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Italian for Kids: Grocery Shopping (video)


What is like doing grocery shopping in Italy? How do you call the various food items in Italian? My daughter Silvia Tosolini, 9 invites you to a tour of an Italian supermercato.
Let her know what you think by leaving a comment on YouTube or writing her a note to silvia@tosolini.com.

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Italian for Kids: Christmas (Natale)


My daughter Silvia Tosolini, 8 and son Alessio, 5 share a few language tips about some traditional Italian Christmas sweets and food.

To all readers of our blog and customers of our eBook, we wish Buon Natale!

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Italian for Kids: The School (video)


We received a pleasant note from a school in Rochester, NY that my daughter’s videos are being used in classroom to teach Italian to 4th and 5th graders.
They kindly asked us if we could focus a new episode to life at school. So we did… Enjoy!

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Italian for Kids: Cars (video)


How do you name the different parts of a car in Italian?
My daughter Silvia Tosolini, 7 is happy to help you finding that out. Enjoy!

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Italian for Kids: Astronomy (video)


My daughter Silvia, 7 has found a simple way to explain the basics of the Solar system. Here is a new episode of her video podcast series ‘Italian for Kids‘, for the first time also starring my son Alessio, 4. Enjoy!

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Happy Birthday in Italian (video)


My daughter Silvia has turned 7 and we decided to give her a nice present: a trip to Yosemite National Park to celebrate her birthday with her friend Amanda Maruzzi.
Amanda lives in Milan and was visiting California with the family. For the past 6 consecutive years, the two little girls managed to celebrate this special day together. We decided the tradition should live on.
In this video you’ll learn how to sing Happy Birthday (Buon Compleanno) in Italian. Enjoy!

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P.S. If you like this video, please leave her a comment here or on YouTube. She loves feedback!

Italian for Kids: The Playground (video)


Here is a new episode of the podcast series ‘Italian for Kids‘ hosted by my daughter Silvia, 6. In this show, you’ll learn how the different parts of a playground are called in Italian. Enjoy!

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P.S. If you like this video, please leave her a comment here or on YouTube. She loves feedback!

Italian for kids: Numbers (video)


My daughter Silvia, 6 has just completed a new episode of her podcast series ‘Italian for Kids‘. In this video, you’ll learn how to count from 1 to 10 in Italian.
Thanks to our faithful reader Courtney R. for suggesting this new topic. Enjoy!

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P.S. If you like this video, please leave her a comment here or on YouTube. She loves feedback!

Italian for Kids: Silvia's Activity Pad #1


My daughter Silvia has come up with the idea of creating an activity pad for kids who’d like to learn some basic Italian words as well as some facts about Italy. In this fist edition, she included a picture to color, a matching game and a word search puzzle. It’s fun and free!

Download Silvia’s Activity Pad #1
(1.1MB PDF – Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Which game do you like the best? Send us your suggestions for upcoming activity pads!

Italian for kids: Colors (video)


My daughter Silvia, 6 has released a new episode of her podcast series ‘Italian for Kids’. This video is about naming the colors in Italian. Don’t miss her previous show Italy safety tips for kids. Enjoy!

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P.S. If you like this video, please leave her a comment here or on YouTube. She loves feedback!

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Name: Paolo and Francesca Tosolini

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Paolo was born and raised in Italy for his first 30 years. He now lives in Seattle, WA (USA) where he works for Microsoft as a New Media Business Manager. Francesca worked as a travel agent before choosing the career of full time mom of two beautiful kids. Through this blog, Paolo and Francesca want to share an insider view of the Italian culture, and offer useful tips and information to make your trip to Italy the most enjoyable ever. Suggest a new topic to blog!
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