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10/01/11

Luna’s Little Fun Factory

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Lunas Little Fun Factory

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Lunas Little Fun Factory

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Lunas Little Fun Factory

As Luna grows, our space grows with her too. We’ve changed our studio space numerous times to continually adapt to our ever changing lifestyle. Before Luna came to our life, our studio space was mainly used to work. When Luna came, we had to share the space with her and had to move furniture around to make room for her to crawl around. Now that she’s a little toddler and is more mobile, we’ve changed the space again to adapt to her needs and created a little fun art/play factory for her.

Luna loves doodling and being read to. So she now has a little art table, a reading rug, storage for her toys and a place to feature all her art work. We also created a family picture board where we’ll continually add photos of our family. She loves looking at it and screams out “mommy’ & “daddy” as she points to our photos. Luna loves spending time in here and every time she walks in, she goes straight to her artwork hanging from the ceiling and screams out “nice!”.

I always find it important to create different spaces in the house based on the activities that we would do in them. Luna knows that this is her space and it’s a place where she can freely explore, discover & play.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Lunas Little Fun Factory

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Lunas Little Fun Factory

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Lunas Little Fun Factory


Art / Design / Domestic 2.0 / Interior / Kids / Toys — 14 comments — Posted by: Nerissa
05/15/11

The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

This weekend, we were at the Mayfair, a yearly fundraising event for our nephews’ school. There were rides, food vendors, old-time carnival games, live music and a thrift market. At the market, we found some cute wooden toys for Luna including this vintage wooden bear for one dollar. He’s a noble little creature who says his name is Mr. Bearbear. This is his story.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

Mr. Bearbear lives high up in the forest trees. On a bright spring day, he felt a calming breeze full of Seawind & Willows billowing by, beckoning him towards the beach and seashore.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. BearbearPeter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

At the beach, Mr. Bearbear did what all bears do. He nestled into the warm sand staring out at the waves and boats.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. BearbearPeter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

He sat on a log and quietly smiled at the gulls that flew by. “Now this is living,” thought Mr. Bearbear.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

Suddenly, without warning, a Polka-Dotted Giant picked up Mr. Bearbear.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

The Polka-Dotted Giant threw Mr. Bearbear to and fro. Mr. Bearbear wasn’t hurt but he was all twisted and tangled up. The Polka-Dotted Giant did not have a gentle touch. She only knew of joy, love and excitement.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

After seeing Mr. Bearbear twisted up, the Polka-Dotted Giant realized Mr. Bearbear was too delicate a creature for this kind of Giant-sized rough play. She put Mr. Bearbear down letting him sit gently in the sand.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : The Adventures of Mr. Bearbear

And the two of them lived happily ever after.


Art / Design / Kids / Toys — No comments — Posted by: Peter
09/29/10

Ghana Bolga Toy Basket

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Ghana Bolga Toy Basket

Luna is starting to amass quite the collection of toys. In addition to the playroom where we keep most of her toys, we have satellite collections of toys in the den, kitchen and her room – the places where she spends a lot of time in. To keep things neat and tidy, we’ve been storing her toys in baskets and felt boxes we’ve collected. Today, we found a new basket at, our favourite garden store, the Prickly Pear. They have a collection of handwoven baskets from Ghana. They’re bright, colourful, all one-of-a-kind and have a raw earthiness to them. It’s the perfect size for storing a small treasure trove of toys while doing double-duty as a decorative curio.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Ghana Bolga Toy Basket


Domestic 2.0 / Kids / Toys — 1 comment — Posted by: Peter
03/14/10

Floor Routine

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Floor Routine

Luna spends a bit of each day playing on the floor. She really enjoys herself, now that she’s able to grab onto her toys and rattles. Amongst her favourites are these stuffed cubes that my sister made for her. The cubes are super soft, squishy and light as a feather. Luna likes to grab them and jostle them around. She also likes anything that shakes, rattles or squeaks.

Peter Hoang & Nerissa Goco : Floor Routine

A few times a day, we’ll turn Luna over on to her belly. She’s been trying really hard to roll over. She’s now able to hold her head up high and kick her feet around. For the first few minutes, she’s so happy and proud of herself for trying new things. She tries every maneuver her young mind can think of but she just isn’t able to find the right combination of body mechanics to rollover. After about five minutes, Luna starts to get frustrated and we turn her over. We clap our hands, tell her she did a great job and she’s all smiles again. One day soon, she’ll figure it all out and she’s going to be really proud of herself. And, of course, we will be too.


Kids / Toys — 1 comment — Posted by: Peter