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14 Jul 2010

KIDS LOVE DIRT…Mud Glorious Mud

Tags: children, dirt, dirt the movie, Environment, happy, healthy, kids, mud, mud gloriuos mud., natural play, outdoors, play, squelch
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 5 Comments

A storm the night before had brought lots of rain making the mud thick and gooey. Chloe and her Butterfly Girl friends Amber and Olivia love when the earth is of a squelchy consistency, just perfect for making mud pies. Sometimes the girls will jump in the

04 Jul 2010

American Butterfly Girl Competition

Tags: American Butterfly Girls, American Girl, children, fairies, kids writing competition, let's go outside, outdoors, play, USA Fairy
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 5 Comments

Who’s inside the chrysalis? Ava and Ella, the American Butterfly Girls. Ella and Ava the Butterfly Girls love playing outdoors, just like all the Little Humbugs. The little Humbugs visit the cities when humans are fast asleep to spread their magic by planting seeds and checking on

29 Jun 2010

Nature Play….Magic Seeds

Tags: butterfly girl necklace, decorations, eco, eco warriors, enchanting, fairy decorations, fairy necklace, felt beads, Forest, green, home schooling, Honesty Plant, kids, littlehumbug decorations, Lunaria Annua, magic, magical, natural, natural crafts, natural necklace, natural play, Nature, outdoors, play
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Writing | 12 Comments

The Honesty plant, Lunaria Annua, is prized for an abundance of virtues. The scented white or purple flowers attract pollinators to the garden. The seed pods called silicles are highly ornamental. Fairy Decorations The Butterfly Girls love to make wind chimes and decorate their windows with the

09 Jun 2010

Let’s Go Outside – Make Magic Potions

Tags: butterfly girl magic potions, butterfly girls, creative play, dragonfly boys, Dragons, eco, environmental, fairies, Fairy, fairy magic, fairy potions, green, harry potter, kids, little humbugs, magic, magic potions, magic spells, mystical, natural, natural play, Nature, petal potions, play
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Design, Environment, Family, Nature, Writing | 12 Comments

For all you fairy lovers, wizards and potion makers, here’s more GREEN fun from the Little Humbugs . Beautiful Smelling Butterfly Girl Petal Potions. Butterfly Girl fans, Brooklynn and Adrianna made the most beautiful smelling petal potions. Collecting the petals was so much fun. The girls crushed

04 Jun 2010

Gardening Fun with Kids-Sticks & Snails

Tags: fun in the back yard, gardening, gardening with kids, gardens, healthy eating, kids, kids gardening, mother nature, Nature, outdoors, play, snails, veg
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Nature, Writing | 7 Comments

Chloe was checking the raspberries when she spotted a snail. She gently picked it up and placed it away from the raspberries and vegetable patch. It seemed very HAPPY in it’s new location. Meanwhile, Samuel got to work making his vegetable identification sticks. Using a sharp knife,

03 Jun 2010

Anyone for Tennis?

Tags: activities for kids, biking, childhood obesity, healthy kids, kids, let's move campaign, Michelle Obama, outdoor play, outdoors, play, sports, tennis, wimbledon
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Environment, Family, Nature, Writing | Leave a comment

With the Wimbledon tournament about to begin (I’m a big fan of Wimbledon and love to play tennis), I thought I would share a few fun photos. Jasmine and Samuel found a new use for their tennis racket covers. Don’t you just love a child’s imagination! Sam

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

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

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

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

09 Feb 2010

Discover the Magic of Gardening with Kids

Tags: backyard gardening, bees, birds, butterflies, carrots, Childrens Book Characters, chloe the gardener, connecting kids to nature, flower, flowers, gardening, gardening with kids, gardens, healthy eating, kids gardening, Nature, nature play, outdoors, plants, play, seeds, spring, spring flowers, sunflowers, vegetables, wildlife
Written by Marghanita, Posted in Artists, Design, Environment, Family, Illustration, Nature, Writing | 6 Comments

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

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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