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01 Jun 2010

Buzzing for the Honey Bees

Tags: Birding, birds, children, eco, education, Environment, green, honey, honey bees, kids, learning, littlehumbugs, Nature, owls, snakes, sustainable, wildlife
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, General, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 3 Comments

The Day of the Honey Bee I had the pleasure of joining councilor Michele Rule, Casey Hamilton and other members of the Central Okanagan Food Council Booth at the local Farmers Market this weekend. Spot the Queen Bee … was a big hit thanks to Bob Chisholm

26 May 2010

Fairy Wind Streamers

Tags: beach, drift wood hunting, eco crafts, eco friendly, enchanting, green, green crafts, green fairy, kite, kites for kids, little humbugs videos, magical, marghanita, marghanita Hughes, nka, outdoor crafts, photography, stick hunting, video, wind fun, wind kites, wind magic, wind song, wind streamers, wind things
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Nature | 8 Comments

How to make a Butterfly Girl (and Dragonfly Boy) Wind Streamer: Hunt for drift wood or sticks Cut up old scraps of material (we used strips of satin and silk). You could even cut strips from an old t-shirt. Choose a suitable sized stick. Wrap the material

19 May 2010

Help celebrate “Day of the Honey Bee”

Tags: babybee, bee, bee worksheets for kids, bees, coloring sheets, day of the honey bee, Environment, free coloring sheets, green, insects, Kelowna Honey Bee Day, kids, Nature, Okanagan, pollen, pollination
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Design, Environment, Family, General, Nature, Writing | 5 Comments

Honey bees are dying at alarming rates in every country where they are raised. If you love honey, fruit and pretty flowers, then you can thank a bee. A few ways you can help: Plant your garden with bee friendly plants Buy local honey Learn more about

07 May 2010

Mother Butterfly All Naturals

Tags: all natural, all natural lip balm, all natural moisture cream, canada, environmentally friendly, free from harmful chemicals, green, green body care, made in BC, made in canada, mothers day lip balm offer, natural, natural body care, Nature, safe body care, support small business's
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature | 1 Comment

For all the wonderful “Mother Butterflies” around the world. A gift from Mother Nature. The Mother Butterfly Lip Balm and Moisture Cream are made in BC Canada using all natural ingredients. Just visit the Little Humbugs shop and make an order for $25 using the codes below

16 Apr 2010

EARTH DAY-Make 5 Simple Changes

Tags: april 22nd, be green, biking, connecting kids to nature, cycling, earth day, earth day for families, eco, Environment, family fun, green, green crafts, green kids, grow your own, growing your own veg, healhty planet, healthy kids, kids and nature, kids on bikes, loving your planet, make your owm, natural, nature and kids, nature art, nature crafts, sustainable
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, General, Nature, Writing | 11 Comments

Today’s children can be tomorrow’s environmentalists… I believe, if we instill a love of nature in children, they will want to protect it. First, we need to allow children to connect, enjoy, explore and play with nature. 5 simple ways a family can grow happy, healthy kids

14 Apr 2010

EARTH DAY-Help Save Our Pollinators

Tags: bees, bumblebees, butterflies, butterfly gardens, butterfly girls, Dragonfly Boy, earth day, earth day activity sheets, earth day coloring sheets, earth day free give away, eco kids, education, Environment, environmental, getting kids green, green, green kids, growing wildflowers, habitat loss, help save our pollinators, insects, insects under threat, kids, learn about our pollinators, learning about the environment, native plants, parenting, pollination, pollinator coloring sheets, pollinators, save our bees, save the bees, save the butterflies, wildflowers
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 4 Comments

For Earth Day The Little Humbugs would like to help raise awareness for our pollinators. The bees and the butterflies are having a really hard time right now and need our help. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), we are facing an “impending pollination crisis,”

14 Apr 2010

What do you see on your way home from school?

Tags: biking, children and nature, cycling, eco, green, happy kids, healthy, kids, leaf balsam root, nature lovers, nature walks, outdoors, playoutdoors, spring, spring flowers, walking, wildflowers
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Nature | 10 Comments

Now that Spring is finally here, we try to walk or cycle home from school at least twice a week. It takes about an hour – it’s up hill all the way! But boy is it worth it… I love the simple things in life-like sharing these

02 Apr 2010

Loving Mother Nature

Tags: British Columbia, butterfly girls, Dragonfly Boy, entertainment, Environment, get outside, green, kids, mother nature, natural, Nature, night sky, outdoors, photography, play, sunset
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 3 Comments

The Little Humbugs and I have been enjoying the sunsets lately……… Head outdoors…. Mother Nature provides the most spectacular entertainment and it’s FREE! I LOVE MOTHER NATURE! I hope you all get to watch a sunset this Easter break……Happy Easter.

31 Mar 2010

CHILDREN + NATURE = HAPPY HEALTHY KIDS

Tags: adventure, backyard fun, climbing, climbing trees, connecting kids to nature, Environment, free play, garden, green, green kids, happy, happy healthy kids, healthy, kids outside, Nature, play, tree climbing, trees
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Design, Environment, Family, Nature, Writing | 15 Comments

Saturday was spent in the forest mountain biking. Sunday was spent in the back yard. The backyard is a place where our children and their friends explore, play, run and climb trees… Sam asked his father for the ladder…. What was he up to? A physical challenge….a

24 Mar 2010

Earth Day-Help Save Our Pollinators

Tags: bees, butterflies, butterfly girls, Dragonfly Boy, earth, earth day, earth day celebrations, eco, Environment, green, healthy kids, healthy palnet, importance of bees, kids, mother nature, Nature, outdoors, planet, pollinators, save the bees, save the butterflies
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 1 Comment

At last, I’ve finished my illustration for the Little Humbugs Earth Day Poster. The Little Humbugs need your help to raise awareness for our pollinators. The Little Humbugs want to raise awareness of the vital role Insects play in the Web of Life, how much we need

10 Mar 2010

CALLING ALL OUTDOOR BOYS

Tags: activities, biking, bug hunting, camping, canoeing, culture, dragonfly boys, eco warriors, Environment, fishing, gardening, green, kayaking, kids, kite flying, Nature, outdoors, play, play outdoors, stick hunting, summer, swimming, swimming in the lake, the great outdoors, trails, treasure hunts
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Travel | 13 Comments

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

16 Feb 2010

Gardening with Chloe – Attracting Butterflies

Tags: attracting butterflies to your garden, butterflies, Chloe, chloe the gardener, connecting kids to nature, conservation gardening, eco, flowers, fun outdoors, gardening, gardening with kids, green, green gardening, insects, kids, natural, Nature, wildlife, wildlife garden
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Nature, Writing | 19 Comments

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,

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