Here at the Newby Tribe, we absolutely love getting outside to play! Well…I say WE, what I really mean is Little Sir and Little Miss! When the children first came home (almost 2 years ago now!) it was clear that they hadn’t spent a lot of time outside. They were pretty risk averse and really […]
Mila and Pheebs : A Stationery Subscription Box
As regular readers will know, this year we have decided that Little Miss will be homeschooled in order to bring her learning up to closer to her peers. It’s been a great year so far, but I knew that we were missing out somewhere on the fun and excitement that I had wanted to bring […]
FROG Bikes And Learning To Ride
A year or so ago, when we were looking for a new bike for Little Sir, we visited our local bike shop to have a look at the range. He had originally had a wooden balance bike which he loved, but it quickly broke through so much use, so we thought we might move him […]
Oily Cart : A Winters Tale (Shakespeare For Children!)
I love Shakespeare. I adore the rhyme and rhythm of the words and, over the years, I have read or watched pretty much all of the plays. So when I heard about a company called ‘Oily Cart’ which were putting on a children’s version of A Winters Tale called ‘In A Pickle’, I was really […]
PLYT Review : A New Board Game To Help With Maths!
As regular readers of this blog will know, I decided this year to homeschool Little Miss in order to help fill in some of the huge gaps in her learning. I hadn’t anticipated this would be any different from teaching a large group of children in school. How wrong I was! One of the biggest […]
Wonderful Winter At Waddesdon Manor
Several years ago when it was just the two of us, we visited a Christmas Fair held at Waddesdon Manor, and fell in love with the house and grounds. So, when we started talking about where to visit with the children to begin the festive season, Waddesdon Manor was right at the top of the list. […]
Pipity – Perfect Gifts For An Art Loving Child!
Little Miss LOVES art! In fact she loves anything artistic – colouring, drawing, painting, cutting, sticking. Anything! She can spend hours and hours creating and making, and I love it. But there are some downsides! Crayons, colouring pens and pencils all over the backseat when we are out travelling. No matter how organised I try to […]
Tears Heal: A Book Review
Just before the children came home, I read every book I possibly could on parenting. Everything about discipline, routines, development and anything in between! So when I was asked to review Tears Heal: How To Listen To Our Children by Kate Orson, I was really interested to see what else I could learn and what […]
