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There's nothing like quality time with your family. We’ve got fun ideas for indoor games, camping and travel tips, holiday crafts, and everything in between.

How to keep your kids on their best behaviour during family holiday meals

How to keep your kids on their best behaviour during family holiday meals

Ever experienced "worst-case scenario" with your kids at a family dinner? Here are some holiday meal tips and tricks from parents like you.

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10 holiday behaviour boosters

10 holiday behaviour boosters

Tension with the in-laws? Unappreciative preschooler? Here's how you can defuse holiday blow-ups and get on with the holiday cheer.

Rhea Seymour

6 lap games your baby will love

6 lap games your baby will love

Your baby will spend months sitting on your lap. How do you make the most of having him there? Play!

Trish Snyder

25 best kids' books of 2016

25 best kids' books of 2016

From colourful board books to true stories and funny tales, check out our list of the best kids' picture books for 2016.

Amy Valm

How to use Netflix's new downloading service

How to use Netflix's new downloading service

Netflix is offering a free downloading service on tons of titles, making watching movies and shows on the go a cinch. Here's how to use it.

Amy Valm

Kids' apps we love 2016

Kids' apps we love 2016

Each month we discover our favourite kids’ apps. Check back regularly to see what we’re adding to our list.

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5 Christmas trees kids will love

5 Christmas trees kids will love

Your little ones will enjoy decorating the Christmas tree with these fun kid-friendly ideas.

Davina Sinnatamby

How to throw a gingerbread party

How to throw a gingerbread party

Sugar and spice and everything nice are the perfect ingredients for this sweet gingerbread soirée.

Sadiya Dendar

Parent hack: How to easily wash paint off your kid's hands

Parent hack: How to easily wash paint off your kid's hands

Makers gonna make, and often times they make a big mess in the process. Keep clean-up easy with this simple hack that removes paint from hands.

Amy Valm

30 holiday movies for the family

30 holiday movies for the family

Laura Grande

12 holiday season events and activities in Toronto for families

12 holiday season events and activities in Toronto for families

Celebrate the holiday season in Toronto with these 12 Christmas events and activities that are sure to be fun for the whole family.

Jaclyn Law

Is there a perfect age to start music lessons?

Is there a perfect age to start music lessons?

Recent research identifies an optimal age for putting your kids in music lessons.

Tamar Satov

Chore charts: 8 DIY ideas

Chore charts: 8 DIY ideas

Laura Grande

9 kid-friendly activities to check out at the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour

9 kid-friendly activities to check out at the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour

This cross-country, super-Canadian event, which kicks off in Newmarket, Ont., has so much for hockey-loving families to do!

Emily Rivas

9 fun family Halloween costumes

9 fun family Halloween costumes

Looking for family-themed Halloween costumes? We've rounded up a collection of fun DIY projects, most of them pretty easy.

Amy Valm

What to do in Toronto: Best haunted tours to get in the Halloween spirit

What to do in Toronto: Best haunted tours to get in the Halloween spirit

Not sure what to do in Toronto? Haunted tours are sure to be a hit with older kids who love a spine-chilling ghost story.

Alex Mlynek

8 awesome deals for Canadians at U.S. ski resorts

8 awesome deals for Canadians at U.S. ski resorts

Wendy Helfenbaum

Best apple orchards and farms across Canada

Best apple orchards and farms across Canada

There’s nothing more delicious than biting into a fresh, crisp apple. So gather up your brood and go pick a bushel fresh off the tree.

Emily Sadler

World Cup of Hockey Fan Village: Free fun for families

World Cup of Hockey Fan Village: Free fun for families

Music, food and hockey fan fun east of downtown Toronto September 16-25, 2016

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Face painting tutorial: How to turn your kid into a fluffy pink bunny

Face painting tutorial: How to turn your kid into a fluffy pink bunny

The fluffy, whiskery look is easier than you think!

Kathryn Hayward