If you're a parent in search of resources to keep your kids connected to their Filipino roots then you've come to the right place!

WHO IS THE CREATOR OF SPEAK PINOY?

One of the members of the The Global Filipino Parenting Village started a great thread about Filipino children's songs and I thought it would be good to compile them here with links to samples. I've picked out the ones that felt the most familiar (to me at least) and included a list of the others mentioned by the other members at the end.

How to have a Filipino Fiesta Playdate

What can be more Filipino than a fiesta?

It celebrates our love of food, community, singing, dancing all those elements strung together like colorful street banderitas…

Everything you need to know about Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival: A Time to Give Thanks

My Filipino Christmas book extension guide. We hope you and your family enjoyed our My Filipino Christmas Activity Book with all its fun facts and activities about Christmas in the Philippines.

Sparking conversation and curiosity can happen every day, it just takes a bit of planning. Here is something Cricket tried with her daughter Hanna. You'll see her in our Children's Day in Japan Crate. She's making a rock garden with her Dad to spark conversations about his Japanese heritage!

It's a crazy time but let's focus on what we can do together as a family! 

Since the kids are stuck at home, why not throw some cultural learning into the mix? We've dug up some Filipino resources for all you busy multicultural parents out there! 

Celebrate Japanese Children's Day with these FREE Printables

For those of us raising our kids outside of the Philippines or outside of Filipino family and friends circles, we need to be more deliberate about the exposure that we give our kids to their Filipino roots and activity sheets like this, though simple, can help!

So, you want to teach your kids how to speak Filipino? Join the club. This exact question was one of the main reasons why Campfire Crates was born! It has always been a mystery and to be frank, quite a struggle to get them to even try speaking Filipino... until... I came upon this term on NPR’s Life Kit “How to learn a heritage language” episode:

Reading is a big part of our daily routine and we try to add a few Filipino books into the mix. As you probably are already aware, there is not much to choose from, and from the little we have, some of the books can be hit or miss. To save time and money for those of you starting your libraries, I've compiled a list of our favorites and where you can get them.

How can more kids learn what it truly means to be Filipino?

This poignant question was posed to us by CNN Philippines host, Rico Hizon on his program The Final Word where he had us on to speak about My Filipino Story and Campfire Crates.