What’s your favorite month and why? We’ve been teaching Riley lots of Filipino words and we figured that some of the best ways to help him retain new things would be through constant use and exposure. We haven’t found a Filipino-English calendar that’s colorful enough to match our already bright palette so we thought we’d […]
The Googly studio/house has started to look like a pre-school recently with Riley homeschooling but then again, it’s somewhat always looked like a happy (adult version) nursery! Aside from bright colors, we have a collection of illustrated children’s books (that Riley can borrow *laughs*). Kidding aside, we’ve made quite a number of homeschooling resources and
I miss being able to write my thoughts in long form & I’m posting this for all my friends in the medical field as well as everyone who can read this. Sending you lots of hugs. Nakuuuu, please don’t believe the people in the government who think that the medical field is not working hard
A pack of yarn and beads can go a long way. Case in point, this DIY Polish chandelier! We thought it would be perfect for the Googly Gooeys studio and pretty much anywhere that needs a pop of color! Of course, you can always swap the palette based on your preferences but we were going
Dinosaurs or unicorns? If you could name one, what would you call it? We partnered up again with NIDO 3+ to bring you another set of drawing and colouring worksheets! (Click here for our Free Printable: Drawing Animals and Coloring Worksheets.) Feel free to download and print them. (For personal use only. Not for commercial use or
What’s a fun project you can’t help but look back on over and over again? For us, it’s definitely these Dia de los Muertos/Coco-inspired candy papercut loot bags! These were meant to hold sweet treats for the kids so we made sure they were both sturdy and cute. Scroll down to see how we made
What’s your favorite hue? Since the quarantine, we’ve been preparing Riley for possible homeschooling (and we are for the moment) and one time we thought we’d change up the sleeves/labels of his crayons from English to Filipino. It’s always fun and interesting to see how the various languages and dialects in our country are so rich
Don’t you love a good DIY project that lets you customize just about anything? We’ve got quite a few reusable fabric bags around and we thought it would be fun to jazz them up a bit! Here’s a fun activity you can do at home with some iron-on (heat transfer) sheets, a Cricut Explore Air
We’ve been told that one of the more affordable and easier ways to spice up a space is through pillows! They’re fairly DIY-able and affordable. Plus, we wanted to take our Cricut Maker and its Cricut Rotary Blade for a spin! Today, we’re sharing how you can decorate simple white pillows or pillowcases using just
We’ve been using the Cricut Explore Air 2 and Maker to turn our ideas into bigger projects. It’s been a fun experience and we definitely learned a lot! Spoiler alert: It’s not as difficult as it looks and we were pretty surprised how user-friendly the machines, tools and software are! We’ve been receiving a lot
Which of your crayons and pencils are the shortest aka your favourite ones to use? Ours is definitely teal! We partnered up with NIDO 3+ to bring you these drawing and colouring worksheets! Feel free to download and print them. (For personal use only. Not for commercial use or sale.) Feel free to share these
All my life I never really fitted in. “For an artist, to be normal is a disaster.” – Joans Mekas I wish someone showed this quote to me when I was 13 which would have probably saved me so many years of singing “who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me.” Or
Have you enjoyed playing pretend “sari-sari” store as a kid? Did you also have this uncontrollable curiosity and longing to have your own cash register and bar code reader? Or was that just us? *giggles* Riley aka our 4-year old “bossing” has been enjoying his playtime: asking us to order food from his restaurant, cooking
What’s your favorite DIY and crafting material? We’ve been very much into felt and foam recently so we thought we’d whip up a few more projects not just for the kids but also for the kids at heart! A few months ago, we made felt and foam toys (burgers and pizzas) and crowns for a
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This was the post on our Instagram last night. I woke up and read it this morning as a message to myself instead of my message to others. I chuckled. I know I still had so much to tackle. Sure, I’m not afraid to mix all the colors on my watercolor set but I’m at
Are crafting dates a thing? We’d always joke around the Googly HQ about how when we grow old, we’d be one of those tita groups in cafes and restaurants bringing a bunch of arts and craft supplies. ? So when Craft Easy asked us if we would want to host one with some of our readers,
Cool breeze, familiar carols and festive lights all mean one thing: it’s Christmas?! The holidays have always been festive in our country (and really long too which we’re not complaining about to be honest). But with a toddler who loves to play (and sing and dance and make adorable faces for his titos and titas),
My baby is now a little boy. I can’t believe I’m typing this but it’s the truth. While I do sometimes miss the teeny tiny Riley, his two year old (almost three) self has got quite the amount of surprises too. For starters, I always thought that shopping would only be fun for little girls
We got to hold a crafting workshop with Music, Arts and Physical Education teachers all over the Philippines with Canon, Pandayan Bookshop and the Department of Education. We were required to come up with a presentation and setup using crafts and downloadable templates from the Canon Creative Park archives that showcases Asia’s various landmarks and
