Holiday Gifts That Celebrate Latino Culture

By Celia Shatzman from Parents Latina
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Still digging around for the perfect present for your little one? We’ve got you covered with toys that connect them to your culture.
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Goooooooal!

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Encourage a future fútbol champ with this teething ring. Little Sport Star Activity Ball, birth+, $9.

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Color Your World

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Forget basic beige—this set of 24 crayons lets kids draw stick figures of all ethnicities. People Colors Crayons, ages 3–11, $7.

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Best Dressed

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Adventure awaits as your little one dons the royal garb of Disney’s very first Latina princess. Disney Elena of Avalor Dress, ages 3+, $20.

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Monster Mash

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Handcrafted in Honduras, these wooden blocks have hidden magnets that let kids create pals of their own designs. Zip Zap Sticky Monster, ages 1+, $40.

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Sounding Board

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This tablet is equipped with more than 30 keys for learning numbers, words, and nursery rhymes in Spanish. Smart Play Pad, ages 2+, $20.

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Flamenco Fun

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Olé! These fishy castanets will inspire plenty of clapping and toe-tapping. Fish Castanet, ages 1+, $5. 

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Earth Day

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The world is their oyster as they learn to sing in español—and other languages too—with a spin of the globe. Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Greetings Globe, ages 18–36 months,$30.

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Ring Master

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Sure to please any young wrestling fan, this caped luchador doll packs a punch. Ringside Pal, ages 3+, $15.

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Leaping Lizards

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Aspiring explorers can camp in the living room as they let their imagination loose in the Amazon. HABA Play Tent Expedition, ages 3+, $180.

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Light Bright

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More than 40 traceable images let kids write the alphabet while hanging out with Dora and her amiguitos. Dora the Explorer Trace & Learn Projector, ages 3+, $30.

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Head Strong

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These stylish calaveras will keep cabezas safe. Electra Graphic Helmet Sugarskulls, ages 5+, $70.

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