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Mother's Day gift ideas: Our 2014 favourites

Mother's Day gift ideas: Our 2014 favourites

We scoured the stores for the best, brightest and most beautiful on-trend Mother's Day gift ideas of 2014 for you. Click on to see what we found.

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Mother's Day and the adoptive mom

Mother's Day and the adoptive mom

Adoptive mom Antonia Jones* writes about why Mother’s Day is bittersweet for her family.

Antonia Jones

10 amazing loot bag ideas

Birthday parties

10 amazing loot bag ideas

These ten awesome and easy DIY loot bag and party favour ideas will ensure your kid's next birthday party is a spectacular success.

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Birthday cakes: Charlotte the Sheep printable

Birthday parties

Birthday cakes: Charlotte the Sheep printable

Your little sheep lover will squeal with delight over this easy-to-make birthday cake from the Big Book of Kids' Birthday Cakes.

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Birthday cakes: Rocket blast printable

Birthday parties

Birthday cakes: Rocket blast printable

Making this awesome rocket ship cake from the Big Book of Kids' Birthday Cakes is much easier than you think with this template.

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Buffet party menu No. 1: Taco bar

Buffet party menu No. 1: Taco bar

A DIY taco bar is the perfect buffet party idea for families with little kids or diverse tastes—picky eaters and adventurous diners alike can build their own hand-held meals.

Blake Eligh

The Family Channel premieres LEGO: The Yoda Chronicles

The Family Channel premieres LEGO: The Yoda Chronicles

Join us on Instagram to share your intergalactic get-ups and catch the premiere of the new LEGO miniseries The Yoda Chronicles on The Family Channel.

Emily Piccinin

Mother's Day: 12 fun ways to create a family tree

Mother's Day: 12 fun ways to create a family tree

Try one of these fantastic variations on the family tree, just in time for Mother’s Day.

Amy Valm

10 tips for organizing and prepping a yard sale

10 tips for organizing and prepping a yard sale

Getting ready for yard sale season? Here are ten tips sure to make your yard sale as successful as can be.

Marie Potter

How to buy your kid's first bike

How to buy your kid's first bike

Trish Snyder

Quitting activities: Choose Dolphin Parent over Tiger Mom

Quitting activities: Choose Dolphin Parent over Tiger Mom

Debating over quitting activities? Choose "dolphin parenting" over Tiger Mom and get your kids to play more and stress less, says the author of new book.

Susan Goldberg

10 yummy pasta dishes

10 yummy pasta dishes

Want to guarantee a happy dinnertime? Tell the kids pasta is on the menu.

Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh

All the best botanical gardens in Canada

All the best botanical gardens in Canada

The buds have sprouted, the grass is green and the fragrance of flowers is in the air. Come see for yourselves!

Emily Sadler

12 free printable toys for kids

12 free printable toys for kids

Printables have gone way beyond colouring and activity sheets. Check out these cool paper toys...all free for the printing.

Kristy Woudstra

Postcard from Canyon Ranch, Miami

Postcard from Canyon Ranch, Miami

Ex-gym enthusiast Alicia Kowalewski finds her calm again by sweating it out for Mother’s Day.

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Crafting for kids: Halloween stickers

Crafting for kids: Halloween stickers

Looking for sugar-free Halloween treats? Make these one-of-a-kind Halloween stickers to hand out or decorate with. Watch our short video tutorial to see how

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6 favourite Passover recipes

6 favourite Passover recipes

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Fairy cake pops

Birthday parties

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Fairy cake pops

Cake pops are all the rage, so why not add these fairy-inspired cake pops to your list of birthday cake ideas? Kids will love making and eating them.

Irene Ngo

Fairy birthday party printables: Pixie Pursuit rules and invitation templates

Fairy birthday party printables: Pixie Pursuit rules and invitation templates

This Magic Wand Invitation printable makes for a sweet take-home souvenir from a fairy birthday party.

Emily Piccinin

All the best classes for families in Canada

All the best classes for families in Canada

Rally the troops and get your exercise on together this spring, by enrolling in one of these bond-building programs.

Lisa van de Geyn