Balon tiup

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balloon, boy, childhood, children, games, kids, memory, photography, toys

A childhood toy which I found during the recent fun fair. I just had to buy it to let my kids experience it. I have to admit that the older version was much more versatile. We could blow the balloon bigger and we could bounce it around like normal air balloon.

This newer version is so fragile, my kids got frustrated after a while. Not being able to play it around is another downside. But the worst part is the strong smell, which give you headache in a short time 😦

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/400, f/1.8, ISO 400

 

 

Madmag

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colours, madmag, magnetic, photography, toys

With the endless possibilities, this toy never fail my kids.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/30, f/1.8, ISO 800

 

 

In Ordnung

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lego, lego mindstorm, photography, toys

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in M @ 1/160, f/1.8, ISO 400

 

 

Being happily attacked

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black and white, boy, children, kids, photography, toys

Boys and guns. No matter how hard you try to separate them, it seems the invisible line is hard to break. If you don’t buy the toy gun, they will get it as present, or built the model out of paper, lego and what not.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/640, f/4, focal length 55mm, ISO 400

 

 

Domino

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black and white, domino, games, photography, toys

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/30, f/1.8, ISO 500

 

 

The puppets

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boy, children, exotic fruit, fruit, kids, photography, puppet, rambutan, toys

My Mother taught me how to make these simple puppets out of rambutans. I still remember making them with my mom, drawing various facial expressions to represent characters.

And this time, it’s my turn to teach my son. He chose “rambutan” as his subject for “Indonesian Week” project at school and these puppets are just perfect to complement his chosen subject.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/13, f/4, focal length 55mm, ISO 400

 

 

Chess

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chess, chessboard, fingers, games, hand, index finger, photography, toys

I dislike those flimsy plastic toys. The quality is generally very poor, it will be broken in no time. But sometimes those free toys you get from airline can serve their purpose, particularly during the waiting / delay time. Anything which can entertain kids is good enough for me.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/10, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 320

 

 

Hochstapler

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black and white, boy, games, hochstapler, jenga, kids, photography, toys, wooden toys

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/25, f/4, ISO 400

 

 

I am your father

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black and white, collectibles, darth vader, photography, star wars, toys

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in M @ 1/80, f/5, ISO 400

 

 

Revenge of the sixth

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collectibles, darth vader, lego, lego star wars, photography, sith, star wars, star wars day, toys

After “May the fourth be with you” (May the force be with you) on 4th of May, today is “Revenge of the sixth” (Revenge of the Sith) on 6th of May.

Yes, I am still in my Star Wars mood :-).

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/1600, f/1.8, ISO 400

 

 

May the fourth be with you

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collectibles, lego, lego star wars, mini figure, photography, star wars, star wars day, toys

Happy Star Wars Day! May the force be with you!

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in M @ 1/15, f/4, ISO 400

 

 

La Tour Eiffel

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3D puzzles, bokeh, eiffel tower, la tour eiffel, miniature, natural light, photography, puzzles, toys

Miniature of Eiffel Tower

Currently the kids love building 3D puzzles. Their weekly allowance is directed towards building up their collections. It’s inexpensive, but at the same time you get the quality of what you pay for, right? There’s no way they could build these by themselves without my help.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in M @ 1/40, f/3.2, ISO 100

 

 

Saxophone

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back light, bokeh, photography, saxophone, toys

Trying out the bokeh technique, as any beginner photographer does, using the kids saxophone toy.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in M @ 1/5, f/1.8, ISO 250

 

 

Jenga

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building blocks, eye, jenga, kids, photography, toys

Peek-a-boo

After playing jenga the normal way, the kids love to combine it with other building blocks and build their own version of skyscraper.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in AV @ 1/6, f/5, ISO 1600

 

 

Playmobil figures

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kids, photography, playmobil, toys

Sparkling clean little people

Kids are finally back to school after the long christmas holiday and it’s time for me to sanitize the toys in their playroom. These 7.5 cm height little people are always the one I start with.

I seriously have nothing against mixing all the series together while they are playing. I love watching them taking the pirate ship out, fighting against the policemen in viking boats, while the treasure seekers are rummaging the knights’ palace, watched by some agents from future planet who are having picnic with the explorers next to a caravan. The narration which goes with it is hilarious and entertaining. It’s surreal to follow their wild imagination.

But, they tend to mix match their accessories too. The policemen start to have beards from pirates, while vikings are wearing the divers’ helmets. That irritates me loads! So after they are back to school, it’s time for me to open the manuals and start to ‘dress’ them up accordingly, while at the same time wiping them off with disinfectant. Yes, it makes me feel better 🙂

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot @ 1/4, f/10, ISO 1600