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Get Ready for Halloween

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Halloween

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.

Parenting

We found the cutest and absolute best baby Halloween costume options. These offer easy access, stroller riding and plenty of photo opps.

Baby Halloween Costumes 2025

Everything you need to know about your baby, including information on breastfeeding, teething, colic, baby development, food, sleep, and more..

Baby

Forget the scary stuff, we found the best funny Halloween costumes for kids, toddlers and babies.

Funny Halloween Costumes for Kids 2025

With Halloween around the corner, it’s time to start costume&#x2d;planning!

Easy Halloween Costumes for Kids 2025

Shopping

We found the cutest (and spookiest!) Halloween pajamas for the entire family. These are total treats!

Best Halloween Pajamas for the Whole Family 2025

Sleep

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These fun and easy Halloween crafts will keep kids busy for a couple of hours—and help decorate the house for the holiday!

Halloween Crafts for Kids

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Crafts

Crafts are a fantastic way to help your kids develop creativity and fine motor skills. Get the whole family together around these kid-friendly craft activities.

They may be healthy&#x2d;eating experts, but they aren’t buzzkills. Three dietitian moms weigh in on the best ways to dole out Halloween candy.

Halloween candy: How three dietitian moms deal with it

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Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

Kids health

“Geez, they’re just kids, let them wear what they want” isn’t really a thing anymore. Answer these 10 questions to see if your kid’s costume is respectful.

10 easy ways to tell if your kid’s Halloween costume is offensive

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School

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids. 

School-age

Yes, their costumes appear half&#x2d;assed, and sure, they may arrive a bit on the late side, but I say give the teens their candy. Here’s why.

Why we shouldn’t judge those teenagers who trick&#x2d;or&#x2d;treat on Halloween

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Every parent dreads the teenage years, but they don't have to be a nightmare. Learn to navigate this complicated time with tips on teen health and behaviour.

Tween and teen

Costume ideas, crafts and expert advice about how to handle all that candy.

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