outdoor play

Bijou Build Play Structure Review

Product Reviews

Bijou Build Play Structure Review

Is the Bijou Build modular play structure system worth the investment for your backyard?

Lauren Finney Harden

These Top-of-the-Line Trampolines Are Built for Safety and up to $1800 Off Now

These Top-of-the-Line Trampolines Are Built for Safety and up to $1800 Off Now

Looking to save on a trampoline before the summer ends? Springfree trampolines are award-winning for safety and durability — get them for up to $1800 off now.

Courtney Leiva

8 Best Toddler Scooters 2024

8 Best Toddler Scooters 2024

We found, tested and tried the best toddler scooter picks for 2023. Grab a helmet—let's go!

Lauren Finney Harden

Best Kids Bikes for Every Kind of Adventure 2024

Best Kids Bikes for Every Kind of Adventure 2024

We found, tested and rated all the best kids bikes this year to give you the scoop on the absolute best ride of their lives.

Elizabeth Kadar

Best Toddler Bikes for Every Type of Little Rider 2024

Best Toddler Bikes for Every Type of Little Rider 2024

We found and vetted all the best toddler bikes on the market for every type of little rider.

Elizabeth Kadar

Why open-ended play is an essential part of learning

Why open-ended play is an essential part of learning

Open-ended play is any type of play that doesn't have limitations or rules. Learn what it is and how to encourage it.

Brianna Bell

Why outdoor spaces should be part of every early learning program

Why outdoor spaces should be part of every early learning program

Christine Alden, The Conversation

Why outdoor play is important for kids

Why outdoor play is important for kids

Many benefits come with outdoor play, from motor-skill development and stress reduction to skills traditionally learned in a classroom—and endless fun, too!

Today's Parent

My kids forgot how to play

My kids forgot how to play

So after a restless morning of whining and arguing, I banished them from the house to get my kids playing outside.

Rebecca Swanson

An age-by-age guide to playing with your kid

An age-by-age guide to playing with your kid

If playing with your kid doesn’t come naturally to you, you’re not alone. Here are some of the best ways to have fun with your kid, at every age.

Alex Mlynek

It's time to stop giving the message that kids can't play outside

It's time to stop giving the message that kids can't play outside

Guidance around outdoor exercise has principally been for adults while children’s need for outdoor activity seems to have been neglected altogether.

Wendy Glauser, Macleans

If you give a kid a skateboard

If you give a kid a skateboard

Told in the style of the kids' book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," one mom describes what happens if you give your kid a skateboard.

Jacqueline Miller

10 inclusive playgrounds in Canada where kids with disabilities will love to play

10 inclusive playgrounds in Canada where kids with disabilities will love to play

At these Canadian playparks, kids with mobility, sensory and sight challenges can get active and have fun alongside non-disabled peers.

Lisa Kadane

Go ahead, get dirty—gardening as a family makes it far less of a chore

Go ahead, get dirty—gardening as a family makes it far less of a chore

Four ways to make gardening as a family more fun

Selena Mills

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

Your toddler: 15 months old

Toddler by month

Your toddler: 15 months old

Looking, touching, listening and getting into everything they possibly can. Sound familiar? Learn all about life with your 15-month-old.

Today's Parent

10 best splash pads in Mississauga

10 best splash pads in Mississauga

Nothing takes the edge off a scorching hot day like a good splash. Here are some splash pads you must visit before summer ends!

Ashwini Paradkar

Why get a dog when you have your neighbour’s dog to keep you company?

Why get a dog when you have your neighbour’s dog to keep you company?

This adorable video of a toddler and his neighbour’s dog playing fetch will melt your heart

Ashwini Paradkar

This new urban adventure camp will teach your kids how to navigate the big city

This new urban adventure camp will teach your kids how to navigate the big city

For parents who may be hesitant to let their kids roam around a big city on their own, City Scouts is a stepping stone toward their kids' independence

Kevin John Siazon

10 amazing playgrounds that let kids take risks

10 amazing playgrounds that let kids take risks

From zip lines to mudslides to DIY forts, some of the best playgrounds across North America let kids really go wild. Here are our 10 favourites.

Adriana Parente