Exploring the 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries with Your Child
Grab a world map and some colored stickers each stop on this tour adds new words, foods, or celebrations to explore together.
1. Argentina
Dance a mini tango in the living room and label la capital Buenos Aires on your map.
2. Bolivia
Try saying the highest city name: El Alto. Discuss why llamas are key to Andean life.
3. Chile
Measure its long, skinny shape with a ribbon; it would stretch from Newfoundland to Florida!
4. Colombia
Listen to a short cumbia beat and learn the word arepa (corn cake).
5. Costa Rica
Practice the greeting ¡Pura vida! and spot sloths during a quick YouTube rainforest clip.
6. Cuba
Clap along to son cubano rhythms and locate Havana on an island cut‑out.
7. Dominican Republic
Play a snippet of merengue music while spinning like the dancers.
8. Ecuador
Find the equator line and balance a coin on its edge for a minute‑long challenge.
9. El Salvador
Cook tiny pupusas using tortilla wrappers stuffed with cheese.
10. Equatorial Guinea
Discover that Spanish is spoken in Africa too—point to it on your globe.
11. Guatemala
Color a simple worry doll template and learn the phrase gracias, Muñeca.
12. Honduras
Learn the word quetzal (national bird) and count to five in Spanish while flapping arms.
13. Mexico
Build a paper piñata and shout ¡Ándale! before “breaking” it for vocabulary flashcards.
14. Nicaragua
Trace Lake Nicaragua’s outline and spot the two island volcanoes inside.
15. Panama
Craft a mini paper mola pattern using bright geometric shapes.
16. Paraguay
Sip (pretend) tereré tea with a straw and learn its bilingual culture (Spanish & Guaraní).
17. Peru
Stack pillow “terraces” like Machu Picchu and practice saying llama with the Spanish y sound.
18. Puerto Rico
Drum a basic bomba rhythm on overturned pots.
19. Spain
Try saying ¡Vale! like a Spaniard and mark Madrid with a star sticker.
20. Uruguay
Draw cartoon cows—this small country has more cattle than people!
21. Venezuela
Flip a mini arepa pancake and practice ¡Hola! with Caribbean flair.
Map‑Tracking Activity
Print a blank world map and have your child color each country as you explore it. Add sticky notes with new Spanish words learned at each stop.
Dinolingo Connection
Unlock the “World Explorer” path inside Dinolingo short videos and games group vocabulary by country so kids can review llama after Peru or paella after Spain, earning badges as they complete the full 21‑nation tour.
Final Thoughts
Country hopping from your kitchen table turns geography, culture, and Spanish into one big adventure. Stamp the map, sample a song, and watch your child’s curiosity and vocabulary grow with every sticker.
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