Nature « Marghanita

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

24 May 2010

A Quail’s Grief….Birds Have Feelings Too.

Tags: bird, Birding, feelings, grief, life, Nature, Quail, sad, wildlife
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Nature, Writing | 7 Comments

A car hit a female Quail just inches from our drive way. I was just about to check to see if it was alive when the male ran up to the injured Quail and tried to move it. There was no sign of life. The male Quail

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

Red Winged Blackbird

Tags: Birding, freetime, Nature, outdoors, red winged black bird. birds, wildlife
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Nature, Writing | 3 Comments

Dropped my daughter off at soccer practice. I had an hour all to myself …. …shared it with this stunning Red-Winged Blackbird. When you get free time, make a date with nature…..It’s thrilling!

07 May 2010

Mother Butterfly All Naturals

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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

06 May 2010

And the Tree Spirit Spoke…

Tags: artist, artistic, believe, chief edward moody, creative, enchanting, enchanting trees, Environment, magic, magical, magical trees, natural, Nature, nuxalk nation, spirits, tree poem, tree spirits, trees, wisdom
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Nature, Writing | 5 Comments

And the beautiful Tree Spirit spoke….. “We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees.” - Chief Edward Moody, Qwatsinas, Nuxalk

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

02 May 2010

Playing Amongst The Dandelions

Tags: best friends, Dandelion Crown, dandelions, Environment, fairy world, Flora, Floral Wreaths, flowers, gardeing, garden, girls, Little Humbug crowns, May Basket, May Day, May Day Basket, May Day Celebrations, natural, Nature, save the dandelions, we love dandelions, yellow, yellow fairy, yellow flowers
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature | 16 Comments

Chloe the Butterfly Girl loves to visit the Little Humbugs’ Orchard. A place to play and pick dandelions for her friends… The bright yellow flowers make Chloe very happy. Chloe flies over to find Lucy and gives her a bunch of dandelions. Lucy makes Chloe a beautiful

28 Apr 2010

Share a Magical Moment Outdoors with Kids

Tags: beauty, blossom fairies, butterflies, butterfly girls, children, children and nature, Dragonflies, dragonfly boys, education, educational, Environment, fairy video, Flint, flower fairies, flower fairy video, garden, garden fairies, gardening, jasmine, learning, little humbugs, little humbugs video, lucy, magic, magical, magical fairies, may festival, mystical, natural, Nature, outdoors, photography, play, sunrise, tree fairies, video
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature | 11 Comments

Watching the Sunrise is Magical! Watching the sunrise, has a certain magical quality about it that awakens one’s primal instincts. High up in their blossom hideaway, Butterfly Girls and Dragonfly Boys gaze at the beautiful sunrise, casting warm rays of light on Mother Nature waking up. Enjoy

21 Apr 2010

I am so in love…

Tags: Blossom, blossom butterfly girl, blossom fairy, blossom on the trees, blossom wedding, butterfly fairies, butterfly girl crown, butterfly girls, children, doll, Environment, fairies, fairies in the garden, flower fairies, flower girls, garden, garden photography, gardening, girly, green fairies, green weddings, imagination, Isla, natural, natural fabric, natural toys, natural tweed, Nature, orchard, orchard wedding, outdoors, peach trees, photography, pink, pink blossom, pink butterfly, pink fairies, play, playoutdoors, pollen, scotland, scottish butterfly girl, scottish fairy, scottish tweed, spring, spring blossom, The Little Humbugs, tweed, tweed material, wedding
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 10 Comments

…With Mother Nature And my Butterfly Girls are too. They love to collect the Spring blossom to make beautiful smelling potions. Meet ISLA -My Scottish Tweed Butterfly Girl. Discover the MAGIC Mother Nature has to offer… I love my two little Peach trees, a birthday gift from

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

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

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

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

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