Turn your favourite photos into personal presents this holiday season with these charming DIY photo gifts.

5 DIY photo gifts kids can make

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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.

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.

Gather around the fireplace with hot chocolate in hand and read these classic Christmas tales to your kids!

52 jolly Christmas books for kids

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Indoor Activities

Soothing bedtime stories, empowering books for girls, or festive holiday reads.  Check out our recommendations for the best children’s books for every occasion.

Books

Many families focus on charity at the holidays, but how can parents raise kid volunteers who give back and practice charity all year long?

Kid volunteers: Raising children who give back

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3 ways to give back for the holidays in the GTA

The importance of good nutrition: Operation Soul Food

Holiday

Parenting

For busy parents, meals like these—that you can eat with one hand—will save the day!

13 dishes you can eat with one hand

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New mom

Recipes

The fire in your wrist after cradling your newborn until she nods off. The twinge in your back as you pick up your toddler for the zillionth time. Kids can be a pain. Here’s a guide to the hurt and what you can do to make it all better.

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How to prevent wrist pain while breastfeeding

Your kids’ bad sleep habits are caused by co-sleeping: Study

The dos and don’ts of sleeping safely with your baby

Keep the cold and flu at bay with these nutritious, smart choices!

5 foods that fight cold and flu

Ultimate guide to kid vomit: Causes and treatment 

Nutrition

Family health

Here are some new ideas for Thanksgiving sides to accompany your family's feast.

5 non-traditional Thanksgiving sides

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15 vegetarian dinner recipes that aren’t pasta

Try these fun hand&#x2d;clapping games and put your rhythm and coordination to the test!

10 Classic hand&#x2d;clapping games to teach your kid

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Games

These allergy-sensitive, peanut-free snacks are perfect for home or school.

14 peanut-free snacks

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4 delicious allergy-sensitive holiday treats

School

Lean, neutral and super versatile, chicken breast is the queen of dinnertime with these simple and easy recipes.

19 easy chicken breast recipes

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11 recipes you can make with rotisserie chicken

Chicken

There's nothing better than cooking with fresh tomatoes. Here are some family favourite tomato recipes.

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5 vegetable-packed recipes kids will love

5 simple and delicious fruit and veggie chips

Food

Nadine Silverthorne seeks professional help to get her family back in ship-scheduled-shape. Here's how you can get your family organized, too.

How to get your family organized and on a schedule—in three steps

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Organization: 10 helpful tips to transform your home

Back-to-school organization: Easy DIY communication station

How to help kids keep track of their stuff

16 of our best storage ideas for kids' stuff

Organization

Whether you toss them in a blender or bake them into muffins, peaches will add a little something extra to any dish.

8 fresh peach recipes

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Summer

Plump and juicy, as far as we're concerned, the strawberry is the champion of summer. Get inspired with these sweet recipes.

10 strawberry recipes to make right now

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10 delicious strawberry and rhubarb recipes

It's summer, so live your best life with a BBQ accompanied by these easy and tasty sides.

15 delicious BBQ sides

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13 quick and easy recipes for a kid-friendly picnic

easy meals

Where are this boy's parents? And why is he allowed to own so many dogs?

8 things parents just don’t get about PAW Patrol

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20 burning questions all parents have for Treehouse 

Entertainment

Blogs

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8 fun pencil and paper games for kids (+ printables!)

Outdoor activities

Keep cool and stay refreshed with these tasty, hydrating recipes.

10 hydrating recipes to beat the heat

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Fire up the grill! We've got mouthwatering BBQ recipes for the whole family.

11 best BBQ recipes

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Summer produce: 11 healthy recipes kids will love

Suspicious of that sniffly nose? Curious about that cough? Read on to decode some common signs of childhood allergies.

5 telltale signs of childhood allergy to watch out for

Suspicious of that sniffly nose? Curious about that cough? Read on to decode some common allergic cues

5 signs your child may have allergies

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

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