Here’s a fun free printable from Chickabug inspired by Love Trees that will get your kids even more excited to plant a tree! This is a fun activity for teachers and parents. Host a tree party on Earth Day – or any day, afterall, every day is Earth Day. Download this super-sweet tree planting kit for kids … Read more
Sea Turtle cupcakes and Minecraft cupcakes
April 9th, 2013 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)The Cupcake Factory is closed for another year. This year I made my daughter’s class Sea Turtle Cupcakes – with the world under their shell. I mixed up two batches of gluten-free batter – one green and one blue, like the globe and layered them like rainbow cupcakes to give the globe effect. The hardest … Read more
Fun Hummingbird Tree Crafts to make with the kids
April 8th, 2013 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)The Hummingbird is also called the messenger of joy and it is always good luck to see a hummingbird. I saw lots of hummingbirds around the time of my daughter Avery’s birth. Recently Avery and I made these cute hummingbird crafts to hang on trees in honour of tree planting hero and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari … Read more
Love Trees and ChariTREE inspired a clothing line!
March 1st, 2013 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)So cool! Dedic8 designers have created a TREEmendous clothing line and $8 from every item sold will be donated back to The ChariTREE Foundation and Love Trees to help put a tree in the hands of children around the world. They are LIMITED EDITION and will only be available until March 14: http://www.dediceight.com/how-to-help/
Recent photos by Andrea Koehle Jones in Gripped Magazine
January 25th, 2013 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)Thoughtful teacher’s gifts for Christmas
November 27th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)Best Teacher’s Gifts by Andrea Koehle Jones posted to Gifts It’s nice to give teachers a token of thanks at Christmas – afterall they do so much for our children. Here are a few gifts that anyone can make, buy and/or personalize – even during this super-busy holiday season. I have included some last-minute teacher’s gift ideas too. … Read more
The world needs more hummingbird environmentalists
November 27th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)The world needs more hummingbird environmentalists Any effort, however small, helps by Andrea Koehle Jones Because I run an environmental charity, people often assume I am a hard core environmentalist, militantly preaching and living green. I’m not. Like most people, I sometimes feel overwhelmed thinking about all the problems in the world, and sometimes get … Read more
Is the Sea to Sky Highway on your driving bucket list?
September 19th, 2012 | Posted by in Portfolio - (Comments Off)My latest writing and photography assignment was a car review of the Chevrolet Equinox LTZ that took me up the Sea to Sky Highway and back in June. Read all about it. http://bit.ly/Qxin9h Special thanks to Chevrolet Canada and the super-talented MacLaren McCann team I had the honour of working with under the direction of Pearce Bannon.
Coming soon : my photos will be featured in a national car advertising campaign, a national sports magazine, an international charity website and and international business website. Stay tuned to see the photos…
Canadian Camping Association camps are partnering with The ChariTREE Foundation again this year. This month, ChariTREE received 23,495 requests for seedlings for children at camps across Canada. Kids can plant their Wish Tree and make a wish for the planet – or anything. Giving children a tree of their own to plant teaches responsibility and … Read more
