Activities

15 Best Wooden Toys Kids Love Playing With

15 Best Wooden Toys Kids Love Playing With

With so many loud, flashy plastic items filling the shelves, it can be hard for wooden toys to stack up. These classic toys are kid-tested and approved.

Kirsten Clodfelter

How to Do Tummy Time with Your Baby: Fun Activities to Try

Baby development

How to Do Tummy Time with Your Baby: Fun Activities to Try

Tummy time is essential for babies, but most of them hate it (and you probably dread it, too). Try adding some variety with these fun tummy time activities.

Bonnie Schiedel

25 fun things to do with your kids that don't cost a lot of money

25 fun things to do with your kids that don't cost a lot of money

Playing and being silly together doesn't have to cost a lot. Check this list of simple and fun things to do with your kids.

Ariel Brewster

10 clever ways to organize Lego

10 clever ways to organize Lego

So much Lego and no idea what to do with it all? Check out these inventive ways to organize your kids endless piles of Lego.

Emily Piccinin

5 easy magic tricks for kids

5 easy magic tricks for kids

Hocus pocus! Here are five easy magic tricks that your kids can use to astound friends and family.

Kate Stewart

15 ways to keep kids active indoors (even if you don't have much space)

15 ways to keep kids active indoors (even if you don't have much space)

Here's how to keep your kids off the couch, even if you don't have much space.

Angela Serednicki

10 ways to keep your toddler busy

Toddler behaviour

10 ways to keep your toddler busy

Need to get something done, but your toddler's demanding your attention? Try one of these 10 ideas to buy you some time.

Jennifer Hughes

11 easy Halloween face painting tutorials

11 easy Halloween face painting tutorials

Does your kid want to be a werewolf for Halloween? Or maybe he likes being a cat? Turn him into his fave creatures with these face-painting tutorials.

Alyssa Ashton

How my daughter taught me to fail

How my daughter taught me to fail

It has taken many mistakes and a whole lot of frustration, but helping my daughter play violin has given me something I’ve always wanted.

Lisa Selin Davis

Extracurriculars: How many is too many?

Extracurriculars: How many is too many?

Is your kid overbooked? Here's how to determine what and how many things your kid should be doing outside of the classroom.

Corinna Vangerwen

5 tips for managing the end-of-summer blahs

5 tips for managing the end-of-summer blahs

Counting down the days until school starts? Here are ways to break through that dreaded end-of-summer wall and make it to September in one piece.

Jennifer Pinarski

8 outdoor activities that develop fine motor skills

8 outdoor activities that develop fine motor skills

From drawing with sidewalk chalk to swinging from the monkey bars, summertime play can help your kids build essential fine motor skills.

Claire Gagne

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's new on Netflix Canada in August 2019

Binge-watch after bedtime: What's new on Netflix Canada in August 2019

Bridget Jones's Diary, Blue Crush and new episodes of How to Get Away with Murder and GLOW are coming. Here's what's new on Netflix Canada in August 2019

Kevin John Siazon

Should kids’ soccer games keep score?

Should kids’ soccer games keep score?

By eliminating competition from sport, are we coddling our kids?— or are we encouraging a life long love of the game?

Ryan Snelgrove and Daniel Wigfield

15 hilarious kids jokes (by kids, for kids)

15 hilarious kids jokes (by kids, for kids)

"Do your kids love jokes? Our readers shared their kids' best jokes with us. Here are some of the top LOLs.

Haley Overland

Celebrate Pride with these 5 rainbow treats!

Celebrate Pride with these 5 rainbow treats!

Serve up these delicious rainbow treats to celebrate LGBTQ pride and equality!

Emily Piccinin

16 ways to turn your backyard into the ultimate playground

16 ways to turn your backyard into the ultimate playground

Keep kids busy this summer—without going anywhere. Our favourite products to transform your drab patch of grass into the envy of the neighbourhood.

Karen Robock

13 free things kids can get on their birthday

Birthday parties

13 free things kids can get on their birthday

We've rounded up the sweet treats and awesome activities your kid can get free on her birthday.

Lissa Coe

12 fun cottage activities to keep your kids busy and entertained this summer

12 fun cottage activities to keep your kids busy and entertained this summer

Renting a cottage or visiting a friend's this summer? Keeping the kids entertained should be pretty easy—just takes a bit of planning. Here are some ideas.

Today's Parent

10 family-friendly hiking trails in Ontario

10 family-friendly hiking trails in Ontario

Derelict vintage cars, waterfalls and an Aboriginal village – there’s plenty to see on these family-friendly hiking trails in Ontario.

Bonnie Schiedel