Outdoor activities

6 Montreal playgrounds you need to check out

6 Montreal playgrounds you need to check out

Grab the kids and go have some fun at one of these awesome Montreal playgrounds.

Amy Valm

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Adapting outdoor activities for kids with special needs

Anchel Krishna wants to be more bold in adapting outdoors activities for her daughter with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Family fun in Quebec

Family fun in Quebec

Leah Rumack takes her family on a picturesque trip through the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Leah Rumack

6 recipes you didn't know you could grill

6 recipes you didn't know you could grill

Fish and chips is just one of the surprising recipes you can throw on the grill.

Amy Valm

All the best maple syrup farms and festivals in Canada

All the best maple syrup farms and festivals in Canada

Satisfy your family’s sweet tooth with a quintessentially Canadian outing.

Emily Sadler

Outdoor play helps reduce myopia in kids: Study

Outdoor play helps reduce myopia in kids: Study

Myopia, or near-sightedness, is on the rise in kids. The good news is more time spent outside might reverse this alarming trend.

Jennifer Pinarski

Do you want to build a 20-foot snowman?

Do you want to build a 20-foot snowman?

Do you want to build a snowman? Benoît Sabourin does! He made a 20-foot snowman that you have to see to believe.

Alyssa Ashton

An ode to spring in 10 GIFs

An ode to spring in 10 GIFs

It's officially the first day of spring and we couldn't be happier. Here's why.

Alyssa Ashton

Parapan Am Games: Why this year's event is so extraordinary

Parapan Am Games: Why this year's event is so extraordinary

The Parapan Am Games have been equally promoted alongside the Pan Am Games, and Anchel Krishna couldn't be more impressed with the results.

Anchel Krishna

I don't bathe my kids every day—and that's OK

I don't bathe my kids every day—and that's OK

Jennifer Pinarski shares why she lets her kids skip out on the daily bath routine.

Jennifer Pinarski

How to help kids tie skates

How to help kids tie skates

Struggling to tie skates for your little one? Try these four simple steps to make the task easier.

Today's Parent

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 2

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 2

Get your family excited about healthy active living with this weekly Healthy Family Challenge!

Stacy Irvine

Toboggan bans slowly spreading across North America

Toboggan bans slowly spreading across North America

Prohibiting sledding is yet one more restriction that's contributing to a risk-averse generation of kids.

Jennifer Pinarski

Day Camps Versus Sleepover Camps

Day Camps Versus Sleepover Camps

When it comes to keeping kids busy over the summer, we've got the information you need to decide between day camps and sleepover camps.

Susan Peters

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 1

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 1

Get your family excited about healthy active living with this weekly Healthy Family Challenge!

Stacy Irvine

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 3

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 3

Get your family excited about healthy active living with this weekly Healthy Family Challenge!

Today's Parent

Family travel: 26 kid-friendly city hotels

Family travel: 26 kid-friendly city hotels

With more urban hotels catering to kids, taking a big-city family vacation is now totally doable. Check out our list of kid-friendly city hotels from coast to coast.

Jody Robbins

Winter destination: Big White

Winter destination: Big White

Senior editor Ariel Brewster hits the slopes with her cute little ski bunnies as she discovers BC's ultimate winter destination, Big White.

Ariel Brewster

The ultimate 2014 toys: WOW toys for all ages

The ultimate 2014 toys: WOW toys for all ages

We call our highest-rated toys a "wow" toy. The families who tested these toys thought they were extra amazing. Here's a roundup of our 22 big winners.

Leah Rumack

Best family-friendly places to stay in Myrtle Beach

Best family-friendly places to stay in Myrtle Beach

Looking for a fun family getaway that's not too far away? Why not try sunny South Carolina? Our editor, Sasha, scoped out the joint and rounded up the best family-friendly places to stay in Myrtle Beach.

Sasha Emmons