Cultural experiences for multilingual families
Language cards, games and stories that bring Italian into family life, alongside every other language your children grow up with.
Where belonging begins
Different families, the same wish
Italian is one of them: the language of roots, of family stories, of a culture worth discovering. LIMEA brings it into everyday life.
Italian families abroad
Your children grow up with more than one language. Italian is the one of grandparents' stories, bedtime books and summers in Italy. It deserves occasions as beautiful as the others.
Mixed-language families
More than one language is spoken in your home. Italian can become a game you play together, even for those who don't speak it.
Families discovering Italy
A picture book, a city to explore, a new word: Italy can be discovered this way too, together with your children.
“Every child starts from the languages they already have.”
Our vision
Italian becomes meaningful through stories, places, play and relationships. LIMEA creates beautiful, ready-to-use experiences that bring Italian culture into family life, alongside every other language children grow up with.
Through meaningful experiences.
Italian culture in everyday life.
Building relationships and community.
LIMEA Editions
Illustrated cards and games for children growing up between languages. Open the box and start playing, even if only one person at home speaks Italian.
Words, images and stories inspired by the mountains.
A bright first collection for summer words and play.
A story-led game for making connections together.
Discovering places through picture, word and conversation.
First families · Real experiences
The first LIMEA cards have made their way into family life. Here’s what families experienced when they tried them.
Language, culture and belonging for multilingual families.
Created specifically for children and families growing up between cultures.
Stories, play, language and cultural experiences become part of everyday family life.
Different entry points for different family, linguistic and cultural contexts.
Grounded in contemporary approaches to multilingualism, heritage-language learning and narrative pedagogy.
Products, experiences, events and learning come together in one LIMEA world, nurturing cultural confidence through childhood.
Join the first LIMEA families
Get free cards from the first collection. You'll also be among the first to hear about new collections, Labs and events for living Italian culture.
☑️ Free Italian printable cards
☑️ Early access to new collections
☑️ Ideas and inspiration for everyday family life
LIMEA Events
Our first time live. At the Italian literature festival we bring two Kamishibai readings in Italian and German, and a table with the first collection to browse and play with.
“Kamishibai is a small wooden theatre from Japan: the pictures slide by one after another, and children step into the story.”
Katharinensaal, Am Katharinenkloster 6, Nürnberg · Free entry, registration recommended.
Nurturing Italian language and imagination across home, community and education.
LAB
Small groups around a picture book or a Kamishibai story.
Upcoming Labs soon
EVENTS
Readings and celebrations in town, with families and local partners.
Join the community
ACADEMY
For everyone who walks with children between languages.
Upcoming Labs soon
For Kitas, schools and institutions: book a workshop or a training. We work in Italian, German and English.
info@limea.orgBehind LIMEA
“I created the experiences and products I have always wished existed.”
I'm Noemi. Born in Venice and living in Munich, I have spent much of my life between languages, cultures and countries. For more than 15 years I have been creating spaces where children and families discover Italian through picture books, Kamishibai and play.
In 2019 I founded INSIEME in Munich, a community that grew to more than 400 families. LIMEA is the next chapter, and INSIEME now names the method behind every product.
Credentials
Italian cultural educator & international founder • Certified Kamishibai trainer • Trained in the Bruno Munari Method • Collaborations with LMU Munich (IFM), Pasinger Fabrik and Münchner Bücherschau junior
Yes. Every child starts from the languages they already know.
With LIMEA, children can explore pictures, play and tell stories in any language they like, while discovering Italian naturally along the way.
No previous knowledge is needed to get started.
No. Each card shows the picture and the Italian word with its article, so everyone can join in, including parents who are still learning.
You can talk about the pictures in the languages you share and discover the Italian words together.
Think about your child’s experience with Italian, their interests and how they like to play.
A ten-year-old meeting Italian for the first time may start by naming pictures with the Vocabulary Cards, while a five-year-old may already enjoy telling stories with Memory Story.
Choose the product that best suits your child’s age and interests.
Different sets invite different kinds of interaction.
Depending on the cards, you might name what you see, match pictures, make connections or tell a story.
You can begin in any language you share and explore Italian together.
Every kit comes with its own instructions, so you can open the box and start playing.
No. LIMEA brings Italian language and culture into everyday family life through pictures, stories and shared moments.
Our products complement school and other language-learning experiences.
Both.
Our physical card sets are printed and available through our Etsy shop.
Selected sets are also offered as digital downloads that you can print at home.
The free cards you receive when you join our newsletter are provided as printable digital files sent by email.
You can purchase our physical card sets through the LIMEA Etsy shop.
Selected digital resources are offered through Kit.
You can also join the LIMEA community to hear about new releases, product availability and upcoming events.
Yes!
We organise Kamishibai readings, creative workshops and cultural gatherings for families.
Visit our Events page to discover upcoming activities, or join our newsletter to hear about them first.
Yes.
We offer Kamishibai storytelling, workshops and training for educators in Italian, German and English.
Kitas, schools and libraries can also order LIMEA materials for their groups.
For more information, write to info@limea.org.
Living Italian culture with LIMEA.
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