Abuelita Rosa doll carries on Cuban Traditions with song

One of my biggest passions for starting Nicolita was to reconnect with my Cuban roots, so I can pass down traditions and culture to my future children. My sister, Michelle,  just recently had her first baby girl last February, Baby Zoey Rose. Her middle name Rose, is named after our grandmother Aya Rosita. (Btw, our nickname for our grandmothers was Aya, short for Abuela) At Michelle’s baby shower, one of her good friends gave her an Abuelita Rosa doll. That was the first time I had ever heard or seen one before. My sister and I were obsessed at first sight. First because it was something Cuban and Second the doll’s name was Rosa and totally reminded us of our Aya Rosita and Aya Caridad.

The Abuelita Rosa doll is Zoey’s traveling companion in her car seat. At first, Zoey would just stare at her in aw whenever we would squeeze her hand to sing another Cuban song. Now that Zoey is a little older, she knows how to squeeze her hand to hear another ‘cancion’ all by herself. She loves her Abuelita Rosa doll. The doll sings ‘Arroz con Leche’, ‘Que linda manita que tiene el Baby’, ‘Esa niña linda’, ‘Pon, pon, pon el dedito en el pilón’, ‘Azótate la mocita’, & ‘Duérmete mi niña’. To be honest, I vaguely remember these songs because I was young when my Aya would sing them, but that’s exactly why I’m thrilled to see a product like this out in the marketplace. I love that between my mom and the Abuelita Rosa doll, my children can grow up learning these traditional lullabies.

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The words for the Abuelita Rosa lullabies are below. Visit Baby Abuelita and click Sing Along to learn more Cuban songs from Abuelito Pancho & Baby Andrea.

Qué linda Manito Qué linda manita Qué tiene el bebé, Qué linda, qué mona Qué bonita es!		What a Pretty Little Hand What a pretty little hand, The baby has, so pretty, so cute How precious it is!
Azótate la mocita Azótate la mocita Con la mano en la cabecita		Pat Your Little Head Pat your head With your hand on your little head

Qué linda Manito Qué linda manita Qué tiene el bebé, Qué linda, qué mona Qué bonita es!

What a Pretty Little Hand What a pretty little hand, The baby has, so pretty, so cute How precious it is!

Arroz con Leche Arroz con leche se quiere casar con una viudita de la capital, que sepa coser, que sepa bordar, Que ponga la aguja en su delantal

Rice Pudding Rice pudding wants to get married With a little widow from the capital Who knows how to sew Who knows how to embroider Who puts her needle on her apron

I think Nicolita needs her own doll with with a Nicolita bikini top and Ruffle skirt to pass along Salsa dancing moves to future generations. Que CUTE!!