DIY easy Marble Run Track

Josh love to play with marble. Recently we find it's difficult to find the marble seller. Even it's only one seller In Pasar Pagi Kota, where you can find lot's of children toys. Guess no one play it now. Mostly they sold imported product.

I wish to make something for Josh to play.
Here the a easy and simple Marble Run Track.

Draw the Drawer

These the result when we spontaneous draw the back of our drawer.

Using acrylic paint.

Love our time together and love the result. Almost all the idea came from Josh, and I help him to thicken the picture.

Josh's Fingerprint Christmas Tree

This year, we made another Christmas Tree using fingerprint.
The idea, of course, mr google.

Honestly, I'm not creative to think a new activity idea, but that not prevent me for searching the idea then adopt it into our activity list.

What you need:
- Our Finger ^^
- unused frame box, etc
- coloring paint (mostly green)
- a small plate

First, I made the triangle shape using my finger. Then Josh continue it.
He choose another color beside red, i.e. yellow and blue.

After finish, Josh write down, "Merry".
His writing skill improve a lot, though I never expect it. Cause most of his time in home is playing with Lego or running here and there.

Here the result. Love it.

DIY Wall Project - Word Art and Acrylic

2 Years Ago, using search engine, I found out a WordArt which I wish to have in my Wall.

At that time, I came to printing house and asking whether they can make a Sticker out of it. 

Yes, but it was pricey.

After all things related to my brother handle well, somehow I could felt something missing.

To overcome the feeling, I look at my spotted wall, and decided to make the WordArt.

Drawing the alphabet with different Font with approximately 6 hours times (Not an artist, make a lot of mistake, need to re-draw), and then finishing it with Acrylic Paint in my spare time.

In the middle of work, lil bit compromising my time with Josh, which I felt sorry. At that time, I asked Josh, "do you like mommy to finished it or you want mommy to played with you?". He answered me sound like "That ok mom, I like you to draw".

Here the result. 

Now days, Josh learn the alphabet from this word art also.

DIY Wall Project - Exploring Stencil and Acrylic Paint

Sometime when I need time for my self, I like to spend it doing something.

Now, I want to explore using stencil and acrylic paint and fortunately there is a wall need to re-paint.
Let say if the result turn ugly, then I can just order some painting work to be done.

While waiting for Josh's 3 hours school time, I finished it.
Accompanied me doing this repetitive work, usually I turn on the sermon, at least listened to something that could enrich my soul.

So here the result, what you think?

Different acrylic paint give different work to clean the stencil.
Cheaper one, last hard on the stencil, need extra work for clean it.

DIY - egg sheel mozaic

When Josh stay at home all day long, I begin to look around, wish to find an idea for our activity time.

Then, when we watch "Craft Time - Reformed 21 channel", I want to give a try with an egg shell.
I like when the idea is using something easy to find from around us and affordable ^^/

At first Josh help me to break the shell into pieces and then help to arrange and stick it. I would like Josh to focus and concentrate on one activity
But.... sometime thing doesn't work out well.

Just when I told him to slowly arrange it, and always put the white side facing us, he seem unhappy. And he didn't want to continue it.

I told him nicely if he could help me done it otherwise it will took a lot of time for finished it alone. But he refuse it.

On some activity, I stop and wait for him. For this one, I keep continue. When almost finished, before paint, I asked him again to help so we can finished faster and Yes, he back on track, help me break the shell.
At the end, when painting time, he couldn't wait to see the result.
For the Cross, I put glow in the dark paint. While for the egg shell, hmm I think the color is too contrast - no white paint available at time (I think to buy one).
When done, I put it on the dark room and yipeee we can see the Cross glow in the dark.

So what did Josh do when I finished it alone? He did his other stuff. Make something also ^^ from post it note and put it on the wall. He told me that was a road for airplane. He was a groundcrew who show the direction.

DIY - Canvas Painting for Wall Decoration

The week when my brother finally home, I just think what to do when spending our time in my mom house. Googling what we can do and I came out with this idea.
Brought acrylic paint and re-used canvas available in home, then we start it.

Josh also participate by paint as he like.
My sista also help along.
My brother give opinion when came to making pattern with painter tape.

Here the result. Wish could make it better next time :).
I think I'm not good in colour combination, wkwkwk.

From a closer look.

DIY - Toilet Paper for Wall Decoration

After school last Monday, teacher told me that Josh might got fever.
And yes, untill today - Wednesday, the 3rd day, his fever still come and go.

To spent time with him during the day, I took out the toilet paper and start trying to make wall decoration.
Joah help me to paint it.

Oh I googling for the idea.

Here the result, i like it ^^.

Straw Bubble

I just watched an old japanese family drama. A little girl want to blow a bubble and his grandpa made it from the straw.

Wanna know whether it really work, I try to make one hehehe. And Josh happy with it and keep blowing to make a bubble.

Art and Craft - Christmas Tree Ornament 2013

For 2012, we have made a small Christmas Tree from paper, here. This year as I didn't have any Christmas ornament in home, I asked Josh, why don't we made one and hang it on our room door.

All we need is:

a green leaves

a dried tiny branch

unused box

Crayon

Double Tip

Unused paper (red and yellow colour)

- I always keep an Invitation paper so it's the right time to used it now ^^

Here the Christmas Ornament hanging on our Room Door.

When I asked Josh, who made that, he proudly said that he made it and mommy also.

Straw Painting

It's been a long long time I haven't done any art and craft activity with Josh.

Since he attend the playgroup, I kinda lazy to do such thing as I know he got such activity in school also.

Most of our time spent with reading, playing and cooking.

Sometime ago when I surf other blog, I found out that straw painting might be interesting and easy to be done.

So here we are, do the straw painting.

Hmmm it's bit hard for Josh to blow from the paint through the straw. I guess that because the diameter of the straw is quite big. I must choosenthe tiny one hmmm like tho one that we used to drink mineral cup water

Instead of blowing, we stamp the straw, moving the straw freely on the paper.

Here the result.

Pomelo (Jeruk Bali) Boat Creation

My MIL brought Jeruk Bali from market and woww it's taste so sweat and I haven't had one for a long time.

Then the day after, I got 7 Jeruk Bali left beside the refrigerator WOW.

For a week later, I ate Jeruk Bali all day, good my mom like it, so share with my mom also.

I didn't know when we (Indonesia) called it Jeruk Bali, where there is no relation with Bali (one of Island in Indonesia). Cause it's familiar with Jeruk Bali name instead of Pomelo, I will continue called it Jeruk Bali.

Now, it's come to creativity time, what will you do with the Jeruk Bali's skin.

I heard that long ago, before we have so many toys, people play with Jeruk Bali's skin.

They made car, hat, etc.

So here what we do:

A Hat?

A Boat and sing "Row your Boat or Sailing Home or other song..."

Have a great weekend play date with our kids.

Craft Time - Program Anak - Reformed 21 Channel

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30 minutes program - 3 times a day - bible story, craft time, etc.

Below is one of our activity where we got the idea from Craft Time - Children Program.

What you need:

- Paper

- Pen, Scissor, lil bit glue

- Paint and Brush (3 colors might be good)

- our Hand ^^

What to do:

1. Draw something that you like i.e. flower, car, etc - we follow the original idea - Cross.

2. Cut the your drawing

3. With a lil bit glue, stick on the other paper.

4. Brush your hand with paint (darker colour first), stamp on the paper. Make sure you stamp all open area.

5. Then take off the first drawing. Tradaa, it's done!

Done ma!.

Since most of my brother's colours paint was dry, I can only used white, majority in yellow and green ^^.

I make mistake by stamp the bright colours first, therefore we couldn't really see the hand printing on there.

But Josh enjoy the Craft time and he continue it on our wall ^^.

I notice he stamped his hand on the floor also.

He asked me to help him draw

My First Car made from Box

If you know my Mama very well, then you will know that Mama is trying hard to make something from unused stuff.

Mama like to collect the unused box and put on our storage room.

Mama has promise daddy also if the stuff left on the storage room for a year which means Mama loose her creativity, then Mama will definitely throw it.

Mama has promised me lot of thing to do, but since Mama quiet lazy (ermm sometimes), therefore I just got my very first car today.

Mama got courage after seeing her friend's son picture using a car box.

Out of blue, Mama start to make it today. Search more idea from internet.

and Tradaaaaaa.... Here my car.

Mama want to make sound when I ride the car, so she put the spoon :p.
Ermm, Empty can shall be better.

What you need:

1. Mineral water unused Box.

2. Cutter, Scissor, Glue, Double Tape, Rope.

3. Paint (brought from Early Learning Center) and Brush.

4. Crayon.

or Other stuff according to your idea.

A lot of thing need to be prepared by Mama, so while she made it, Mama let me paint or just help her cut the tape, and stick all the material.

Mama, the paint still wet!

Yeah, my very first car!

Wanna know the mess that we make, Here!

See the box with a circle hole, now I used that as my car track ^^/

 P.S.
The next story, mama forgot to cook my lunch.
Mama missed her prediction time for accomplished this activity.
More than 2 hours while we start at 10am.
We stop the activity while We could still draw something more as a decoration.
The worst case to remember, Mama haven't brought the rice :p,
Good thing, Mama quickly cook a noodle for me.

Hope we make the big one next time ^^/

Activity with Toddler - Hidden Treasure

I got this idea from reading other blog long time ago. But again, I'm not doing it till I wash my mom's unused medicine bottle, the idea pop up.

I forgot where the blog address and title *sigh*.

Here the tools that you need:

1. Bottle 

2. Rice - Black, White, Red, Brown, you can combine, But I go with Black n White

3. Cutting paper

4. Spoon

5. Scissor

6. Small stuff or picture as hidden treasure. I go with a Josh's picture, a small ring ball, berry and monkey holder.

What to do:

Ask Josh to spoon the rice and cutting paper into the the bottle.

Put the hidden treasure inside.

Shake-Shake-Shake!

Start to find the treasure!

Enjoy it ^^

P.S. Since I let Josh cut the paper, and spoon the rice, so I guess we finish the activity in 1 hour.

Art and Craft - Handmade Christmas Tree

Again, thanks to art&parenting picture, got other idea for our home activity.
Josh has experience Christmas twice and we never have a Christmas tree in our home.
That why, I want to make one too ^^.

Here what we need:
1. A small Cup
2. A bunch of small size stone (collect it while we walk in the park)
3. one chopstick - make it sharp
4. Unused paper - I took magazine paper and cut in three different size
5. Sticker paper - I cut an alphabet and a star for finishing touch.

Here what you need!

Step by Step:

1. Hold the Chopstick in the middle of the cup

2. Asked Josh to put the stone into the cup till it full. Now the chopstick could stand firmly.

3. Put the paper one by one on the Chopstick. It will took lot of time to finish all the paper. Therefore, I help Josh, and he seem happily when he work together with me *wink*. 

4.On the top of the Chopstick, put the Sticker paper - Star.

5. for Finishing, let Josh stick his name on the Cup.

Tradaaaaa..... we done it!.

Serious!

Finishing touch, stick his name on the cup

Feel happy for the tree

Mama, ini star.....

P.S. Josh keep playing with the Christmas tree, and he proudly showed it to Daddy......

Cereal Box - Car Track

I'm in the mood of making something ^^.
So on last Friday (31August2012), I brought the cereal box and tried to make the Car Track.

first attempt last June :p. Look not good yeah.

I was triggered when looking at the picture of Leonny's son (www.oureverydaything.com) playing the Wall Track from Hot Wheel and considering the price here, I tried to make one using an Indomie Box on Last June.
Then, seem I made it lil bit steep, the car quickly fall down to the floor and that made Josh quite shock.


Therefore I didn't make any, till I saw Leonny post about Making Cereal Box Wall Track for Cars, hehehe, that tickle my mind to make another one for Josh.
Yes, I'm glad I did this once again.
Josh love it and played with it.
Even I didn't put in the wall this time, he still enjoyed the car track.



Here the result:

Ah the car was upsidedown