Chloe the Gardener is thrilled to have Kristen Crouch visit Chloe’s Gardening Club.
Kristin is the host for Eastlink’s television show That Bloomin’ Garden. Her show is geared towards the new gardener in hope that she can encourage someone to try their hand at gardening and further beautify this earth we love. Kristin is passionate about [...]

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 [...]

Time to get on my bike…
At last, the weather was mild enough to get on my bike….Yippee!!!

Juggling work, demands of the children, husband and home- leaves very little “ME” time. However, last week, I was determined to make time to meet my dear friend for lunch. She’s an absolute gem and we both love biking [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As a huge fan of  The Grass Stain Guru, I was thrilled when Bethe agreed to answer a few questions.

Bethe Almeras is an award-winning author, web producer, and designer. A gifted speaker and trainer, Bethe prides herself on being a kid at heart and sharing the benefits of play with others.
I love Bethe’s enthusiasm for [...]

Treasured Memories on Film

Our children really miss their cousins back in Scotland. They were very close and spent a lot of time outdoors together. So when it comes to one of their cousins birthdays, our kids  love to create mini movies for them-a special keep sake gift. (They have acted out a rock band video, [...]

We had the most beautiful Silver Birch trees in our back garden. My brothers and I were always climbing the trees, to see who could get furthest. I had a favorite spot where I could sit and disappear into my own wee world. Just like me, my own children have spent hours climbing trees of [...]

Guest Post by Kate Blanche
Kate Blanche is first and foremost a mother of four young children. She runs an Organic farm with her husband Michael, and her own fledgling business making custom-blended, luxury Organic skin-care, for private clients.
Kate is a qualified Primary Teacher, with an Honours degree in Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation.

I have been [...]

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, [...]