Plan ahead for next year! Use these tips to make next December a breeze.

3 steps to an easier Christmas

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Controlling the chaos: tips to a clutter-free home

Organization

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.

Family

Back-to-school organization is a challenge! Here are seven tips to help keep kids, family members, caregivers and school staff on the same page.

Back-to-school organization: Communication station

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Who says that ice cube trays are just for freezing water? These brilliant hacks take the household staple to a whole new level.

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Crafts

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

Host a fantastic party with these fun DIY ideas and free printables.

Throw a summer birthday party!

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How to make sweet-and-salty ice cream sandwiches

Birthday party ideas

Think your dishwasher can only clean dishes? Think again. Here are 10 ways your dishwasher can make (nearly) everything in your home sparkle.

10 things you didn't know your dishwasher could do

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Spring cleaning: How to get your kids to help

How to clean the house in 10 minutes or less

9 DIY household hacks every parent should know

Study explores link between dishwashers and kids’ allergy risk

It's time to learn the right way to load your dishwasher.

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 10 things you didn’t know your dishwasher could do

Organization: 10 helpful tips to transform your home

Check out our favourite household hacks to combat sticky messes and keep toys germ&#x2d;free.

9 household hacks every parent should know

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IKEA hacks: 10 budget-friendly furniture DIYs

Sharing a room with baby: 8 space-saving ideas

One family turns 200 square feet into an organized home filled with oodles of storage solutions.

In the zone: Organized home storage solutions

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16 of our best storage ideas for kids’ stuff

Controlling the chaos: Tips to a clutter-free home

Home decor

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

Style

Smart tricks and easy tips to conquer the mess and create a clutter-free home.

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Home office: 8 professional organization tips

These helpful organization tips from pro Peg Bradshaw will help keep your home office in shape.

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Sometimes even parents can learn a lesson in cleanliness from their neat&#x2d;freak kids.

Neat&#x2d;freak kids: Nature or nurture?

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Behaviour

Step up your style with a cool carryall that’s one of a kind, courtesy of craft queen Darcy Allan. This video shows you how kids can put a personal stamp on their very own bag.Start with a simple tote and then have a blast decorating it with any design you’d like. For a fun way to stay organized, try customizing it for a specific hobby to keep all your gear together—paint a soccer ball on it and take it to the pitch, or brand it with a book and use it as a library bag.<strong>Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a></strong>

See how easy it is to screen-print onto plain canvas and make awesome DIY personalized tote bags for kids with our easy, short craft video feat. Darcy Allan

DIY personalized tote bags for kids

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Who says organization can’t be fun? This decorated desk-caddy craft, designed and decorated by DIY pro Tiffany Pratt, is a fabulous way to keep craft and homework supplies all in one place. The best part? It’s made entirely with recycled materials you’ve already got at home: a shoebox, toilet paper rolls and newspaper. Just cut, paint, paste and enjoy one of our favourite crafts for kids!<strong>Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a></strong>

Organization and creativity combine in this fun craft for kids, made entirely with recycled materials.

Crafts for kids - Decorated desk caddy

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Get ready for back-to-school with these tips—and cool organizational tools—from professional organizer Clare Kumar.

Back-to-school: 8 great tools to get organized

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This week Karen is busy cleaning her house from top to bottom and starting to organize the nursery.

The "nesting" period: Preparing the nursery

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Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

Pregnancy

In Starting From Scratch, Sarah Elton shows families how easy it is to cook healthy meals together. Dinner is only two pots and three steps away.

How to make a healthy meal in 3 steps

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Books

Recipes

Quick and easy ways to update your home to celebrate spring!

13 home makeover ideas for spring

Organizing twins: Twins can turn even the most well-prepared parent's life upside down. We asked a professional for organization advice for parenting twins.

Organizing twins: From infancy to preschool & beyond

Twins

Parenting

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

10 tips for organizing and prepping a yard sale

Cut the clutter with smart tips to make spring cleaning with kids easy and fun. 

Organization

3 steps to make next Christmas easier

Back-to-school organization: Easy DIY communication station

11 cool ways to use an ice cube tray

Throw a summer bash!

10 things you didn't know your dishwasher could do

How to load your dishwasher (properly!)

9 DIY household hacks every parent should know

In the zone: Organized home storage solutions

Controlling the chaos: Tips to a clutter-free home

Home office: 8 professional organization tips

Neat-freak kids: Nature or nurture?

Crafting for kids: DIY personalized tote bag

Crafting for kids: Decorated desk caddy

Back-to-school: 8 great tools to get organized

The "nesting" period: Preparing the nursery

How to make a healthy meal in 3 steps

13 home makeover ideas for spring

Organizing twins: From infancy to preschool (and beyond)

10 tips for organizing and prepping a yard sale

Spring cleaning with kids