Hey there! Welcome to Green Grubs
It’s Rosie here! Lover of bright colours and making things with my hands – including weirdly oversized crochet creations. I like having a laugh, bad memes, good snacks and swinging in my hammock whenever I get spare minute. I make an excellent lemon-yogurt drizzle cake, passable focaccia and have a perhaps slightly overenthusiastic relationship with my coffee machine. I have my fingers in a lot of different creative pies and generally have a couple of weird creative Side Quests on the go at any one time!
I live here in beautiful Te Tai Tokerau — the Winterless North — with my lovely husband, our three amazing kids and our two cats, Purrcival and Matariki.
I create resources for busy teachers, with a particular focus on the flora, fauna and topics that are important here in Aotearoa. I pride myself on lovingly handcrafting unique, beautiful & creative Kiwi resources and especially enjoy hand-drawing and designing many of my own graphics
I’m Tangata Tiriti, of Welsh, English & Irish descent, my ancestors arrived here in Aotearoa in 1842. I’m passionate about ensuring our tamariki see their identities, cultures and languages reflected in the classroom. I work hard to create resources that reflect the unique environment & rich cultural history of our country.
If you’re looking to save yourself some precious teacher time, you’ve definitely come to the right place! I often share free downloads and printables (check the blog portion of my site) or if you’re looking for something more specific you may want to have a peek in the shop section.
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Into weird Crochet creations?
Check out the 'Tangled Side Quest' tab!
How did Green Grubs come about?
After finishing my Bachelor of Applied Visual Arts, I was drawn to complete a postgraduate teaching diploma, and before I knew it, I’d spent a decade teaching at primary school level! It was during maternity leave with my firstborn that I thought I’d share a few of the teaching resources I’d created and, nek minit… it had blossomed into a small creative enterprise that continues to grow and evolve.
After taking a break from the classroom to be at home with the kids (Mr 13 and 10-year-old twins), I’m now back at school — but this time as a Family Support person, which I absolutely love. I work alongside children, young people and their whānau to help remove some of the barriers that might be getting in the way of them shining at school and in life.
Alongside Green Grubs and my Family Support work, I also coordinate Multiples Whangārei & Northland, a satellite group of Multiples NZ. It’s a volunteer-run organisation offering wraparound support to whānau navigating their twin, triplet or quad journeys. I have the great pleasure of connecting with and supporting multiple birth families from Wellsford right through to Cape Reinga.
Green Grubs itself is named after a lunchtime garden club I ran while teaching, and it still represents so much of what I love — nature, fresh air, colour, making things with your hands, and exploring the things that make us special here in Aotearoa.
As a small, locally owned creative business, I really appreciate your support. I hope you enjoy having a wander around and find something that helps your little learners learn, create, play or simply makes your classroom feel a little more you.
Thanks so much for popping by — I’d love to connect with you over on one of my social media channels!
