DIY Petruk & Bagong Wayang

As family living abroad, we keep connecting our kids with our origin culture. So when they grow up with the multi-nationality society, they will not losing their identity and still have knowledge about Indonesia's culture, language, art & folklore.

In this holiday, we introduce wayang to them. We choose the Punakawan character Petruk & Bagong for the DIY wayang project. We tell the story & tale about Punakawan. They laughing madly when they know one of the character, Semar, uses fart as the weapon. After drawing the character, kids coloring it with their own colors. Purple and pink! :D



Done with coloring, now we put the join for the body & hand. Then snitch the wooden sticks for crochet.



Tah dah! Petruk & Bagong are ready. Now we're creating a stage from cardboard box.



Neo is waiting for the wayang show by his sister. There you go!



We think this Wayang Mahabharata animation is good introduction to wayang for our kids. Done by Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) college student in Surabaya, Indonesia. Take a look!


Wayang Mahabharata (Pilot Episode) - English Subs from Wlabs on Vimeo.

Off To The Ocean With Cardboard Boat

We always get hysterical when we see big giant unused cardboard. Fantasy & imagination goes wild. Are going to make a castle? A railroad? A racing car? How about... a boat?



Oh we need to decorate the boat! So we can sail the colorful journey in the ocean!
Oh are we going to see any shark? Flying fish? The Yellow Submarine?

Pictorial (Refashion Project) : Cute T-shirt with a touch of flower

tadaaaa!!!

Pictorial (Refashion Project) : Stripey mini skirt from a stripey dress

here's the pictorial :

(DIY) How to Make Draped Cardigan

It's spring time and it's time to wear a light cardigan....yay!! I've been wanting to buy light draped cardigan, but this is not the best time for shopping. We have to save more money because this year Leia is going to school. So I had an idea, why I didn't make my own draped cardi. All I need is only my old t-shirts or just bought some chepo t-shirts :). Easy peasy!!

I will show you how to make it and I hope it's clear enough to be followed

Step 1 :
Cut vertically in the middle of the t-shirt



Step 2 :
Cut diagonally across the bottom of the t-shirt



Step 3 :
Do it both sides and save the triangle scraps



Step 4 :
Cut out the neckline



Step 5 :
Sew the remaining triangle scrap to the vertical side of the t-shirt. Cut out the fabric excess.

VOILA!!!



And now I'm so happy because I have 3 new draped cardigans.

#holidaycraft day 8

Day 8: Electric guitar
Another cardboard project: The Beatles Rickenbacker 325 (1964 model) guitar.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

#holidaycraft day 6

Day 6 : merry christmas!!

Made this tree from used cardboard and decorated with salt dough ornaments.

We dedicate this tree to our friends who celebrate xmas.

And for @anctu this is our entry for #DIYxmastree challenge.

#holidaycraft day 5

Day 5 : angel juice carton container

#holidaycraft day 4

Day 4 : welcome to the puppet show!!

#holidaycraft day 2

Day 2 : 3...2...1...blast off!! Mineral water bottle rocket

#holidaycraft day 1

Holiday means crafting times. We need more activities and art&craft ideas since we are not going anywhere.

Day 1 : Tiara

DIY: Carton Milk Wallet

"Create your own toy," we learned it from our parents. Now it's time for us to teach our kids to do the same.

So our project is creating a wallet from carton milk. We got the instruction from Disney Family Fun (link)

There you go! Now don't forget to bring that wallet when we're going to grocery, kids!

DIY: Doll House

Woohoo! Look kids, another cardbox! Let's create something. Let's build a doll house!

Today's achievement: Building a doll house by ourself!

Us: So do we still need those fancy pricey doll houses in the toy store?

Arwen & Leia: Yes! Barbie needs neighbor! *facepalm*

Kitchen Set

Our kids are easily get bored. Hence we choose to make their own toys rather than buying toys at the toy store. On the one hand we're taught to save money. And on the other hand teaches them to appreciate the creative process :).

This is a kitchen set that we made using old water boxes.

Handcrafted Puppet

Don't throw your paper cup or garlic bag away. Look what we were doing with that stuffs! We made a handcrafted puppets.



Hello Mr. Garlic Bag :)



Some children can communicate more easily through their puppet character in a pretend world. Puppets could encourage self-expression, promote interaction with play partners and help to develop social and communication skills.

Artist : Dita, Arwen, Leia
Tools : Scissor, Paper Cup and Garlic Bag.

Paper Toys

Want to have some fun with papers? Here's our favorite site.

Completely free, just print, cut, fold and glue. Arwen and Leia (and also Pinot) really enjoy this paperworks.

Colourful Mask

Children enjoy pretending to be someone else and they also like dressing up. Masks will help them to take on a new personality ;).



You can use a piece of paper or paper plate or cardboard to make a mask. Just glue strips of crepe paper or wool for hair to decorate it. And you can also paint it if your children desired.

Let your children's imagination go wild!!

Artist : Dita, Arwen, Leia
Tools : Scissor, glue, art papers, cardboard, elastic