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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

27 May 2010

Let’s Play Yoga Book.

Tags: children's illustrations, childrens book, happy, healthy, illustrations, kids, outoors, yoga, yoga for kids
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, General, Illustration, Nature, Travel, Writing | 3 Comments

I am thrilled to be working with Italian mother and writer-Claudia Porta on her exciting new book about play and yoga for kids. Let’s Play Yoga. Claudia is a mom, a writer and a yogi. She practices yoga with her three kids and they also write a

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

13 May 2010

Dirty fun in the backyard

Tags: backyard fun, boys playing, children, dirt, earth, Environment, fun play, garden fun, getting dirty, green play, happy, healthy kids, healthy outdoors, kids, natural, outdoors, play, play outdoors
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, General, Nature | 5 Comments

Samuel has spent the last two afternoons at the bottom of the garden….. Digging, patting, scooping & shoveling sandy earth under the shade of a Ponderosa Pine. Sam shares his new favorite spot with his best friend….Prince!

05 May 2010

Let’s Go Outside Video-Finding Treasure

Tags: adventure, Art, beach, beach fun for kids, boat, butterfly, butterfly girls, canoe, collecting pebbles, collecting stones, cool crafts for kids, crafts, creative, drawing, exploring, fun, homeschooling, kids, kids art, let's go outside, littlehumbugs, love hearts, mothers day, mothers day craft, natural, natural gift, natural treasure, Nature, nature art, outdoor activities, outdoor playground, outdoor playgrounds, outdoors, parents, pebble art, play, sail, sea, shore, sticks, stone art, stones, teachers, The Little Humbugs, the sea, treasure, valentine, wax crayons, Writing
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 8 Comments

Nature provides the ultimate playground for children. One of our favorite playgrounds is the lake shore, where the kids can explore, run wild and find treasure. Watch the “Let’s Go Outside” video: “Stone Art” We like to visit the beach out of season, when it’s cooler and

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

08 Apr 2010

Gardening for Kids-Your First Vegetable Garden

Tags: chloe the gardener, eco kids, Environment, fruit, fruit and veg for kids, gardening, gardening for kids, grdening club for kids, green gardening, grow your own veg certificate, healthy eating, healthy kids, kids, kids gardening, kids gardening certificate, kids heathy eating, little humbugs, Nature, outdoors, the little humbugs gardening, veg
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 8 Comments

Chloe is super excited to have guest gardener Helen Yoest visit Chloe’s Gardening Club. Helen Yoest is a garden writer and coach through her business Gardening with Confidence. YOUR FIRST VEGETABLE GARDEN by Helen Yoest Have you ever tasted a tomato, picked fresh from the vine, still

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

Growing plants from seeds is so much fun

Tags: Douglas Green, Environment, fruit, gardening, gardening with kids, greens, healthy diet, healthy eating, healthy kids, helen yoest, kids, kristin crouch, vegetables
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | Leave a comment

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

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

Gardening with Chloe-Is it just a bunch of dirt?

Tags: chloe the gardener, education, gardening, gardening with kids, happy healthy kids, kids, kristin crouch, learning, Nature, whats in our dirt, worms
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 4 Comments

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,

21 Jan 2010

Squirrel Appreciation Day – Jan. 21

Tags: Environment, fun, grey squirrel, kids, Nature, play, playoutdoors, red squirrel, squirrels, toffee goes camping, toffee the highland cow, wildlife
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature | 6 Comments

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

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