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 :)

Brightspot Market

This is new, Kutakatik Art Craft Class got the opportunity to have a class at Brightspot Market for three days in a row from 12pm - 9pm. Brightspot Market is a unique retail concept that is held several times per year in different locations. I wasn't able to take lots of picture because I was on duty too. So here's a bit of Brightspot :)

Picture from Brightspot's instragram

Kutakatik Art Craft Class at Kids Corner :)

Bought these two...a ring and pendant from Kandura Keramik...love it! I'm a big fan of them since a long time ago...and love their artwork too. All from ceramics too. They have cute mugs with alphabets too.

Bought this awesome necklace from More&More. They're made from acrylic.

Nyummy cakes and food from Chefnation

Some of the booths...

Good stuff, good times, good people, good food, good music...need to say more? :)

Kutakatik Art & Craft Class at BrightSpot Market :)

Kutakatik Art Craft Class were having a good time at Brightspot Market (Kids Are). Three days in a row, hopefully we made everybody happy :)

We had fun! Thank you Brightspot Market, parents and kiddos :)
More pics here.