Welcome back to Gardening with Chloe
Chloe is super excited that Spring is almost here- she will be planting her favorite seeds very soon but not just yet….stay tuned!
Spring Break Garden Fun
Chloe thought she would share the delights of natural play structures and treasures you can collect from nature for your very own garden.
Chloe and all [...]
Welcome to our first post on Gardening with Chloe. Both Chloe and I are super excited to start the series with an inspirational gardener- Carole Brown from Ecosystem Gardening
Carole is a Conservation Biologist and passionate about teaching people to manage their properties to benefit the environment, conserve natural resources, and create wonderful habitats for the [...]
Want to Connect Kids to Nature? – Grow a Garden
With Spring peaking around the corner, I feel compelled to jump outside with the kids and get the garden ready for growing some yummy vegetables, fruits and colorful flowers.
I am no expert so I have enlisted the help of my children’s book character – Chloe the [...]
Helping to address the disconnection between children and the natural world in my own small way.
I am really excited to launch my new “Let’s Go Outside” webisodes – my small way of helping address the disconnection between children and the natural world.
When children and nature mix, something Magical happens, I want to share some of [...]
Christmas magic may be over but Mother Natures Magic in the Forest is always waiting to be discovered.
Let your children take the camera, you never know what you might see…
Snow Falling…
We discovered these magical snow people…
Woman with child
Man accompanying woman in shawl
Dancing Trees
What will you discover?
Take time to explore the Magic Mother Nature has [...]
For me, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a Robin Redbreast. When I was young-I loved to watch and listen to the Robins in the back garden. My mother wrote a song about the cheeky little bird which she sang to us every Christmas.
We have been making Rocking Robins for years now. Made out of old [...]
An Alternative Snowman
A lonely tree stump is transformed into a Happy snowman…thanks to Samuel.
Armed with an old squeezy bottle filled with food coloring-Samuel dashes outside again for more snow fun.
Painting in the snow.
We had never even thought about this fantastic outdoor activity until @activekidsclub mentioned it.
All you need are some old squeezy bottles and spray [...]
We filled old sellotape rolls with water, placed nut shells and cones from Sam’s nature collection then left the recycled cylinders outside in the freezing temperatures and let Mother Nature do her Magic…..
It was two of my wonderful nature loving twitter friends: @wildchild and @activekidsclub- that inspired us to make some ice ornaments. We decided [...]
Take your child to work day Wed 4th Nov
I was very fortunate to have my daughter help me in the studio a few weeks ago.
Amongst other duties, Jasmine helped me on a conservation piece . She was looking through the photographs and spotted the Orcas.
Oh mum, they are so beautiful, can I write a short [...]
At Christmas time I love to give gifts that are meaningful. Books are a big favorite along with arts and crafts.
The Little Humbug gifts were inspired by fun things I enjoy doing with my own children. Rock hunting, gardening, bird watching, arts & crafts, collecting fallen petals and making them into potions. My hope is [...]
Backyard fun for all the family………..
We are incredibly fortunate to have so many amazing birds visit our backyard. From the majestic Eagles and Vultures to the tiniest Humming Birds.
American Robin on the Rowan (Mountain Ash)
When we moved to British Columbia we noticed everything seemed so much bigger. Even the backyard birds-in particular the Robins. Back [...]
My New Creative Space… well, until snow falls!
Being a children’s author and illustrator, I need a tranquil space in order to be creative. From early Spring to late Fall/Autumn, weather permitting, I can usually be found sketching and writing outside on the picnic bench or the outdoor dining table.
However lately, thanks to my youngest son, [...]
Dragonfly Boy comes to life…
Get outside with Dragonfly Boy
I have had so many requests for my Dragonfly Boy from parents/retailers/teachers who have bought the Butterfly Girl Books & dolls and wanted a Little Humbug for their son, grandson, school or kindergarten. Bringing Dragonfly Boy to life has been really exciting, from my first scribbles of [...]
My husband spent all weekend with our sons building the base of a tree house. Our 11 year old son had been on at us for months to build some kind of structure in one of the Ponderosa Pine trees in our backyard. He was missing the fun he had in his old backyard, climbing [...]
Fresh from the Little Humbugs Forest – The Little Humbugs All Natural Lotions and Potions – A gift from Mother Nature.
Being the protectors of Nature, the Little Humbugs take their job very seriously! The Little Humbugs have discovered that Humans are using harmful chemicals in their lotions and can’t understand why. They decided it was [...]
