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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
The Little Humbugs would like to wish you all a very Happy Green Halloween.
1. Go on a Pumpkin Hunt. Buy from your local farmer.
Great family fun – Kids love to choose their very own pumpkin.
2. Dry the pumpkin seeds and make them into necklaces.
3. Compost all left overs but leave any spare seeds for the [...]
