Ikea is affordable and trendy, but everyone seems to own the same pieces. Try one of these Ikea hacks to make a treasure totally unique and your own. All you need is a few basic supplies and some creativity.

Ikea hacks: 10 budget-friendly furniture DIYs

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We cover everything from makeup, fashion, and skincare to funky room decor ideas for kids.

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.

Style

Try these easy Easter crafts for kids and fill your house with homemade eggs, bunnies, chicks and more signs of spring.

12 easy Easter crafts for kids

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11 awesome crafts you can make with a cardboard box

Easter

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.

Crafts

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Try these tips and tricks to enjoy time off together during March break.

26 ways to glide through March break

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10 March break activity ideas (that won’t break the bank!)

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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.

Activities

Having a cowboy-themed party? Then you'll need birthday cake ideas for your western hoedown. These sheriff badge cookies make perfect themed cake toppers.

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Sheriff badges

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From birthday party decorations and kid-friendly finger foods to the coolest kids party ideas, learn how to throw the best kids' birthday parties ever. 

Birthday parties

Looking for easy yet stunning birthday cake ideas? This striped cake can be made to order in your kid's favourite colours—right in your own kitchen.

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Striped cake

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Download our free printable malt shop party invite to throw a fun time-warp birthday bash.

Free printable malt shop party invite

This DIY pirate ship centrepiece is an easy craft guaranteed to make a pirate-themed birthday that much more exciting.

Craft: How to make a pirate ship centrepiece

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Ahoy, me hearties! This pirate ship cake is one of our most popular birthday cake ideas—with both kids and adults. It looks impressive but is easy to make.

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Pirate ship

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Watch this adorable potato-stamp ornament tutorial from two pint-sized crafters. This craft is cute and ridiculously easy (once Mom or Dad carefully cuts the potato and uses a cookie cutter to stamp out a festive shape).Make them for your own tree or give them as gifts from your little holiday helpers.

Watch this adorable potato stamp ornament tutorial from two pint-sized crafters.

Video: Cute potato stamp Christmas craft

Check out these five Christmas tree decoration ideas, all of which can be made at home with supplies from the craft cupboard!

Holiday DIY: 5 trees 5 ways

These easy cookie packaging ideas elevate simple sweet treats to coveted-gift status.

8 easy DIY cookie packaging ideas

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These 3-D treats can be used as cake toppers and edible Christmas decorations too. They're one of our multitasking birthday cake ideas.

Kids' birthday cake ideas: 3-D treats

Turn wooden candlesticks into special holiday decor. Find out how to make a Menorah here!

How to make a modern Menorah

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This paint drip cake is one of our easiest but most effective birthday cake ideas. All you need is cake, vanilla icing, and get tub icing.

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Paint drip

These no-sew Halloween costumes using headbands are adorable, easy to make, and cost less than $25.

No-sew Halloween costumes: Headbands

These no-sew Halloween costumes using paper cones are adorable, easy to make, and cost less than $25.

DIY

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Kids' birthday cake ideas: Sheriff badges

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Rainbow stripes

3 easy Valentine's crafts you can totally do

Free printable malt shop party invite

Craft: How to make a pirate ship centrepiece

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Pirate ship

5 DIY gift-wrapping ideas

Video: Cute potato stamp Christmas craft

Holiday DIY: 5 trees 5 ways

8 easy DIY cookie packaging ideas for the holidays

Kids' birthday cake ideas: 3-D treats

How to make a modern Menorah

Make a festive Dreidel garland

Kids' birthday cake ideas: Paint drip

No-sew Halloween costumes: Headbands

No-sew Halloween costumes: Paper cones