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“Thanks” to today’s gadgets, more and more kids tend to say, “I don’t know what I’m good at. I don’t know what I like. I’m not interested in anything actually.” (But somehow they are interested …

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Brie at 20 Months : Why She’s Not Doing Much Crafts Just Yet

31 January 2013 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids, Daily | 4 Comments

Brie is now 20 months old.
And as far as I can remember, I think my two older kids – when they’re around Brie’s age now – have done more crafts / artsy activities than this …

Making : Handmade Christmas Felt Decorations

A ‘belated’ post. But I’m mo-blogging it anyway =)
Last December was a busy month for us. And though we didn’t put up any Christmas tree at home, we made these two simple decorations.
We used felt …

Making : Your Own Batik Drawings

30 November 2012 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | No Comment

 
Anya came up to me the other day with this.
A batik drawing she made on her own.
(Which I thought was really nice =)
Then she told me how she made it.
Here’s how : 
–  Draw on a …

Making : A Park Scene, using Cereal Boxes and Eggshells

8 November 2012 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 3 Comments

I’d like to share an activity idea with you today.
One that we made together sometime back, using 2 cereal boxes, eggshells and water colour =)
(The making process was rather long, about 40 minutes I think, …

Making : An Ocean Scene Using Paper Cutouts

23 October 2012 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 6 Comments

I’d like to share this activity idea with you today.
Something simple that only involves: a variety of coloured paper, scissors and glue stick, to make a ‘drawing’.

Basically what we did was:
1. Decide what we’d like …

Making : Cereal Box Carpark

10 October 2012 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 4 Comments

Vai has so many little toy cars around.
He’d play with them everyday, and do all sorts of imaginative ‘car scenes’, using lego bricks, books, pillows … You know, as tunnels and stuff.

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And, we made …

Making : Cereal Box Wall Track for Cars

25 August 2012 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 6 Comments

 
When it comes to engaging kids in activities, I believe it doesn’t have to be expensive.
Many things can be created at home, using the very everyday things we find at home.
(Yes, let’s recycle whenever we …

Making : Rockets, for Indonesia’s Independence Day

14 August 2012 | Posted in: Crafts & Activity Ideas for Kids | 6 Comments

I admit. I feel it’s really strange that I don’t see much celebration of Indonesia’s Independence Day, right here in Jakarta, its capital city.
I saw some flags on buildings, people selling flags on the streets, …

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