Happy New Year 2012

ice cream by Dinka, 4yo :)

Happy New Year 2012....happy birthday world! I hope all of us can share more love, peace and happiness together. I'll send all of you hugs....cheers :)

Rayya & Andie

I'm happy that we (my sister and I) got this simple cute pop up card from our students....and they're sisters too...Rayya & Andie :)

Kitten Bandit 2010

Love this illustration by Emily Winfield Martin :)

Merry Christmas :)

'Tis the season to be jolly...fa la la la la la la la la. I'm blessed to have a family that celebrates Eid and Christmas together....and that means....lots of different food too :) 

Christmas makes you want to bake cake & cookies...and make gifts for others. These are homemade chocolate cupcakes & banana cupcakes for my friends.

Christmas tree by Amelie...6yo

Making DIY Christmas decorations with my students...yes it's that time of the year!
And there's something about Christmas songs :)

May your day be merry and bright....and your life be full with love and kindness. Merry Christmas :) 

Happy Weekend :)

After a week full of work and arts crafts holiday program....this rainbow cake is just perfect to end it. Thank's to my lovely friend Lita! It's nyummy and the colors made me happy :)

Happy Weekend! One more week and i'm off to play with the sand, sun, beach and water :)

My healthy Green Dragon :)

Another simple drawing for my friend's Style N Stitch alterations shop on the corner near Hero Kemang. She asked me to draw dragon...welcoming 2012 the year of the dragon :)

 

Brown Fox

My new kukywa's totebag is here :) It's a fox...kinda of a bit orange and chocolate fox :p It's only Rp.80.000,-

You can get it for yourself...or for christmas...holiday...birthday....or new year's gift? just email me at kukywakukywa@gmail.com

The Butterflies of Victor

"The Butterflies of Victor" by Virginie Kasse the author, and of course, Melissa Sunjaya the illustrator from MyTulisan. They released the book in 3 edition, French, English & Indonesian. I got the English one from my cousin. The only thing I'll tell you is that it was beautifully written & illustrated. The writing & the illustration really compliment each other.  Go get it! :)

It suits all ages :)

Kyra & Padma

My birthday party wih my lovely niece Padma. Me on the 14th and Padma on the 16th. The sagittarian girls in our big family teeheee :p 

Got this cute birthday card from Padma :)

Aira & Aidan

Another simple drawing for my good friend Puan :) She asked me to draw her daughter and son, Aira and Aidan. Hope she likes it :)

Kids art :)

This is my niece's drawing and painting. Her name is Padma and she's 6 yo. I just love this one :)

And this is Keisha's star....love it! :)

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Last Wednesday was my birthday, December 14th 2011...and this is the so called "birthday cake"....candles on grapes and cheese :p

I'm blessed...thank you God for my birthday :)

Ibu Robin :)

CNN HERO of 2011, the compassionate,caring and gentle Ibu Robin. I would love to visit her clinic Bumi Sehat.

Everyone is Special (with new Boneka) :)

Because some of my friends asked for more "Everyone is Special" totebag, so I made some more with new boneka too :) And since Christmas and New Year is coming, maybe you can get these totebags and bonekas for gifts too.

Still, the way I sell my new simple totebag "Everyone is Special" it's a bit different from my other totebag. I want to sell the totebag with one "boneka" in it for Rp.80.000,- ..But you cannot choose which "boneka"...coz I want it to be a surprise for you.

It's just a simple reminder that..."Everyone is Special". Don't judge a book by it's cover...no matter what culture, religion or believe you're into it...no matter if you're a doctor, artist, dancer, lawyer, etc...no matter if you have kids or not, married or not, straight or gay, etc...no matter if you're gifted, normal or you have special needs...no matter what...just be friends with everybody!

If you want to get only the totebag or only boneka....for the totebag is Rp.70.000,- and for the boneka Rp.15.000,-

Either way, for delivery + Rp.10.000,-

For more info email: kukywakukywa@gmail.com

Kids YogArts Trip to The Moon :)

Another fun and great time with yoga and art and kids :)

Life in a Day

Amazingly beautiful! Life in a Day...is a project where thousands of people uploaded videos to Youtube about a single day on Earth, on July 24th 2010. Check out the trailer:

And you can watch the movie here for free! It's like you're related to them :)

The Raindrop Dance and Other Songs About Love, by Mr. and Mrs. Muffins

December 2011 Holiday Program :)

Come and join Kutakatik Art Craft Class again for December 2011 Holiday Program. Another fun and exciting time with arsty craftsy and a bit of cooking too :)

December Cookies :)

December is here...welcoming christmas (and my birthday :p)...makes me want to bake cakes and make cookies. I just love to make random cakes or cookies and give it to my family and friends...it feels nice :)

Got this cookies recipe from Real Simple's website and the icing from allrecipes' website...but we changed it a bit....all you need...

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

 

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, then the vanilla and salt. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add the flour, mixing until just combined (do not overmix). Shape into a 1-inch-thick disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hours and up to 2 days. Heat oven to 200° C. On a floured surface, roll the dough ¼ inch thick. Using lightly floured 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters, cut the dough into shapes, flouring the cutters and rerolling the scraps as necessary. Place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with decorating sugar, if using. Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the edges just begin to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

For the icing: 

2/3 - 1 cup confectioners' sugar (it's up to you...as for me, I don't like cookies that's too sweet)
8 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup (we changed it with honey, check the substitute sites for cooking).
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
assorted food coloring

In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in honey and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more milk. 

Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity, be carefull with the coloring, 1 tiny drop is enough. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush. 

The fun thing about making cookies...you can decorate it whatever you want to. Mine was not as pretty as the cookies in the shops/bakery as you can see :p But it's fun, easy and you can do it with kids too. I'm so gonna make this with my students :) Go have a try and...Happy December!

We Love A.B.C

This is adorable, love them! Just watch these videos...my friend Ricky with his talented kids Sisi and Satria :)

and...

A happy reader :)

I always love book fair....the thrill to look for old used books. I went to Indonesia Book Fair in Istora Senayan and stayed there for a couple of hours earlier (since today is my free day hehe). Love to look for children's book as always...and old books too. And this is what I get...

An old wayang comic and 2 others old comic...

And old book about some of Indonesian literature...

 Got this Shel Siverstein....it's on sale! Love his works :)

Old School Sesame Street's book never fails me...

 Old school Rainbow Brites too :)

Tini my old time favorite book...since I was a kid...

And an old "Keys to Reading" book with great old school illustration inside....

All of these only for 300 thousand rupiah...not bad 'ey? And I'm a happy reader! Let's dig in :)