children

Father’s Day Surprise

June 19, 2014 by Veronica Leave a Comment

Summer and Emma surprised their Papa last Sunday by making him a set of colorful posters for Father's day. I took care of all the cutting and writing but they did the rest. It's amazing what they can come up with when you give them crayons, markers, cut out shapes, strips of washi tape and the freedom to do whatever they want. Summer filled the posters with drawings of monsters, balloons and ten (sometimes twelve!) legged spiders, while Emma did her very best by drawing wild, scratchy lines. It was a colorful and playful mess that certainly made their Papa proud and happy! Read More

On Babies and Books

September 20, 2012 by Veronica Leave a Comment

SUMMER READS. (Sketch Pro, iPad2) "Up feet, Down feet, Here come clown feet. Small feet, Big feet, Here come pig feet, Oink, oink, oink!…" This is my one year old daughter’s favorite part of Dr Seuss’ The Foot Book. The Oink, oink, oink is really not in the book but it’s an adlib I’ve added and it never fails to crack her up I’ve been reading to Summer since she was a newborn and the last few months, she has become more interested and appreciative of being read to. Now she actually listens and participates. My night table has always been stacked with books and lately, children’s Read More

A Fresh Start

Late last year, I was so fortunate to have been featured by Common Room PH in their Meet the Maker series on YouTube. I had the chance to really rave about journaling and how it has helped me appreciate life more through the years. I also shared tips on how to keep a creative journal Read More

December Daily: Keeping Christmas New

It’s that time of year again and I’m pretty excited to set up and start another December Daily journal! It’s one of those little Christmas traditions I’ve set for myself which allows me to navigate the season with a little bit more intention. It’s a practice that allows me to find a more personal meaning Read More

Thrive and Trove Yard

The girls and I were very fortunate to have been invited to the opening party of a new creative space and craft shop in Marikina City called TATY. That stands for Thrive And Trove Yard! Formerly known as Woak PH on Instagram, TATY is essentially a kids’ maker studio that promotes skill-building activities and provides Read More