Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Face painting for kids: Old witch

Face painting for kids: Old witch

Turn your adorable little one into an old witch with this super simple face painting for kids tutorial.

Alyssa Ashton

Face painting for kids: Adorable lion

Face painting for kids: Adorable lion

ROAR! Your little cub will look extra cute in his costume thanks to this easy face painting for kids tutorial.

Alyssa Ashton

How to make an emoji magic 8-ball

How to make an emoji magic 8-ball

This magic 8-ball craft is so simple to make and will provide hours of fun.

Amy Valm

5 awesome Halloween costume stores in Ottawa

5 awesome Halloween costume stores in Ottawa

Prep for your best Halloween yet at one of these great shops!

Amy Valm

DIY Baby Carrier Costume Idea: Beekeeper

DIY Baby Carrier Costume Idea: Beekeeper

Life is as sweet as honey with this adorbs beekeeper costume that can be altered to work for toddlers, too!

Rayna Schwartz

Baby carrier costume: Rainbow

Baby carrier costume: Rainbow

Look forward to bright days ahead with this sweet rainbow getup.

Rayna Schwartz

Baby carrier costume: Fast food

Baby carrier costume: Fast food

Would you like fries with that? This mouthwatering getup is simple to make and easily converts from a baby to toddler costume.

Rayna Schwartz

Baby carrier costume: Spider

Baby carrier costume: Spider

This creepy crawly costume uses supplies you likely already have on hand, and it's no-sew!

Rayna Schwartz

Baby carrier costume: Pineapple

Baby carrier costume: Pineapple

The hot tropical sun isn't far away with this bright getup. The best part? The costume will grow with your child, easily altered for a toddler.

Rayna Schwartz

Baby carrier costume: Shark

Baby carrier costume: Shark

Be the talk of the deep seas with this frightfully cute shark costume.

Rayna Schwartz

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

5 things you should say to parents of kids with special needs

1. "Hello!" This one’s simple.

Anchel Krishna

5 fun Halloween costume shops in Calgary

5 fun Halloween costume shops in Calgary

Find just the right costume or accessory at one of these independent shops.

Amy Valm

Brazil's breastfeeding shame campaign solves nothing

Brazil's breastfeeding shame campaign solves nothing

"I believe the pediatric society had the best of intentions in encouraging mothers to breastfeed and eat healthfully, but its execution was terrible."

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

Stay-at-home moms: Give up the guilt—you won't wreck your kids!

"The self-imposed guilt that we stay-at-home moms put on ourselves can be crushing, and if I knew of an easy way to let it go I'd share it with the world."

Jennifer Pinarski

3 great Halloween costume shops in Winnipeg

3 great Halloween costume shops in Winnipeg

If finding a Halloween costume is on your to-do list, be sure to check out these awesome costume shops.

Amy Valm

9 great birthday party places in Ottawa

Birthday parties

9 great birthday party places in Ottawa

Sail on a pirate ship, try space food, take a karate lesson or learn Nigerian drumming—kid’s party options are plentiful in Ottawa.

Alex Mlynek

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

"I’m friends with too many strong, beautiful people who've lost their kids at very young ages."

Anchel Krishna

10 exciting places to host your birthday party in Calgary

Birthday parties

10 exciting places to host your birthday party in Calgary

Take a slide down a luge track or go on a wagon ride—10 great ideas for your kid’s next birthday party

Alex Mlynek

7 best Halloween costume shops in Montreal

7 best Halloween costume shops in Montreal

Gear up for the Halloween season and get ghoulish (or, you know, pretty and cute) at one of these awesome costume shops.

Amy Valm

Why (and how) to drive with a Baby on Board sign

Why (and how) to drive with a Baby on Board sign

Citynews reporter Galit Solomon discusses the dos and don'ts of driving with a "Baby on Board!" sign.

Galit Solomon