The Little Humbugs: The idea
The inspiration for the Little Humbugs grew from a desire to connect children back to nature. When children have experienced the Magic of nature they will want to protect it. First, we need to get the children outside – allow them the freedom to play, explore and discover.
The Little Humbugs were created to tell a compelling story on how we need to care for the environment and to live in harmony with the Natural World. Through engaging characters, the power of words and images and interactive play, our goal is to connect children with nature and inspire and empower them to create change.
As a mother of 3, I have always had two major concerns: children are spending far less time playing outdoors than ever before; the Natural Environment around us is constantly being plundered and despoiled.
As a child, I reveled in the magic of Mother Nature. As a parent, I feel driven to protect it.
I want my children and the generations that follow to inherit the same privileges that I once enjoyed. As a children’s author and illustrator I hope to inspire children to embrace the outdoors and experience for themselves, how wonderful Mother Nature can be.
My desire is that children will want to join the Little Humbugs outdoors, having fun with nature and understand that they are very much a part of the natural world; This led me to create “The Little Humbugs” a children’s superhero brand, focused on nature, our environment and the natural world; Children’s Nature-warriors, if you will.
Simple yet powerful tools:
The storybooks immerse the reader into the world of the Little Humbugs and reveals to the young child just how important it is to look after the natural world they inhabit and that they have an important role to play in caring for it too.The storybook characters (dolls) encourage interactive play, helping to stimulate a child’s curiosity of the natural world around them, creating a bond and lasting affinity with their surrounding environment and natural world through the Little Humbugs.
Wildwood Media’s mission is to get as many children (and their parents) excited about wanting to help look after the natural world and their surrounding environment, by instilling a love of nature such that they will want to look after it.
Jasmine the Little Humbugs leader, Chloe the Gardener, Lucy the Bird Keeper, Nika the Gemstone Collector and Flint, the head Dragonfly Boy provide positive role models and encourage children to become ambassadors for the environment; to get outside, stay physically active and create a better world to live and grow in.
All Natural Lotions & Potions
Our latest addition – the Little Humbugs All Natural Lotions and Potions grew from my own concerns of the chemicals found in so many children’s hair and body products.
Like so many mothers I am on a journey....I hope you can join me.Health Benefits: According to Health studies children are exposed to 125 different chemicals in any one day. Providing safer all natural body care for children will help to reduce that exposure in a child’s life and reducing the associated aquatic toxicity upon disposal or spillage
Providing an All Natural, environmentally friendly range of body care products from baby to Mom,
proudly made in British Columbia.
Children are playing less outdoors than previous generations, they are losing the connection with their natural surroundings.
"Get outdoors and enjoy these magical places"
Sustainable Practices at Wildwood Media Ltd
We are a small company striving to do our very best, always trying to improve on everything that we do. We create safe, educational and healthy products to connect kids to nature while keeping our company footprint to a minimum.
The Little Humbug All Natural Lotions and Potions are formulated and manufactured in Kelowna BC in a certified organic facility utilizing only all natural ingredients. We only choose ingredients harvested from sustainable resources and will source alternative ingredients, if the ingredients are deemed to be creating a negative impact upon the environment.
The Little Humbugs All Natural Lotions and Potions are packaged in recyclable containers. All of our products are ‘clean’ and use zero preservatives, artificial colours or synthetics or animal by-products. All of our products are biodegradable. No animal testing.
Origin: Canada
The Little Humbugs Book Series (Chapter books and Picture books) are printed in Canada on 100% post consumer waste paper, chlorine free and old growth free paper. Printed using vegetable based inks
Origin: Canada
The Little Humbugs Bead Collections are made by from all natural wool by women in Nepal through Fair Trade. The Beads are then assembled in Canada as a bead kit using a biodegradable envelope made in Canada. Origin: Nepal/Canada
The Little Humbugs Cards and Invitations are made in Canada using 100% recycled paper and packaged in biodegradable envelopes
Origin: Canada
The Little Humbugs Birthday Banners (Bunting) and Party Bags are made by local BC women using 100% cotton or felt made from recycled bottles and packaged in biodegradable envelopes.
Origin: Canada (Felt USA)
The Little Humbugs Nika Gemstones are sourced from BC and USA and packaged in BC using felt pouches made from recycled bottles. (The pouches are hand made in BC).
Origin: Canada/USA
The Little Humbug Dolls are designed in Canada and made in China by a European owned manufacturer. The Butterfly Girl dolls come in a chrysalis just like a real butterfly. The chrysalis was designed to be the packaging – eliminating the need for wasteful and unnecessary packaging.
Moving forward with the dolls: 2009 production dolls: Nika the Gemstone Collector and Dragonfly Boy Dolls are filled with 100% recycled content made from recycled plastic bottles. The dolls hang tag doubles as a pledge to help look after the environment. Printed on recycled card.
Dragonfly Boy comes in a recycled tube which doubles as the packaging and can be reused for the child’s penholder, bits & pieces or a place to keep their special treasure they find on their outdoor adventures. Reinforcing the importance of recycling.
Origin: Dolls - China.
Wildwood likes to give back: Kati the Canadian doll was developed to raise the awareness of the importance of Butterflies to our ECO systems. For every Kati, the Canadian Butterfly Girl Doll sold a tree is planted in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. Global ReLeaf, American Forests. Further details of the fund
Wildwood Media donated Little Humbugs Earth Packs to many schools and nurseries in celebration of Earth Day 2009. We are currently working on a Free colouring booklet – INSIDE OUT campaign (with the little Humbugs) which will be available Free for parents, teachers, parks and camps throughout Canada.
