Remember we did a papier mache aeroplane pencil case during the school holidays? Ethan loves it so much that I decided to make another one, a rocket this time for him. We were too busy during the school holidays to post this up but yeah, he has TWO papier mache pencil cases now. One for his stationery and another for his colour pencils. He brought the aeroplane and the rocket to Kindy and guess what? […]

Last week’s craft on Chiki Boom’s Saya Kreatif is Paper Plate Flower. As usual we’ll have to make a sample before the actual recording day. Ethan cutting the paper plate. Paint it. Paint a chopstick green. And repeat the entire process during the actual recording day. This is how it looks like behind-the-scene.. And this is what it looks like on TV! Watch the video tutorial here: Video credit to Chiki Boom, TV2 Catch Chiki Boom […]

Ethan came home from Kindergarten one day telling me that his friend has this super cool pencil case that can store BOTH pencils and colour pencils. He asked me if we can get something similar for him and I said, we’ll see.. Last weekend when I was in Malacca, my eldest aunt told me about her love for papier mache. She told me how she made many papier mache coin boxes and sold them when […]

I came home yesterday and found a package on the floor of my car porch! The postman actually just threw the package there! >_< Unwrapped it and saw this book: Alphabet Adventures by Megan Mueli I’ve totally forgotten about this book. Megan actually contacted me some time ago discussing about including a piece of my craft work in her book and we’ve come to an agreement. She did mention that she’ll mail me a copy […]

In last Sunday’s Chiki Boom episode, the Chiki Boom gang were involved in a laser tag battle in Galatic Laser @ Mid Valley. With that, I had to come out with a craft that has something to do with laser tag or paintball. I finally came out with this: Egg Bullet Abstract Art All we need are empty egg shells and some acrylic paint. Fill up the eggs with colorful paints and just toss them […]

Last Sunday’s Chiki Boom TV2 showcased the Chiki Boom gang visiting a chocolate museum in Kota Damansara. I was required to come out with a chocolate craft for that episode. I squeezed my brain dry trying hard to produce a chocolate craft out of recyclables. I almost gave up, telling the producer that it is not possible until suddenly this idea popped into my head.  Bottle Cap Chocolate Replica As usual, Ethan will have to […]

Last Sunday’s craft on Chiki Boom’s Saya Kreatif is making a face mask out of colored construction paper. As usual, Ethan and I will make a sample before actually teaching the kids. Anyone going for a masquerade ball? :P First, trace the outline of your hand. Repeat on another piece of paper, preferable of different colour. Cut. Repeat on the other paper. Paste both hands together. Decorate. Paste a chopstick at the back and the […]

Ethan’s very first appearance on Chiki Boom’s ‘Saya Kreatif’ segment was aired last Sunday but we missed it as we were up in Genting celebrating the famous Thailand’s water festival, Songkran. This week, we made it a point to stay home to catch the second episode of Chiki Boom’s latest season. The episode this week touches on the kids’ journey in FRIM hence the call for a nature art. They did a dried leaf craft […]

We were given a task to come out with a cake made of boxes. I immediately replied, ‘Impossible!’. Back then I had cereal boxes in mind and was thinking how the heck am I supposed to turn those boxes into cakes?! Our client refused to accept my ‘NO CAN DO’ answer and insists that we come out with something in two days time! @_@ I was so stressed! Today is the final day for submission […]

We ate lots of ice-cream during the scorching HOT days recently and instead of disposing those popsicle sticks, we made airplane fridge magnet out of them. Airplane fridge magnet We used a couple of long popsicle stick and one short one (cut from the long stick) and a wooden laundry peg.  Paint the peg with any color of your choice. We used acrylic paint.  Paint the popsicle sticks. Let dry. Glue them together. Glue a magnet […]

Last Saturday was an extremely hectic day for Ethan and I. It marks the first day both Ethan and I started working with a TV station on a project that will be aired somewhere in April. My role is as the Creative Contributor where I contribute ideas on the crafts that will be made and also to guide the kids on how to make those crafts before recording begins. Ethan’s role is to make the […]

By the time we woke up on Chap Goh Mei was already noon as we had an extremely hectic day before. Will blog about that later.  In the evening, we went to this Kindergarten that Ethan will be attending next month as I’ve already promised a friend (at the very last minute) to help her out in a Red Packet Craft competition. We only got together the night before to work out on what could […]

When we were back in our hometown recently, we saw many used light bulbs. I took one back to the Studio and let Ethan paint it as I remembered seeing this cute bumble bee here.  Paint the entire bulb yellow and let dry.  Paint the entire small end of the bulb black. Paint black stripes and let dry. Glue eyes. Make wings out of white chenille stems and glue. Make antenna and also the stinger […]

We are going to make a Chinese New Year Angpow Flower Lantern today. TUTORIAL VIDEO  Angpow flower lantern We’ll need 60 pieces of square angpows. It is getting rather difficult to get square red packets these days as the ones I got are mostly rectangular ones and these are my final 60 square ones :( Fold half and fold the flip down. Staple. Repeat this steps for the entire 60 angpows.  Separate them into […]

Chinese New Year is around the corner (seriously?) and this year we’ll be ushering the slithering SNAKE! Let’s make a cute little snake today shall we?  DIY Ang Pow SNAKE Cut open an angpow. Remove excess edges to form a clean square.  Fold both ends into the middle and fold again.  Fold the flip down, open and fold the other one up. This is just to create the crease.  You’ll get these lines as shown […]

We are early this time around in making Chinese New Year Ang Pow decor. It’s just that the mojo suddenly comes ya know? :D Today we are going to share how to make a simple red packet snake as we will be welcoming the year of the SNAKE in 2013. Ang Pow Snake Cut open a red packet. Fold in half and cut away excess to get a square.  Fold both sides to the middle. […]

Ethan was reading his new story book yesterday morning when he stopped halfway. It is his first THICK storybook and this is the first time he won’t be able to finish the entire book in one go. He dared not close the book for fear that he won’t remember at which page he stopped. Then it occurred to me that he needs a bookmark but we don’t have any at home at that moment. So […]

The stormy weather calls for many rainy day crafts. We missed going to the playground for over 2 weeks now. Crafting comes handy now that we are indoor every evening. Ethan made a bowl out of string today. We are supposed to use wool yarn but I don’t have any at home so we improvised and use cotton string instead. This bowl is just perfect for party use. Just place your favourite snacks or candy […]

Halloween is approaching fast and this year we saw it getting more and more commercialized. Every where we go there are ‘Halloween special promotions’ going on but let’s get back to basic and DIY some Halloween decor shall we? It doesn’t cost a bomb and all we need is paper and thread.  Cute Halloween Paper Pumpkin Cut out about 20-22 strips from orange construction paper. Punch a hole on both ends for each and every […]

Halloween is around the corner and we are in the mood in creating creepy stuffs for kids! It’s always good to CREATE rather than BUY as these thematic things can actually burn a hole in your pocket.  So today we are going to convert a plain brown lunch bag into a not so spooky Halloween trick-0r-treat bag.  DIY Halloween Trick O Treat Bag First I help Ethan draw a cat, skull, spider, witch or anything […]

We were in Publika today for #ChurpOut 2012.  Ethan and that alien from Berjaya. LIKE our FB Page please. Or was it LIKE Berjaya’s Page? LoL! Just LIKE ours will do, okay? Click here thank you :P We went to #ChurpOut 2012 mainly to collect our Whatchuwant Pimp My Ride Mini Cooper ^_^ Okay-lah, the rest of the activities were fun too but it was raining, I got wet and almost fall flat on the slippery […]

If you are a blogger who loves attending events, you are sure to have lots and lots of eco-friendly shopping bags at home. I have like a million of them! :P Apart from attending events, we bloggers get to attend movie screenings too aye? That only means that I do not purchase VCDs/DVDs as often as I used to anymore. In fact, I have so many CDs/VCDs/DVDs at home that is full of scratches that […]

It’s been so long since we did any handprint art. Ethan’s palm has grown so much since then! Last Saturday, we did Handprint Egg Carton Owl art in the Studio. Handprint Egg Carton Owl Paint your palm brown and stamp it on a piece of art block. Cut the eyes from an egg carton. Paste feathers on the hand print. Paste the egg carton on the handprint and the owl is done. Isn’t it CUTE?! […]

Last Friday we went jalan-jalan at 1U after Ethan’s class. As soon as we entered the mall we saw some activities going and immediately Ethan ran towards it. The emcee was calling for kids to go up stage for dunno what lah and this Ethan dunno head dunno tail terus run up! -.- Other kids all got siblings with them but Ethan solo jer kat sana but nevermind-lah, janji dia berani. They danced, played games […]

Ethan wanted to have Cars 2 theme for his birthday celebration. It was two weeks before his birthday so I thought since we had so much time, why not make our own Cars 2 banner? I didn’t know THEN that we can easily buy them for under RM20 in Toys R Us! >_< Anyway, Ethan did checked prints using Excel. We printed lots and lots of them since the ink so cheap only (so I […]

Painting is therapeutic. In the midst of our hectic schedule, how many of us still paint every once in a while? When was the last time you held a paint brush or even a color pencil? The kids did a simple koi fish painting in the Studio today. One look at Ethan’s koi fish and many said he is VERY talented! LoL.. now, let me share with you the SIMPLE process of how those kids […]

We did a picture frame project last weekend in the Studio. It is for the kids to showcase their favourite family photo in conjunction with Parents’ month. DIY Foam Picture Frame Place a smaller rectangle paper in the middle of a larger rectangle craft foam. Draw the outline. Cut according to the line. Paste a sheet of plastic over the cut out hole. Paste a coloured construction paper on a piece of rectangle hard board […]

*48 hours sticky post. Scroll down for latest update* I’m a stay at home mother. Ethan attends class for only 1 ½ hours daily and the rest of the day is spent with me at home. That means he spends a considerably large number of hours at home with me. That also means that we can get bored really easily if I do not plan for interesting activities to be done together with him. I […]

I spoke to my Std 1, 2 and 3 students and asked them what do they do in school during art lessons. They answered me, “Not much”. They did mostly colouring. Not very creative aren’t they, the art lessons? The other day in the Studio, I cut some shapes out of hard board and placed them on a drawing block. I asked the kids to guess what we will be doing that day but none […]

You know how kids love to scribble right? They’ll scribble on just about anything so the other day, I got the kids to make their own note pads for scribbling. All they need are papers (preferably colored) and 2 pieces hard construction paper for the cover. Decorate the note pad cover using cute paper punch. Paste as you wish. Tie them up together and the note pad is ready for scribbling! :D

In the Studio yesterday, I wanted to get the kids to make a Mother’s Day gift since Mother’s Day is approaching. I couldn’t think of anything ‘outstanding’ yet so I shared with them this crepe paper ‘pottery’ project. I call it pottery  because just like pottery with clay, you have to like roll the clay all around in circles before you can start shaping them. We used the large toilet paper roll. Glue a cardboard […]

Staying in Awana Kijal Golf, Beach and Spa Resort is so much fun. The resort itself is filled with activities to keep you occupied but if you wish to explore out of the resort, you can visit their Fun & Adventure counter and choose the countless activities most suitable for you. During our 3D/2N stay here, we opt to experience their Kampung Tour (Village Tour). One of the activities included in the Kampung Tour is […]

Easter or no Easter, crafting with eggs is always FUN! Inspired by DisneyFamily.com, the theme is ALIEN today in our Studio :D Toy Story Alien Easter Egg Paint an empty egg shell green. Let dry. Paste purple and blue colored paper around a toilet paper roll. Print alien template from here, cut and paste on egg shell. We come in PEACE ^_^  

It’s Easter this weekend. Still not too late to make more Easter craft. Inspired by DisneyFamilyFun, we did this little cutie lamb today :) Easter Egg Lamb You’ll need: * an empty egg shell * a black straw for the legs * colored paper for the ears (I cut out from old magazine) * cotton balls * glue Cut the straws Glue onto the egg Paste cotton all over the lamb leaving the front part […]

Hi! I know we have been MIA for several days now. That is because we are all a lil’ under the weather right now. We’ve been cooped up at home and to kill our boredom, we did some crafts. Easter is just around the corner so it is time to take the eggs out and start decorating. If you have a printer at home, there are countless craft work you can do on ‘rainy days’ […]

You know how sometimes the simplest of stuffs is BEST in life? While we are so caught up with technology and all, seldom do the kids get to go back to basic and do what WE did when we were younger. The kids in the Studio did sponge painting last week. I gave them sponges and get them to sponge blue paint all over the paper. Let dry. Then, using cute underwater creatures template, they […]

Ethan loves the outer space. He found this picture online the other day. He loves it so much that he printed it out. Since he loves it very much I thought of converting it into a piece of art. We managed to make the above inspired by the picture that he printed out earlier. What I did was to cut the shapes of planets, meteorite and more out of cardboard. We brought those to the […]

Valentine’s Day is around the corner. We did a heart mobile again but this time our heart is puffier! Valentine’s Puffy Heart Referring to our post here, cut a heart out of hard construction paper to be used as the template. Let the kids trace the outline of the heart on white hard construction paper. Cut the heart out. Paint the heart red on both sides and let dry. Punch a hole. Here’s the fun […]

Let’s make a super simple heart mobile today  Valentine’s Heart Mobile Refer to our post here and cut two hearts out of coloured construction paper. I prefer to use papers of different colours. Cut a slit to the centre of the heart, one slit on the bottom half of the heart and the other heart on the upper half. Slide the hearts together, top to bottom. Tie a string or you may cut a strip of paper […]

Do you write names on the back of Ang Pows for those special people in your life? I do. I mean I used to but this year, not anymore for today, we personalized our Ang Pow packets :D Personalised Ang Pow packet First, you’ll need to choose a picture of the person you are giving the Ang Pow to. This is easily done by stalking their Facebook account :P I helped Ethan to get the […]

Today we are going to make something extremely EASY. It’s so EASY you can even do it in your sleep :P Here’s the tutorial video:  Ang Pow Fish you can stick on your walls, windows and every where. 1) For the body, you’ll need to cut open an Ang Pow packet and trace the shape from template. 2) For the tail, do not cut open the Ang Pow. Trace the shape on the Ang […]

We did a Dragon craft today :) Can feel the ‘heat’ dy. Chinese New Year is just around the corner! Dragon fridge magnet.  Super simple and fun craft. Print out a dragon head and a tail. I got the dragon head and tail template from here. Paint and cut. Cut a strip of paper and paste three magnets along it. Paste the strip of paper to the Dragon’s head and tail and the fridge magnet […]

Today we are going to make another Lantern out of Red Packets. I don’t know what to call this. Can’t find any auspicious name for it but since it looks like a carousel to me, we shall refer it as Ang Pow Carousel Lantern :D DIY Chinese New Year decor : Ang Pow Carousel Lantern Fold as shown above Fold again as shown above. Looking like a slice of pizza now.. yum yum :P Fold […]

In my quest to find the best Chinese New Year decor in malls around the Klang Valley, never did I expect to find a gem at Sunway Giza Mall. They were nothing extra-ordinary during Christmas so when I paid them a visit today, I did not even bring my camera along. But to my surprise, Giza Mall has the most amazing decor I’ve ever encountered as they have this: *The photos you are about to […]

I remembered my niece Hazel once shared with us a naughty little joke. She asked, “What animal is very hamsup?” Me: The LEMUR (King Julian) in Madagascar! Hazel: WRONG! Me: Then what? Hazel: ZEBRA! Me: Eh?  Hazel: Coz zebra will un-ZIP and show off its BRA! LoL! Cheeky little girl she was… Not too long ago, I did a zebra craft with the kids in the studio. Of coz I did not share that notti […]

It’s crazy how close Chinese New Year is from Christmas. I still haven’t taken the ornaments down from our Christmas tree yet here we are making Red Packet decorations already for CNY! Today we’ll be making Ang Bao Wheel Of Fortune Red Packet Wheel of Fortune We’ll need ten Ang Bao wrappers if we are using the long type. If you are using the square packets then you’ll need to double the amount. Fold the […]

It’s that time of the year again to be making Chinese New Year decorations :D Today we are going to make a Chinese Fan. We’ll need a wrapping paper, some gold thread and some Ang Bao wrappers. Fold the paper accordion style. Click here to find out more about accordion fold. Fold it in half and glue together. Cut two triangles. Tie a gold thread at the bottom of the fan. Cut the bottom of […]

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging; Not only green when summer’s here, But also when ’tis cold and drear. O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging! O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Much pleasure thou can’st give me; O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Much pleasure thou can’st give me; How often has the Christmas tree Afforded me the greatest glee! O Christmas Tree! O Christmas […]

We were privileged to be invited to dine at The Speakeasy Restaurant and Bar yesterday. The food is awesome and will definitely blog about it soon but for now, I would like to share with you what caught my eyes the moment we were seated. I was at awe with their decor. It is all hand-made and I am telling you, this is really awesome! I finally found someone who loves craft as much as […]

Ethan loves Cars. His favourite is Lightning McQueen. He has 2 Lightning McQueen bags. 1 water tumbler. Numerous pants and tees, puzzles and lots more. Today, on a lazy Sunday morning, I added another McQueen into his collection – Pyssla Beads Lightning McQueen :D I found a YouTube tutorial for Lightning McQueen here and made some modification to suit us best. Lightning McQueen before ironing Lightning McQeen after ironing :D

I love to go Christmas decor hunting come December as they are usually very beautiful. But for my own Christmas tree, I like to make my own ornaments. The satisfaction of seeing my handmade ornaments decorating my tree is simply priceless. I was in IKEA the other day and I saw this beautiful Dove. It seems easy enough to make so I tried it with the kids today in the studio. I drew the bird […]

Milestone : Today marks the FIRST time my two Darlings participated in a treasure hunt! This is the 2nd time for me with the 1st being during Mommy blogger’s outing in Aman Rimba, Janda Baik. We gathered in front of Marmalade, Publika. Each family were given a treasure box to store FIVE gold coins. The clues were super easy :D Sophia flagged us off and within minutes we got all FIVE gold coins! Ethan checking […]

You’ve seen that extremely cool pose of my Dad during my cousin’s wedding last month in this post. This month, another cousin of mine got married. This time I get to be part of it. She wanted her wedding theme to be of babies so I made her Giant Alphabet Cubes to be used in the photo booth. I used lots of recycled material for it. I cut cardboard boxes into 3 pieces of two’s […]

Created this but somehow somewhere, something doesn’t look right. But.. nevermind. I dunno what is wrong oso.. Tampal jugak on my fridge. Yellow Angry Bird

Ethan loves playing with building blocks. LEGO is too expensive so I bought him FACO instead. He loves it nevertheless so.. :D He can really sit there for hours counting and building according to the picture given and try making up his own creation from time to time. Let’s see what he did with the building blocks shall we? Alligator building blocks Reindeer Sea Lion Camel.. on wheels? >_

Pyssla craze hits me again.. Doraemon before ironing.. Doraemon after ironing Domo. Whatever that is… @_@ I’m hungry. Somebody feed me please. I had porridge for dinner. Hates porridge. Now am hungry.. Grr…