mrsshukra

    August 3, 2013 at 3:54 PM

    The Chinese deluxe gift set is great!

    Reply
  12. Austin Baroudi

    August 3, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    I’d love the Complete French Gift Set!

    Reply
  13. Tamar

    August 4, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    I like the Complete Spanish Gift Set.

    Reply
  14. Sherrie C.

    August 4, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    My mom speaks French so the Complete French Gift Set. Thanks 🙂

    callawishes(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  15. Sandy Chiang

    August 4, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    Would lobe the Spanish set

    Reply
  16. sandra davis

    August 4, 2013 at 10:03 PM

    i like the Spanish Deluxe Gift Set

    Reply
  17. Stephanie Larison

    August 4, 2013 at 10:46 PM

    I like the spanish set

    Reply
  18. Melissa Belle

    August 5, 2013 at 1:47 AM

    Spanish Gift Set

    Reply
  19. Sharon Kaminski

    August 5, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    i would like the Complete Spanish Gift Set for my daughter

    Reply
  20. Katherine G.

    August 5, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    The Complete Mandarin Gift Set.

    Reply
  21. Mary Beth Elderton

    August 6, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    Id love to give my grand-daughters the Complete Spanish Gift Set!

    Reply
  22. Lynda Thomas

    August 6, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    I would love the complete French gift set! It would be fun speaking French with my kiddos! 🙂 (And brushing up on it, myself!)

    Reply
  23. maria gabriel

    August 6, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    I like the Italian Word & Phrase Cards.
    A mi me gustan mas las tarjetas de aprender palabras y frases en italiano.

    Reply
  24. Elena G

    August 6, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    I like the Italian Backpack Plus Gift Set.

    Reply
  25. Michele C.

    August 7, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    I like the Japanese gift set.

    Reply
  26. Anastasia

    August 7, 2013 at 5:08 AM

    I love the Complete Spanish Gift Set! that would be a great way to get the little ones started on languages 🙂

    Reply
  27. sandra

    August 7, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    i like the leapfrog app

    Reply
  28. Cristina

    August 7, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    I like the Complete Spanish Gift Set.

    Reply
  29. Renae

    August 7, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    The German version.

    Reply
  30. steve weber

    August 8, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    the japanese set would be awesome.

    Reply
  31. JLin

    August 8, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    CHINESE COMPLETE SET

    Reply
  32. Colleen W

    August 9, 2013 at 3:54 PM

    set de regalo espanol. (Spanish gift set).

    Reply
  33. Michelle Lee

    August 10, 2013 at 4:56 AM

    I like the complete Spanish gift set.

    Reply
  34. Sharon Jones

    August 10, 2013 at 6:04 AM

    Trilingual Book & Plush (English, Spanish, French)- I LOVE this!!! So much!!! Thank u

    Reply
  35. Daniel M

    August 10, 2013 at 6:23 PM

    the complete spanish set

    Reply
  36. Rebecca Peters

    August 11, 2013 at 12:22 AM

    I like the SPANISH COMPLETE SET

    Reply
  37. christine jessamine

    August 11, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    I love the spanish set!

    Reply
  38. Nicole Lancaster

    August 11, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    I like the German Complete Set the best from Little Pim. I always wanted to learn German and teach my daughter German as well.

    Reply
  39. ReggieMann

    August 12, 2013 at 3:17 AM

    I like the Spanish Books, Flashcards & Plush

    Reply
  40. Brooke thomas

    August 13, 2013 at 4:04 AM

    Complete Spanish Gift Set

    Reply
  41. tina reynolds

    August 13, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    I like the spanish set for my son

    Reply
  42. tam childers

    August 13, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    Complete Spanish Gift Set

    Reply
  43. Donna Pyszk

    August 13, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    I like the Chinese one.

    Reply
  44. Debbie Terry

    August 13, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    I have a set for one granddaughter in Spanish I would like to try French

    Reply
  45. beth

    August 14, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    I like the Spanish discovery set

    Reply
  46. Jennifer

    August 14, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    I would pick spanish or french!

    Reply
  47. Ed Nemmers

    August 14, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    I like the Complete Spanish Gift Set!

    Reply
  48. Jenny

    August 14, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    I like the Chinese complete set

    Reply
  49. Karen Gonyea

    August 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    LOVE the Spanish Gift Set 🙂

    Reply
  50. Christian Alejandro

    August 14, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    Je voudrais le SPANISH COMPLETE SET!

    Reply
  51. Gina P

    August 14, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    MI piace “The Italian complete set” per la mia famiglia!

    It would be great to teach the kids some Italian.

    Reply
  52. Sand

    August 14, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    I like the Chinese Complete Set.

    Reply
  53. Lisa

    August 14, 2013 at 9:38 PM

    I like the complete Spanish set

    Reply
  54. Marc

    August 15, 2013 at 1:17 AM

    I’ll go with the SPANISH COMPLETE SET.

    Reply
  55. Mihaela Day

    August 15, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    I like the Spanish 3 DVD Gift Set vol 1

    Reply
  56. kathy pease

    August 15, 2013 at 5:54 PM

    I like the SPANISH 3-PAK (VOL. I) https://www.littlepim.com/shop-language-learning-kids/spanish-3-pak-vol-i/

    Reply
  57. beth

    August 15, 2013 at 6:38 PM

    THE FRENCH ONE

    Reply
  58. Suzie Williams

    August 15, 2013 at 6:44 PM

    I like the Spanish set.

    Reply
  59. Breanne

    August 15, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    I like the Complete French Set

    Reply
  60. SharonC

    August 15, 2013 at 8:55 PM

    I love the Spanish Bop music!

    Reply
  61. Michelle Tucker

    August 15, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    I think the Spanish Discovery Set looks informative and would be nice to have.

    Reply
  62. Gianna

    August 15, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    I like the Italian.

    Reply
  63. polly

    August 17, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    I would like the Spanish Set since our 4 year old grandson already knows Japanese

    Reply
  64. Susan S

    August 17, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    Spanish Word and Phrases Cards

    Reply
  65. trixx

    August 18, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    I also like the Chinese Word & Phrase Cards (Vol. I)

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Baby Needs

gestational surrogacy Vs. traditional surrogacy

Gestational Surrogacy Vs. Traditional Surrogacy?

Safe and Adorable Sleeping with HALO SleepSack – Review

Send Positive Messages with The Talking Shirt – Review

hush hat

Hush Hat offers quiet for babies

baby

Self-Care Tips Following Giving Birth

Give & Get Back the Gift of Sleep with Pampers

Thanks for stopping by Eighty MPH Mom! To learn more us, click the "About" tab above.

Copyright © 2022 · Foodie Pro & The Genesis Framework