156: How to host a bilingual play date

Bilingual Avenue with Marianna Du Bosq - A podcast by Interviews with experts and parents sharing best practices for raising and teaching bilingual children.

A language play date is a great way to add more exposure and create a need for your kids to use the target language! There is something just magical about bilingual kids seeing their peers actively engaging in the same target language. Personally it has been very useful for our language journey. It is a great way to show my kids the value of communicating in Spanish. But often times, if we want to get a language play date started, we have to create it ourselves. The planning process can seem daunting and you may be wondering if it’s worth the hassle! It must certainly is but let me share with you some ideas on how to make it manageable for you and productive for the kids.