Eat Your Spanish: A Spanish Learning Podcast for Kids and Families!

I’m beyond thankful for this podcast and the people behind it. We originally found Eat Your Spanish when the pandemic hit. I had two young kids at home and it was a great way to add in some extra learning. Fun, cute and well made. The podcast is lighthearted and the music is so beautifully written and produced. Evan and Vanessa are such loving people and the podcast shows. Incredible talent. Huge hearts. A few years ago we learned that Mr. Evan teaches ukulele and guitar lessons virtually. We began lessons when my son was around 8. He is almost 12. I wish I could share a video of my son’s guitar skills and talent. Mr. Evan has been such a supportive, patient and loving teacher. My son looks forward to his lesson each week. I’m so thankful that we found this podcast because it opened our lives to more learning, curiosity, friendship, Spanish and music.

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I liked listening to this passively with my child on car rides to help progress his Spanish learning but the Mr Mouse and Mrs Elephant segment was so inappropriate. Another review mentioned the out-of-place storyline and I have to agree, the whole thing was not appropriate for kids. I was put off by it but the part that bothered me the most was the fact that Mr Mouse would continuously kiss Mrs Elephant’s feet. She steps on berries, he licks her feet clean. She hits her toe while hammering a table, Mr Mouse kisses it 10 times….why the toe? Wouldn’t she have hit her “thumb” instead? Once is odd, twice is not a mistake. We’ve only made it to episode 5 so I hope they removed that segment. To add, yes it’s fun learning but I had to correct words and pronunciation a lot

This lacks richness. Our search for a good homeschooling option for Spanish introduction continues. The accents are inauthentic and the whole thing is cheesy. My 6, 5, and 3 year old boys can hardly stand this show. I have tried a handful of times to make it work, but it lacks educational sequence, culture, and authentic speaking. My kids think the “funny” parts are boring. This is a podcast for people who are thoughtlessly trying to fill empty space (in the car, in the house, etc.) and pretend their kids are learning Spanish.