Written by Daniela Cima Usher of Taste of Italy
Disaster.
The flight from our home in Italy to Cairo was at 7am the next morning, and we’d just been buried under 1 meter of snow! The next day, we were supposed to be standing in the desert in front of the pyramids and now our family holiday was ruined…
Or was it?
“Hey boys,” my husband suggested. “Let’s make a SNOW pyramid!”
“Yay!” they screamed.
After a fun and successful day building white pyramids in our courtyard, the snow melted just enough to begin our journey to Egypt – only 24 hours behind schedule.
But an amazing thing happened in the years after that fantastic adventure.
The snow pyramid became one of our boys’ top three memories from the trip! And it didn’t even happen in Egypt! It happened right in our very own home.
That fact has stuck with me over the years.
As we all know, our kids learn more by doing.
I ran an art restoration school and museum in Italy for twenty years. We taught some theory, but mostly, we taught via hands-on methods. We were always in the lab or the field. That’s what made all of my students, young and old, Italian and international, enjoy what they were learning and be successful!
As an Italian homeschooling mother of two now living in the U.S., so many people have told me about their dreams of visiting Italy.
After all, Italy is art. Italy is history. Italy is a cultural experience that families would like to share. But taking the time or finding the funds to make that happen can be really difficult!
And…we all learn the most by doing.
That’s why I created “A Taste of Italy!”
It’s a unique, virtual experience you and your kids can enjoy from the comfort of your very own home.
I’ve created a program that teaches the art, the history, the culture and the cuisine of the Romans, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and modern Italy that your family can enjoy rain or shine (…or snow)! (Check out a sample here.)
For four weeks (beginning July 1st) we’ll make art like the ancient Italian masters, we’ll cook healthy and delicious meals from each historical period, and we’ll share real life stories from the past.
We will experience Italy. We will be Italian.
And I’ll be with you online (and onsite!) from places all over Italy that typical tours don’t reach. I’ll share my Italy with you.
And if you’re busy in July, don’t worry! You’ll have access to the program for an entire year.
The Giveaway
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One lucky reader of Simple Homeschool will win full access to my Taste of Italy e-course for their family this summer! ($247 value)
Note: This prize is available to international readers, yay!
How to Win
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To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post answering this question: How old are your kids and what would your family like to learn about Italy?
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Special Offer
Right now readers of Simple Homeschool can receive 10% off A Taste of Italy! No discount code is needed–just head here for more information and to register.
Remember: The e-course begins July 1st, so if you’re interested don’t wait.
A note from Jamie: How perfectly does Daniela’s e-course line up with both Give Your Child the World and our upcoming Read the World Summer Book Club? What a fun way to take your family’s global learning to the next level, all from the comfort of home this summer!
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i have 2 girls ages 8 & 11. My 11 year old loves to cook so I think they would love to learn about the cuisine!
Great! Food is such a big part of our culture. Every week we will cook (and eat!) meals from different periods of history! There are so many interesting historical facts related to food!
My boys are 9, 8 and 4. We would love to learn everything about Italy!
I have boys too and they always love the hands-on projects!
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My kids are 11,10,7, and 3. We love anything Middle Ages and Renaissance related. My kids love artists (Michaelangelo is a favorite!). We also love to travel, but international travel is way out of our budget. Thanks for the giveaway!
That is exactly why I created the program! Travel and the experience of another culture from your very own home!
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My kids are 6, 4, and 1 and they would love to learn about food and history.
My kids are 7 and 9. We live in Europe at the moment, but haven’t made it to Italy yet. We just had to cancel a trip to Nove and Venice due to a health issue. Their wish was to get a chicken pitcher and a mask. They also want to go to Pompeii, Rome, and Pisa.
Sorry you had to cancel. The program would be a great intro for the time when the trip will happen!
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My kids are 10, 4, and 1. I think they would probably enjoy learning about authentic Italian foods the most.
Authentic Italy is what I aim to introduce! Away from stereotypes and tourist traps we will discover the real Italian flavors!
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My daughter is 11 and we have not studied Italy so I would like to learn everything!
Hi Susan, Italy is a fascinating place, I would be honored to be a guide for your daughter!
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Hi Daniela! I have a son (14), and daughter (15) and we would love to know about art history and particularly the role the Catholic Church played in it’s development.
Great Cathy! We will explore art history, the science behind the art and even venture into art restoration!
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My son is 6. We would like to learn about the Romans so we can understand more of our Bible studies. We would also like to become more familiar with cultures different from our own. Thank you for offering this giveaway!
Aimee, it will be fun to discover everyday Roman life and compare it with life in Italy today!
My kids are 9, 7, 5, 3, and 1, and would love to learn about the food and art of Italy.
My girls are 9 and 12. We would love to learn all that we can about Italy: the food, the art, the history, everything!
My boys are 14 and 10. We would love to learn all about Italy, but especially artists and food prepared during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Thanks!
My daughter is 11. We have delved into the Renaissance these past few months and the places, people, and art that we have encountered in books would really come to life with this experience.
Hello! My children are 12, 10, and 7. To see and experience the landscape and architecture of Italy would be an amazing learning opportunity!
My kids are 12, 11, 9, 7, and 2. We all love cooking (and eating!) and we love looking at real estate in America, so I imagine we’d all enjoy learning about the buildings and the history. Thanks for the giveaway!
Our kids are 10, 12, and 14. They often ask to visit Italy, and they would enjoy learning about Italian food, cooking and eating Italian dishes.
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Oh how fun. My kiddos are 6, 10, 14 and cooking and history would be lovely!
My daughter is 5 years old. We want to visit the Vatican and learn about religion in Italy.
My kids are 9, 6 and 4. We would enjoy learning about the food and the history of Italy. We love stories of all kinds!
My boys are 10 and 13 years old. We love to ‘travel around the globe’. Since my brother taught us to make homemade pasta this previous weekend, we would love to learn more about Italy, the food, culture and people’s life stories!
My kids are 8 and 10. They love History and the Roman Empire is one of the favourites, as well as classical music like Vivaldi. It would be great to explore more about this country.
Brenda, classical music is a big part of an Italian summer, with many outdoor concerts. I can’t say much, but I have a big surprise during the program! Music in a very special location!
My boys are 11 and love to cook, create and learn about cultures. I just found out through 23 & Me I am 28% Italian ( I am adopted) when all my life I though I was just English and German. My adoptive parents were 100% Italian and would have loved to know this if they were still alive! It would be wonderful to” travel” to Italy and give my boys a piece of our newfound heritage!
My kids are 5,3, and 2 – and I’d love for us to learn more about Italy’s history and landscapes!
I have five kids – 14, 10, 8, 4 and 2. I would love for them to gain a better understanding if the depth of history in Italy and how artifacts from all these different historical periods exist together, sometimes even side by side. I’d love for the, to experience the beauty of Italy too – the incredible views and the beautiful sunshine. I was fortunate enough to visit Italy twice in my 20s and I hope to go back someday…
This sounds like the “trip” of our dreams! My daughter is 11 and my son is 3. We are beginning our homeschool journey this year (late to the game I know) specifically because I want her to have an education of experience and seeing beyond her small world! We would love to learn a more detailed history of Italy and better understand how it’s art and its influence became the standard for the world that it often is today.
I have 8-17 yr olds still at home, two who are in college…and one of those college boys is in Italy right now for a study abroad with his architecture school. We want to know everything about Italy, the history, art, culture and food. ????
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Our kids are 16, 12 and 10 and we like all like to learn about cooking, history and art.
Traveling is out of our budget so mostly we use the internet to travel around.
we would love to knew about Italy in english (i’m german). Thanks. Claudia
My kids are 3, 5, 7. We would.love learning about Roman history and Italian culture. Sounds great!
Our kids are 8, 6, 4, and 8 months. We love history and learning about culture…I think learning to make the food will be a great experience. Visiting Italy is mine and my hubby’s dream (he says for the food!) so this would fill that void til the kids are big enough/we have money enough.
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My kids are 17,16,14,11,10,8,7,6,5, and 3. They would love to learn about the architecture, the vineyards, and the fabulous food!
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My son is 9 (turning 10 by the end of summer). My best friend and her son live in Italy and we’re always talking about them (the boys are like cousins). It would be great to visit, but we can’t afford it right now. I would love to share Italy with my son (and prepare him for the day we can actually go)!
My kids are 10, 8, and 6. We just left San Diego. My family would love to learn about the art, musuems. Food and culture. I have shared this on my Facebook page and Will “pin” it too.
Thank you, Beth
I am 100% Dutch and my hubby is 1/4 Italian, but if you ask any of my children what nationality they are, they will all say Italian first. The Italian bloodline us strong – rich with heritage, Italian cooking, Pavarotti and family bonds. This study sounds fascinating.
Amy, yes, Italian family bonds are quite strong! 🙂
My kids are almost 10, 8 and 4. In July we will spend 2 weeks in Sicily. Surprise us with something we don`t know about Italy! 🙂
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My son is 16 and my 2 grandsons are 5 and 7. We would love to learn about food and especially about homeschooling in Italy.
My daughter is 6 and finally old enough to use the Italian language course I invested in a few years ago, so we are learning Italian this summer! Since there is no formal art program in her school, she would love to learn about all the fabulous Italian art!!
Amy, it sounds like a perfect plan!
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My son is 12 and we’d love to learn about everything to do w Italy- the language, culture, history, art, cuisine!
My children range in age from 5-15. We are particularly interested in the cultural traditions of Italy including the celebration of holidays and the accompanying festivals.
Katie, we have so many fun traditions and celebrations. I will share my favorites!
My babies are 3 and 6. I would love for them to learn about the history, people, culture and foods of Italy. ????
My girls are 11 and 13. We absolutely love Europe and all things of other cultures. We would have a fantastic time cooking and doing art and reading about the lives of the people. This could not be more up out alley! Thank you so much for the opportunity.
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My children are 12, almost 5, and 2. My 12 year old would be most interested in the ancient history of Italy. My almost 5 year old would be most interested in the food!!!
My youngest 2 that I am homeschooling are 9 and 11. The 11 year old loves to cook and the 9 year loves to learn about architecture. We are all interested in the medicinal herbs of Italy as well.
We have 2 boys, 8 and 11. We enjoy cooking together and learning about different countries. Our oldest has expressed a specific interest in learning about Italy. Sounds like this would be a great learning opportunity for all of us!
My kids are 8, 7, 5, 3 and 18 months. We would like to learn more about the famous inventors and artists that came from Italy, the foods Italians love the most, the games that are popular there. What a great giveaway!!
My kids are 7 and 3.5 .
My older one would want to learn more about how to cook authentic Italian food , cheese , desserts .
And we all would want to learn more about art and culture of Italy .
My son is 9 and I would love to spark his love of learning about the world in a hands on way. What a fun place to start – ITALY. Wow!!! I have always wanted to go, but traveling there Is not an option for us…. So having a tour guide that shares & excites us right in our home sounds pretty cool.
We have been trying SO hard to learn the Italian language for nearly a year now. We haven’t gotten very far despite our constant learning. It all started one night when my little boy wanted a “fancy dinner” like mommy and daddy had without him on Valentine’s Day. So I set up our house like an Italian restaurant and went all out. From that day on, we have Italian Night every Saturday. After an authentic Italian dinner with Italian music in the background, we read kids books in Italian and do Italian lessons on Mango or through our son’s Italian for Kids CD and workbook. Our family is trying to learn together, and I’m always looking for new and fun ways to learn that will stick and get us beyond the very basics. We’ve never been to Italy, but we hope to visit there someday–or even move there. But I guess we should try to master the language first! 🙂
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Tristine, what a fun idea! Food always brings everybody together in Italy, so it sounds like you are giving your family a true Italian experience!
My son is nine, and he is one quarter Italian (I am half Calabrese) — I want him to learn about that part of his heritage.
Actually going to Italy is on the bucket list, and something he is looking forward to doing someday.
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I have 4 children, ages 11, 8, 5 and 2. We would all love to learn about the wonderful art and food of Italy. This course sounds amazing!
My kids are 6 and 4. We love the idea of traveling to experience other cultures and as my husband’s family immigrated from Italy, it holds a special draw for us. Thank you for offering the give-away!
My children are 7, 5 and 3. We are traveling to Italy in August to experience the country for the first time. My Grandmother is from Bari and I’ve always wanted to visit Italy. We are studying Italy and Italiano before we go. This would be perfect for our family!!
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My children are 11, 9, 7, 6, 4, & 2. To say that flying breaks the budget right now would be an understatement. 😉 What a fabulous idea, and thanks for this opportunity to win! What we would like to learn most: everything! I especially love “staying away from tourist traps” aspect. Thanks!
My kids are 5 and 7. My husband and I both took Latin throughout jr high and high school. Our classes focused much on the culture and history of the Romans. Thanks to an amazing teacher we both fell in love with Italy. We were able to travel to Italy for a couple of weeks in our pre-kid life and I would love to have my children experience Italy and all that it has to offer. Since that kind of travel isn’t an option right now, this sounds like the next best thing!
My girls are 12 and 14. We are taking a family trip to Italy and France in September! We are busy planning and saving now. We can’t wait to experience the food and history in person!
So amazing!! My kids are 7, 5, and 9 mos. I think we have so much to learn from the food culture of Italy… The attitudes, mindset, actual preparation, and the slow eating of it. What a fantastic program idea, like visiting Italy worth a guide. ????
My children are 12, 10, 9, 7, 5, 3, and almost 1. We want to learn the real Italy – not the tourism Italy. We enjoy hands on projects, learning about the everyday people, and absolutely the food. I would love for my children to learn that Italy and Italian food is about more than pizza and spaghetti!
My children are ages 10, 8, and 5. Italy is on my bucket list! I want to learn, and want my children to learn the history of Italy. In the US, are American history only goes back two hundred + years, whereas the history of other parts of the world has so much rich information and culture and longevity! Italy has art, cooking, and beautiful cities. I want my family to feel an immersion in Italian culture.
I have two girls ages 10 & 9. My husband and I love Italy and went there on our honeymoon. We want to take the girls there someday. I want them to experience life in Italy. Italians know how to live…life is not hurried and fast pace. They know how to relax and enjoy good food surrounded by those they love. Italy is about the simpler things in life….the most important things. These are the things I want the girls to learn and experience.
I have 3 young sons, and we would love to live overseas some day like my husband was able to do as a child. Maybe one day! This sounds awesome!
We love Italy! We would like to learn more about the foids of Italy through the ages.
My sweeties are 18, 16, 14, & 12. My MIL’s side of the family is from Italy and it would be so fun to learn about their family heritage from that side of the family.
My boys are 6 and 8. We’ve been reading about ancient Rome in “Story of the World” and they are fascinated by the old stories and way of life.
I have two boys and one girl aged 10, 8, & 7. I enjoy drawing, painting, and looking at works by proper artists, but have never found a way to incorporate learning about art into our curriculum, so I would love the art section, and my boys especially love to eat 😉
I have three children ages 9,10 and 14 who would love a tour of Italy!!
My children are 21, 19 and 10. My oldest daughter spent a semester abroad studying in Florence, Italy. My youngest and I would love to experience the art, history and culture of Italy. What a wonderful way to do that without travelling 🙂
I would love this! My kids are 21, 17, 12 and 11. My oldest has been to Italy for the last five years working at a Sports Camp for Kids. He wants the rest of our family to come over next year for mine and my hubby’s 25th Wedding Anniversary! I would love to win this book as it would be an amazing resource for us in preparation to one day go. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
My boys are 9, 6, and 3. We would love to learn about the food, the sunflowers, and the history!
Ages 5 and 7. We would love to learn about food and geography!
My boys are 13, 11 and 7. Food and art – a great combination!
My kids are 14, 8 and 6. We would love to learn more about the art, architecture and food of Italy.
I have 4 boys. Aidan, 9. Liam, 7. Devyn 4. Rohnan, 6weeks. 😉
I would love to learn more about the art and history of Italy, my boys say the music and food (Aidan), the art and language (Liam) and the food (Devyn) are what they want to learn about.
This would be SO much fun, but certainly not in our budget this year. So *fingers crossed* we have some good luck coming our way. 😉
Thanks for the opportunity!
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My children are 11, 9, and 7. They would love to learn about art and architecture as well as food and culture. My oldest went with us to Rome when she was 2, and she hates that she can’t remember the trip!
My children are 6 and 2. Siamo studiare la lingua d’Italiano! We hope to take our children to Italy someday. My 6 year old would like to learn more about life in Pompeii. And my 2 year old want to eat all the pasta.
I love this! I lived in Italy for several years growing up and would love to share this experience with my kiddos! They are 6, 4, and almost 2. I think the food and the art would be the most fun!
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Our children are 23, 21 and 16…we are schooling our “last” homeschool child :)….we adore art and have been looking for a creative and enriching way to enhance our daughter’s art study this final year of high school! We also have been striving to simplify our food/meal planning and your course sounds like a hand in a glove for what we are seeking- WOW, thanks for this course and giveaway!
My boys are 4, 6, 8, and 9 and we would love to learn EVERYTHING about Italy but especially about its culture and history. We long to travel the world and Italy is high on our list of placed to go! We’ll be studying the Middle Ages and Reformation this coming school year.
We’d love to do that!!
Exactly the kind of school my 14 year old son and 11 year old daughter might actually not complain about this summer! We would love any and all information about such a fascinating and beautiful culture.
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My kids are 14, 12 and 9. I think the food would appeal to everyone. Maybe some day we can visit in real life.
I have a 8,7,5,4 and 7 month old. I love the beauty of Italy. The vineyards are breathtaking. I would love to travel around and taste all the different cheeses!!! I would love to learn about the culture and cuisine. I have a love for cooking that my great aunt passed on to me!!! I shared on Facebook also!
My daughters are 10 and 8 and they both said they wanted to learn more about the Romans. 🙂
My daughter is 5; we would love to learn about the food, agriculture and historic sites.
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My children are 7, 5, and 3. The FOOD, oh to learn how to make authentic Italian food is my dream and I would love to share that with our kids during school time!
Oh, how wonderful this sounds! Italian food is one of our favorites! My children are ages 12, 10, 8 & 5 and they all have fun in the kitchen. We also enjoy art. This would be awesome for us to experience. Thank you for this:)
…so we would be especially excited to learn more about the food and art from Italy!
The children that are still at home are 10 and 12. We would love to learn about Italian cuisine and artists.
My kids are 14, 13, and 11. I was just telling my husband I would love to go to Italy and stay with a family! I don’t even know if that’s possible but I want to us all to learn culture, cooking (of course), arts and just see and take it all in! This is an awesome idea!! Thank you for offering it 🙂
what an awesome opportunity!! thank you! our boys are 15,13 and 11. I don’t think there is anything they DON”T want to learn about Italy…the rich history…especially the art…the food….the “real” Italy, not the one for tourists….oh my goodness…we would LOVE this SO much!
My kids are 18, almost 16, and the twins are 13. We all love the food and music so that would be our first choice to learn about. The language would be awesome as well. Lifestyles such as jobs, recreational games, and sports would be fun to learn about as well. Myself, I would be interested in decorating like an Italian! My mother’s parents are from Sicily. Ciao!
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I have the youngest three of my ten children at home still. They are ages 17, 15, and 12 years old. We would love to learn everything about Italy. …the people, the art, the history, the cuisine, the natural beauty, the language, and more!!
Lovely! My kids are 11 and 8, love geography, and are longing to go to Italy. My family history is Italian, we will be studying Ancient Rome, my 8 year old wants to see the Coliseum, and my daughter wishes I remembered more Italian to teach her.
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I have 4 children, my eldest is passionate about art and cooking at only 6yrs of age. I have longed to visit Italy from a young age and would be so excited to take my family on your virtual journey this summer!
Two girls 9 and 6. We would love to learn about the music and art.
I have six children. Two girls ages 14 and 1, and four boys ages 12, 10, 8 and 6. My ten-year-old son is fascinated with Italy now. He wants to learn Italian, he wants to go to Italy and he reads about Italy all the time. He has already planned a route for our trip around Italy.
I have two boys (ages 8 and 9) and one girl (age 5) who would love this course. History, art, music, and cooking are a few of their favorite things. Italy has always been a place of interest for them — they feel connected to it through our family heritage (my grandparents on one side and great-grandparents in the other came here from Italy) and through the history they have studied, the works of great artists like Da Vinci, Botticelli, and Michelangelo, the music (they love opera!), and the food (a highlight for my nine year old was baking bread from an ancient Pompeii recipe).
We’ve actually been charged nauseating a trip to write and our HS daughter ( who turns 17 tomorrow) would be delighted to study all this as Italy is one of her desired destinations! We homeschooled all our kids and now the next generation is also being homeschooled! That said, some of our single adult children are also interested in this trip- the learning continues!!
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I have 6 boys ages 9,8,8,5,1.5, and 7months. 2 of whom are with us through foster care. What an experience to be able and take them to somewhere they may have never even been introduced to and stir up dreams and goals in their hearts!!!!
I’m sharing this with my friends on Facebook in hopes that we can join other local homeschooling families to experience this Tour of Italy.
My kids are 12, 5 and 4 and my heritage is from Italy so we are always looking to learn more about this rich and lovely country, especially the arts, cuisine and nature of the different regions!!! Thanks so much 🙂
2 and 6! We’d like to learn the different cities, cuisine, language!
My kids are 13, 11, 9 & 5. We live in the UK, and my kids love travelling within the country, and only dream of holidays abroad, as we cannot afford them at the moment, so a virtual travel would be an awesome experience. As I was growing up, most of my experiences of the world were through books, but today, with the technology we have our fingertips, the possibilities are endless.
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My son is 7 and my daughter is 3. This last year was our first year homeschooling. It was.. interesting. We were building a home and running 2 businesses. Needless to say I am hoping for a better second year homeschooling with less distractions. (Though there were many learning experiences for my son.. there were a lot of phone calls and errands.) 🙂
My ancestors are from Italy. This program would be a great tool to teach my son more about the country our ancestor come from. He loves art and I love that. I can’t draw a stick person. He can draw almost anything he sets his mind to. I want to feed that passion of his.
Thank you for this opportunity to win!
Ciao!
My kids are 12 and 9 and we haven’t been able to travel much. This sounds like a great opportunity!
My kids are 10, 8, and 6. My husband and I have a chance to go to Italy this August. I want to help my kids get an experience of what Italy is like so that they can participate in our adventure. I had already planned some map exploration and meals and art work and reading to help them get a feeling for Italy. Your course sounds great!
We have been blessed with only 1 child, but this 9 year old want to know about EVERYTHING! I learned long ago that the best way to visit an area is to visit people there and participate in their lives there. It would be interesting to see what a “typical” (if there is such a thing!) day in your life in Italy was like. What foods did you eat? What sounds did you hear? What smells did you smell? What are the people you meet like? …
Thanks for offering this prize — I think it’d be a fun one to win! 🙂
My kids are 6, 4, 2, and 8 months. We love Italian food, so we’d enjoy learning about it. We’re also interested in the art and stories (history/folk tales) of Italy.
What are the must see stops for kids (ages 5, 7 & 10) on a road trip through Italy?
Our girls are 8 and 11. We are looking into more ways to “travel” the world and Italy with it’s rich culture are at the top. We have friends who have been stationed in Italy and our youngest would love the opportunity to understand more about the country. Everything Italy has to offer is part of what we want to learn. One girl is into art and cooking, one extremely into history – this program sounds fabulous.
My kids are 12, 12 and 11. We would love to learn more about the food, the art, and the people and their day to day life.
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My kids are 10, 9, 7, and 5. We LOVE Italian food, and we’d like to learn more about history and art. I’m also sharing on Facebook.
My kids are 9, 6, and 11 months. We talk about Italy all the time – a dream vacation. My son loves history and my daughter loves to help in the kitchen.
This sounds like an awesome idea! It would be great to teach our son, who is 9, about Italy. I completely agree, we all learn the most by doing things. Whether we are painting, sculpting, reading, or cooking we learn something and I think it sticks.
Oh, Italy!!! We’ve had the pleasure of visiting Rome and Venice and it was as amazing as we’d hoped it would be. We’d love to build on our experiences, relive the memories and learn even more. Our kids are 11, 10, 8, 7, 4, 1, 6 mo 🙂
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What an amazing giveaway! My daughters are 3 and 8! We would all love to learn the history of my husband’s family’s heritage! They are 1/4 Italian and are always hearing stories from their Grandfather about ‘back when I grew up.” He’s 91 and my how times have changed!
I have a eight year old. All of her cousins are visiting from Switzerland. It would be fun to compare the three cultures through food, architecture, language etc.
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My daughter is 12 years old and she would love to learn more about their food.
My boys are 2, 5 and 8 and we’re going on the homeschool adventure starting next year. We’ve been talking about it for about 4 years and this coming year were actually gonna do it. It’s super scary when you really have no idea what to expect and since my family and I LOVE Italy (we listen to learn Italian CDs in the car with the boys) we’d love to learn more about the culture, the language and cooking of course! That’s my fave part of any class. ???? if we don’t win, I’m still glad I found your website for all the amazing resources. xoxo ????
I have three kids. 11, seven and six. My heritage is Italian, my husbands Hispanic. And my kids get so much access to their Hispanic culture, but not their Italian one. We had planned (as a newly married couple) to go to Italy on our first anniversary. God had other plans. We celebrated our first anniversary as new parents. After 3 kids, my first being in the autism scale-we haven’t had much opportunity to travel. Every waking moment has been spent of therapies etc. after two more kids, and choosing to homeschool, money is tight, and we don’t do much in the way vacations. After quitting my job, Marital difficulties, financial difficulties, Italy remains just a dream. My oldest is now 11, my younger 27 and six. I don’t see Italy in our near future. We’re lucky to go camping for the weekend. And I am brace that and appreciate that. Would absolutely love for my kids to experience a bit of my culture. My husband is Hispanic, his parents are local, and living in Southern California they see so much of the Hispanic culture. Not many Italian fest going on here. Would love to be considered for this. Thank you for your consideration, Susan
Thank you for your consideration.
My kids are 11,9,7 and 3. We would love to learn about the Art, and the architecture of Italy.
My girls are 7, 4 and 1. Knowing my girls they would love the food and art!
My kids are 10, 9, 7, 4, and 9 months. We would love to learn some Italian phrases. We are studying Latin, and my oldest especially thrills on discovering English derivatives. I would be interested to see how that works with another Romance language, like Italian.
We’d like to go to Italy so badly that my 12-, 10-, and 8-year-olds are all in their third year of Rosetta Stone’s Italian language course! 🙂
Our kids are 9, 7, 4 and 20 months old. I studied in Italy years ago and I loved everything about it! I’d love my kids to learn about the ancient Roman civilization, the great Italian masters as well as the Italian cuisine! Congratulations on the launch of this programme! Brilliant idea!