Loteria Game Set for Bi Cultural Family Fun: The Destiny of Things, Story 542

Loteria Game Set for Bi Cultural Family Fun:  The Destiny of Things, Story 542

Learn Spanish while playing loteria, a game of chance!  It's a lot like American Bingo!

An easy way to introduce Spanish learners and have some fun too!

Small portable modern loteria game set, available here.

Photo via The Destiny of Things

Here is a better explanation from an Etsy buyer and Etsy shop owner:

Very cool, my grandsons will love this! My daughter-in-law is Mexican and I always like to do whatever I can to encourage the boy's in understanding and getting a handle on their Mexican culture as I think it will benefit them when they get older...being bilingual will be beneficial to them in their life later on. Any little fun way I can help them is also a learning experience for this Irish/German Nanny! This is a perfect way to teach them/me AND have fun while doing it and I LOVE it! You can teach an old dog new tricks...even an old one! Packaged well and shipped quickly! Seller is a delight to communicate with during the purchasing process...thank you again for everything! 

How delightful is that story!  Even Grandma is going to learn Spanish with the rest of the family!  I am inspired by her motivation and enthusiasm to learn something new everyday and have fun while doing it!  Thank you Pamela from PreLovedEcletic!

 Here's what the loteria deck of cards look like and there are 52 of them for crafts and other fiesta party decor, available here.

 Photo via The Destiny of Things

Saying Goodbye:  This is a game I used in my classroom because my first 5 years of teaching, 90% of my classroom students only spoke Spanish and I only spoke English!  As the years passed, the classroom English to Spanish ratio turned to 50/50 and this game came in handy when teaching empathy and learning a new language!

I used the more traditional set because it has the calling cards in riddles and it's even harder to play, almost impossible if you don't speak Spanish, so my English only speakers would know how difficult it is to learn and new language and how being in an environment where English was only spoken by the teacher would not be an easy task.  Plus both the English and Spanish learners would have to wait for instruction and teaching while my aide translated my lessons out loud!

You can see in the lower left hand corner the calling card riddle.  To make the game easier I would read the riddle and then answer to the riddle.  To make it even easier and so everyone could play, I'd call out the corresponding number and then show the card to my class.  Traditional loteria game set available here.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

What I Learned:

1.  To learn something new everyday and make it fun!  Which I usually do and I also try and do something I usually do everyday differently, so life doesn't become a habit, but something fresh and new, even if it's a chore!

2.  I haven't been around in Blog land lately because my insomnia has returned and it seems to take me twice as long to get anything done, so usually it's blog posting.  The stories are piling up too in a grand way, so I'm cutting down my writing time to see if I can post more in less time.

3.  After you play the game, one could then turn to crafting fun!  Many Etsy buyers use these for DIY wedding and birthday decorations for Day of the Dead themed celebrations, taco and fiesta ones too!  I've seen these made into cake toppers, garlands, wedding seat charts, floral arrangement tags, table numbers, invitations and more!

Here is an example, one Etsy buyer bought 10-20 traditional loteria game sets to make these for her wedding!  Traditional loteria game set available here.  Photo via The Destiny of Things

Thank you Pamela, Etsy shop owner of PreLovedEcletic for sharing your inspirational story and adding to the list of how to use these in a fun way to learn something new! Read her interesting profile here.  I really like how she was brave enough to move near her children and grandchildren after living in the same place for 60 years!  Visit her beautiful jewelry shop from her collection from traveling here. 

I don't wear jewelry because I'm allergic to it, but I've been eyeing her brooches from some time now!  Visit some of my favorites, like this lovely autumn brooch, here! I just love Scottish thistle and would wear this on a jacket or heavy sweater, here.  And if I were to splurge I'd order these rabbits running under a tree brooch, here.   She has a lot of jewelry I'd wear and buy if I could,  like many earrings with moss, agate and birds!

 Easy to make DIY cake toppers or appetizer sticks from traditional loteria game set available here.  Use the deck of cards to make a matching garland. Photo via The Destiny of Things

I have reached my goal of listing 180 items on each shop and made my new goal to list 200 items on each shop!  But sales picked up last week and a lot of hoard items sold, so I'm back to listing up to 185 items again, which I started this morning. 

I've changed my mind about free shipping and I'm leaving most of my items with FREE SHIPPING because it just makes combined shipping easier with less emails to answer about combined shipping. 

 An Etsy buyer even used these cards to decorate her Mexican themed Christmas tree!  I just love the sombrero as the topping!  If you just want to order the mod loteria deck of cards or gameboards, they are available separately, here.  Some use the loteria deck as tarot cards!

Small portable modern loteria game set, available here.

Photo via The Destiny of Things

I started cross marketing again, which is basically favoriting, liking and/or hearting other shops and their items.  It's a chore, but I've been inspired to do some of the same things I do over and over differently and this is a challenge and more joyful now!  I hope it helps everyone on Etsy to receive many happy sales!

Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed weekly: HoarderRehab with 181 items, The Destiny of Things- 181 items, VintageToGoEasy - 183 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 184 items.   

Maybe you'll find something and give it new life and a new home!  Thanks for looking!

 

 Here is how I use them crafting!  I make Frida Kahlo loteria card art for those having Frida parties or collect Frida art, available here at our other shop,VintageToGoEasy.  An Etsy buyer came and bought all 13 cards I made!  There is a different set at each shop, it's part of my alternative to hoarding!

Thank you for visiting my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things!