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Pappe, Want to Rebuilt This Tiny-Funny Toys
2007-03-02 04:45:00
First launched at June 2000 at Pasar Seni, an art market and festival held in our college, Institut Teknologi Bandung, in bandung, West Java. Made from paper and matches box, the whole ideas we got from one of the good book in library. During our free time we worked on it. It was quite of fun to make this toys. From unused matches box and paper turning into tiny-funny toys. We have to make a path for the puppets and all elements then cutting it, and finally paint it. All done by my girlfriend's (now my beloved wife) talented hands. Doing something really fun with your loving people is something that really make You happy.OK, Pappe is very fun because it can move if You push and pull the inside part of matches box. The Russian Dancer for example, if You move it it will look like a real Russian Dancer. Or the Hammersmith, when You move it will look like somebody hit his hammer. Quite a fun.On that time we sold pretty much of this toys, because everybody love of this funny toys. And k...
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Tomica Toys, Finally Found
2007-03-02 04:06:00
Childhood MemoriesHow could I forget about Wikipedia, the only coolest encyclopedia ever, here is what I found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomica and try to keep it tracked. And yes, the "Melung" vehicle was more less just like on the picture. The main reason why I love this model is just because this kind of vehicles is the main transportation in our village through the nearest town. I was really enjoy the time when my mother take me on trip to town for shopping in a traditional market. As for me, that was the time when I could see another kinds of toys and then ask my mother to buy it for me. After this perhaps I'll go hunting for this toy. To keep it for good memorabilia. Tomica from Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTomica (トミカ) is the line of die-cast toy vehicles and related products that Tomy Co. of Japan produces. This is not the same as Tomica World, which is a line of motorized trains and vehicles and accessories that Tomy Co. of UK produces since the late 1990â...
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Tinky-Winky Controversy
2007-03-01 04:03:00
One of the Teletubbies, Tinky Winky , was the focus of a still hinted-at controversy in 1999 due to his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face). A February 1999 article in the National Liberty Journal, published by evangelical pastor Jerry Falwell, warned parents that Tinky could be a hidden homosexual symbol, saying "he is purple—the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle—the gay pride symbol." A spokesman for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Co., who licenses the characters in the United States, said it was just a magic bag. "The fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him gay. It's a children's show, folks. To think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish." In an incident reported in 2000, a girl's Tinky Winky toy reportedly said "I got a gun". Kenn Viselman, then chairman of the Itsy...
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Tomica Toys
2007-03-01 03:46:00
I remember when I was little kid I have one of this Tomica toys, it was some kind of pick up model from the 80's or something. Don't know how I called this toy as "Melung", really I can't remember how the name comes. I want to trace it back through the internet about Tomica Toy s , but couldn't find until this day. Anybody can help me?

About Fake Teletubbies
2007-02-26 09:58:00
I found these toys bought by our maid while she was off duty visiting her village with her daughter. When she comeback she brought these "fake cheap Tele tubbies dolls" to our home. Look at the picture, found something interesting? Or something funny? Tell me what the funny weird about it... Try to compare with the real characters (for Your reference, please visit http://pbskids.org/teletubbies/parentstea chers/progmeet.html ) :Tinky Winky is purple and has a triangle aerial on his head. He's not just the biggest Teletubby, but also very gentle. His favorite thing is his red bag. Tinky Winky loves walking, marching, dancing and falling over. He has a special song which he loves to sing to himself, "Pinkle winkle, Tinky Winky, pinkle winkle, Tinky Winky." Tinky Winky loves big hugs.Dipsy is green, the second biggest Teletubby and undoubtedly the most stylish. He has a straight aerial on his head. His favorite thing is his black and white hat. Dipsy loves to dance, make cool moves an...
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About Teletubbies
2007-02-23 08:11:00
Teletubbies, a bunch of funny character from Ragdoll has become one of the most lovable character for the children. According to Andrew Davenport, Co-creator and writer of Teletubbies, says "The first rule is go straight for the comedy - if it isn't funny, it isn't Teletubbies" is not particularly true. As far as I concern, learning from how our children mad about Teletubbies is just because they were very attractive. See how the colors of their costume that so bright and different from each other. I believe that there was the main reason why kids [1,5 - 4 years old] are loves Teletubbies. How Teletubbies moves, with some over reactive movement, weird steps and dancing also attract children to pay an attention. Also how they always repeat every word is the easy way for children to understand. Then, after that I guess it was true what Andrew Davenport says, Teletubbies is quite funny enough, for us parents (if you had a chance to watch the show with your children) is like a "brainw...
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Tonka Toys, Built for Boyhood, Great!
2007-02-23 06:47:00
While I am browsing through http://www.hasbro.com/tonka/ I found this good links, hope will give You another reference for parenting, enjoy... Actually, I was looking for toy as the picture. I don't know why but I always excited with this kind of toys, a big tough heavy truck wtih yellow attractive color. It's color and toughness is the main interesting thing about this toy. Tonka, built for boyhood! huh, kind a good motto eh?! It was just like back to my childhood. Wanna have one for my collections, guess I am working on it through this blog, earn little by little money with Google Adsense, so you can visit my another blogs at http://destinationjava.blogspot.com and http://artdesignscraps.blogspot.com find another things to share.Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, By Daniel Kindlon and Michael Thompson, Ballantine Books, 1999. A compelling book about what boys need, and how to give it to them. Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Raisi...
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Hopscotch Games or Engklek
2007-02-02 02:58:00
Preview: This hopscotch game in our neighbourhood known as "engklek" or "engkleng", I don't know how it got named. Usually played by children on breaktime at school or when in the evening after they bath. Engklek requires good coordinating movement, since it was use only one leg to hop and jump. Also use a piece of broken roof-tile [pecahan genting] called "kreweng" or "gacuk". For example, we draw five squares along ended up to a half-cyrcle area named "gunungan" [this means the highest place to reach as a goal]. Throw gacuk to the first square, then you have to jump over the first square, directly to the second square. Hop and jump to gunungan than turn back. Stop at the second square, take the gacuk then you're allowed to jump on first square. Repeat this step increasing to next square. Gacuk use as a mark that you can't jump over the square where gacuk layed. There is the challenge because you have to stop from jumping, stand with one leg, bow to take gacuk, stand again, then...
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Kuda Lempeng That Turn to Kuda Lumping
2007-02-01 03:01:00
Shown at the picture is one of my nephew's toy. It's call Kuda Lump ing or in Java we call Jaran Kepang, means a horse that made from "kepang" [kepang is a plaited mats from bamboo, usually used as a wall of a traditional houses in Indonesia, really!!]. When given to a child, their imaginative minds are the only limit as to what dramas these kuda lumping are the center of! Children always enjoy to play with this stuff. They act as if they were a knight, or a soldier. Often complete with sword as their weapon. Hey, but do you know that word "kuda lumping" actually misspelled? OK, go on, keep reading...Although intended as a toy, many of these delightful horses end up in suitcases to be given as souvenirs. Just like we have, we planned to sell it for $45 each. What we do now is keeping its good and always clean.The Kuda Lumping horses from Central Java are used in a trance dance of the region. The dancers become the horse that they are riding and are brought out of their trance at t...
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Bekel Game or Gatheng, a Memory of Our Childhood
2007-01-31 02:49:00
Still from http://www.geocities.com/childrenfolklore /about.html Remember years ago my little sister often play this bekel game, or "gatheng" refer to a term in our neighbourhood, a game that mostly played by girls. Sometimes it would be shamed if we are boys play that game. I don't know why, but this game is kind a "feminin" game. Maybe just because it's required graciousness or flexibelity. Didn't required much energy like boys often do. For a moment I was just smiling remembered how my sister (that now has got two little children) whine to our mother to bought her a set of bekel game in a traditional market at our little town, then she was so happy when she have ones. Then she played all the day in our home, together with her friends. Ahh, time pass so fast, my little sister now become a mother. Hope will teach her daughter, Eva to play bekel too. Want to see bekel played again.Around the world, children love to play different versions of the same traditional games. While grow...
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Overview of the Toy Sector and EU Activities
2007-01-30 05:49:00
Retain this link for further future : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/toys/index _en.htm since this writing was too valuable, and I haven't got the time yet to review. I'll be back soon.The European toy industry is innovative and makes a significant contribution to the creation of employment and wealth. The total toy market is estimated in 17.3 billion € at retail prices in 2002, which total imports amounting to over 9 billion €. The European toy industry employs over 100,000 people directly and there are over 2000 companies operating in the toy and games sector. Most of them are small and medium sized enterprises. Some of the European regions in which toy companies are concentrated are the Jura in France, the province of Alicante in Spain and the Black Forest in Germany. There are toy industries also in some regions in the enlargement candidate countries. Safety is an important issue for toys. The achievement of...
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Tips For Toy Safety
2007-01-30 03:55:00
Toys could be dangerous for the children, be careful. This good article found on http://www.toydirectory.com/toysafety.htm Toy Safe ty Between January 1989 and September 1990, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission received reports of 33 deaths related to toys. Choking incidents with balloons, marbles or small balls, and parts of toys were reported in 20 of these fatalities. More choking deaths occur from balloons than from any other children's product and are evenly divided between children under three and over three years of age. Chairman Jacqueline Jones-Smith described actions the Commission is taking to prevent these choking deaths. During FY 1990, the Commission issued "Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking" (ANPR's) that could result in mandatory labels warning of the choking hazards presented by balloons, small balls and marbles. The agency also issued an ANPR that could result in warning labeling on toys having small parts that may be dangerous to younger children an...
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Next Month's Project
2007-01-28 19:22:00
Can't sleep tonight looking for the old files about toys. God! where were those files? I've wrote a lot of articles and paper during my college time. It would be easier for me to fill this blog with something useful for you guys. After these days I've been browsing just to find a good article about Indonesian traditional toys. Then I decide to fill this blog with everything that relevant with my blog contents. No longer constrains about these and those. Just about toys!Tomorrow morning I'll start my day make tin-packaging chocolate to be sell next month on a Valentine Days moment. I've planned this about couple month ago. Wait and see for this little crafty projects. I'll keep you updated.
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Portable Dakon
2007-01-28 03:26:00
Just want to show you another model of unique-likely of Dakon. I call it foldable Dakon. A new invention of Dakon to be a portable one. Easy to carry and to keep. Yet could be another interesting stuff for little kid or can be adding to your collections.What do you think? Wanna have one? Just contact me, I'll see what can I do to provide. I've planned to sell it on e-bay
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How to Play Congklak, Dakon Game
2007-01-25 18:27:00
Wonder how to play Congklak? Here is a bit guidance, still if you can't follow, better do some practice, will help you much. Just like when we learn to ride a bycycle. Keep doing, keep practicing. Remember, keep playing, follow your playful mind.Number of Play ers: 2What you need: congklak board and 98 small shells, seeds or stones (for a board that has 7 holes on each side)Object of the Game : to get as many shells as you can into your store house. Your store house is the hole at the end of the board on your left side.To Win: You win the game if you have the most shells in your store house (menang biji) - or - if you are the last person to run out of shells on your side of the board (menang jalan).To Play - The First Round:Count 7 shells into each of the holes on your side of the board. Leave your store house (at the end) empty. (If your board has less/more than 7 holes on each side, fill each hole with playing pieces equal in number to the number of holes on one side of the board)....
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Congklak, Another Name of Dakon
2007-01-25 08:39:00
Another good, complete, and helpful article from http://www.expat.or.id/info/congklak.html One of the most fascinating things about living in Indonesia is the discovery of bits of Indonesian culture which are actually not Indonesian at all, but originate in other lands. For centuries, the Indonesian archipelago has been visited by traders from many corners of the world who came to buy spices and other agricultural riches. Indonesian cultural diversity benefited by the many peoples who passed through the archipelago, due to Indonesia's location along the primary trade route between Europe and Asia.Together with the items they brought to sell, these traders brought bits of their culture along with them as well. These included religion, language, foods and textile traditions. Less written about than spices, silks and ceramics, however, are the games brought to Indonesia by travelers over the centuries.I've long been fascinated with Congklak, which I had thought of as a traditional Ind...
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Dakon, a Traditional Strategic Game
2007-01-25 07:23:00
This game is very much favoured by children, mostly girls, in Indonesia. It is a typically Javanese games which is played when girls come together to have fun. They get really excited all through the game, smarting each other in the process.Before starting to play, let us tell you the things to be prepared. They are as follows:A solid block of wood, measuring about 2 feet long, 7 inch wide and 2 inch thick, on which two rows of shallow holes are carved out lengthwise. Each row has six holes. In addition, there are another two bigger holes; one at each end. Both ends of the wood are curved.As a rule, we must prepare 72 seeds of soursop, to be nut on the 6 holes, each having six.How To Play :Let us suppose Jean plays the game with Mary. First of all, Jean is ready to play. She begins by taking the whole seeds at any hole facing her. The seeds then are dropped one by one in the following holes, including in the one at the end, to be later called the "home" hole. On and on she goes, unt...
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