| Rasing Bilingual Children - Do you Speak OPOL?
 Children, of course, are not born into the one-on-one, mother-and-baby limbo, so beloved of childcare books, popular psychology and ad agencies, but into a complex web of relationships within a complex society. When two or more languages are spoken in that society, we may worry about our kids getting mixed up. Valerie Collins, Barcelona resident for more than 30 years and mother of 2 multilingual sons, explains how we can help this natural process by being aware of different approaches to bringing up bilingual children followed by parents worldwide....read more Barcelona summer options for Kids
 From the Barcelona zoo, art and language courses to sports and work camps, Barcelona offers a variety of options for children's activities throughout most of the summer. The Fundacio Pere Tarrés has a host of summer programmes for children and teenagers and Natuaventura organises Summer Adventure Camps or "Campamentos" that range from canoeing on the Ebro to surfing in Santander - all for reasonable prices...read more Apasionata
 The Barcelona horse event of the year. Apasionata, in the city this month for a one day performance. With over 2.5 million spectators over the last few years, Apasionata is back with a new show, The Four seasons...read more L'Art du Bois and Girason
L'Art du Bois is an historical tour of music from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. Family entertainment with an explanatory look at different types of old fashioned instruments. ......read more El Poble Espanyol Games Month
 May is "Games" month at El Poble Espanyol. In the lead up to the annual games festival on the 25th, family sundays this month are featuring a drop-in games workshop as well as a children's show - Monica and Joan discover a secret entrance to a mysterious room full of books....read more Stories around the Cloister
Family activity linked to the MNAC exhibition "The Romanesque and the Mediterranean. Catalonia, Toulouse and Pisa". Following the popular tradition of jongleurs and troubadours a group of narrators will tell stories about a selection of pieces from the exhibition..read more Dancing on Air in the TNC gardens
An impressive outdoor display of Aerial dancing not to be missed in the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya gardens. The "Deambulants" make use of buildings, monuments, walls and other surfaces with a gravity-defying performance accompanied to music from the Orchestra Fireluche....read more Biocultura and Mamaterra Ecological Fair
 The annual environmental fair takes place from the 8th May at Palau Sant Jordi. Biocultura incorporates the Mamaterra children's fair with plenty of activities for children over the 4 day show. Thank you to all those who contacted Kids in Barcelona for free tickets - Enjoy the show!... read more about the fair Rose Show
If you have never taken the children to Parc de Cervantes then you might want to do so this week. The Roserar garden next door, with its impressive varieties, is holding the annual New Roses show...read more
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