RECEIVE A FREE SUMMER ACTIVITY (Printable) BOOKLET (BOYS 2010)
CALLING ALL OUTDOOR BOYS -The Dragonfly Boys want to know:
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY?
Just leave a comment below telling us your favorite outdoor activity and you’ll receive a FREE PDF printable copy of BOYS SUMMER ACTIVITIES. (Just in time for summer holidays)
Once the Dragonfly Boys have [...]
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 [...]
Today is my Mothers birthday so I thought I would dedicate this post to her creativity.
A mother’s love is instinctual, unconditional, and forever (unknown author)
Thanks to my mother and father who nurtured my creativity, they helped shape the artist I am today. Both art teachers they encouraged my brothers and I to be creative at [...]
“All children are born artists” Picasso
The Little Humbugs love being CREATIVE and want to showcase your kids ART.
Delighted to announce The Little Humbugs Art Gallery Winner for JANUARY.
My Rainbow Humbug By Sorcha from Ireland.
The Little Humbugs loved this colorful Butterfly Girl.
Sorcha from Ireland wins a special Butterfly Girl “Sleep Over Kit” full of All Natural [...]
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 [...]
We absolutely adore Squirrels and on this special day we would like to say “three cheers” to the Squirrels for their curiosity-bringing fun, laughter and inspiration into our lives.
Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens
My eldest (now 17yrs) first close encounter of a squirrel.
These beautiful Botanic Gardens became our back garden when we lived in a top floor [...]
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 [...]
Hope your enjoying watching the Winter Olympics. Now that the Games are in full swing what better time to announce the winners of KATI the Canadian Butterfly Girl.
Thanks to all who either commented below or left email messages. All the comments/messages were awesome. It was wonderful to read how much you all love the outdoors [...]
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 [...]
Even though the Little Humbugs struggle to fly in the severe cold weather, they still love to go outside and play in the snow.
The Little Humbugs would like to wish you and your families a very Happy and Healthy Christmas and hope you have lot’s of fun outdoors over the Holidays-in the snow, rain or [...]
Creativity is natural in all children
Inspired by nature One of the first things our children wanted to do when we moved into our new home in BC was to build a stone man…in fact lot’s of stone men.
Being part of the creative process is so rewarding both as a parent and an author/illustrator
Materials and experiences [...]
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 [...]
We are delighted to announce our partnership with the Sierra Club BC.
One of our main goals as a company has always been to try and make an impact in what we do. To that end we are delighted to be partnering with Sierra Club BC where we will donate 25% of any purchase made by [...]
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 [...]
