In our last article about Malasaña for kids we would like to show you one of the most special shops of the area: tres rosas amarillas. Its owner, Jose Luis Pereira, explains the current difficulties in keeping a book store open. However, if there is something invincible even in the most adverse situations, is the
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Here is the second article dedicated to Malasaña and the wide range of very special products for children that can be found in one of the oldest districts of Madrid. Today we talk about a small cozy shop in the Plaza de San Ildefonso: Nest Boutique. One feature that distinguishes the neighbourhood of the University
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Malasaña is famous in and outside Spain for several reasons. Its narrow streets were the scene of the cultural movement known as La Movida Madrileña and has received famous visitors as Pedro Almodovar, Joaquin Sabina, Javier Krahe or Enrique Urquijo. Components of the Velvet Underground band have danced in the famous “Vía Láctea” and even
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Got any plan for Friday November 22nd afternoon? We invite you to visit Touch of Classic at Wayra offices. Come along with your children to play with our educational and interactive apps. We will meet on the 8th floor of the historic building of Telefonica in Gran Vía 28 and while the kids interact with
Javier Pérez, from Guayaquil, Equador, makes drawings crafted around everyday objects. Touch of Classic contacted him to learn more about this very interesting project. “My real intention was to keep updated my IG account, so at first I began with a set of periodical publications about “toy humour”. After that, I started to use everyday
Touch of Classic attended the opening event of “Espacio Bertelsmann” in Madrid, Spain. This unique place dedicated to culture aims to become a meeting point for different areas of social life and will involve actors from the world of politics, economy, business, thought, science, arts and letters. The event brought together members of the Spanish
On Saturday October 26th the Book Museum Fadrique de Basilea (Burgos, Spain) offered a kid’s workshop as part of their October Family Program using our app, Frankenstein, for children . The workshop was very complete and was brilliantly presented by Javier Gil. Six children participated in an unique interactive experience and had fun while learning about
The word illustration comes directly from Latin illustrationem (nominative illustratio) “vivid representation” (in writing), literally “an enlightening,” from past participle stem of illustrare ”light up, make light, illuminate;” figuratively “make clear, disclose, explain; adorn, render distinguished”. The Enlightment is also the name of one of the most important intellectual movements in Europe, the same that in the eighteenth century led to
Let’s be honest, the top gifts for kids are no longer tangible toys rather they are downloadable presents. According to a 2012 survey done by PBS Kids, the leading trend in gifts for children are electronic, like apps, e-books, digital games and music. Thankfully this digitalized phenomenon is doing more than just entertaining, it is
The development of Peter Pan was really special. Its goal was to entertain and to educate as well as to bring new technologies to children of different ages and around the world. How have we achieved this? Involving them in the creative process through a drawing competition. We selected the sketches which served as inspiration
