At your next barbecue, serve up two pitchers of Watermelon Lemonade! A fruit-filled one for the kids and one with a nice dose of Limoncello for you.

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Summer

Recipes

Fit more into your little one's suitcase with this hack.

How can one small person need so much stuff? Here's the trick to packing kids' clothes so you can fit more into her suitcase.

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Family travel

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

Kids

Heather Schramm's four-year-old son has a new best friend.

Help, my kid is in love with Siri!

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Social skills

Blogs

"I’m friends with too many strong, beautiful people who've lost their kids at very young ages."

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

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How to talk to your preschooler about death

Special needs

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

Make this the best summer ever with these fun crafts.

16 fun and easy summer crafts

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8 essential craft supplies to keep on hand

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.

You try to do the best for your kid and in return, they act like you're an a**hole parent.

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Tantrums

Everything you need to know about your growing toddler, from picky eating to potty training, navigating bedtime to managing tantrums.

Toddler

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk realizes she needs to be more aware of what she says (and does) around her four-year-old daughter.

Help! My kid has no filter—and it's getting embarrassing

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Behaviour

If you added in first crushes, cellphones, part-time jobs and prom dresses, Katie Dupuis is basically looking at what her three-year-old daughter will be like at 15.

My preschooler has turned into a terrible teen

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8 tips for teaching kids to be more independent

A family dinner is all multitasking and mayhem with a toddler and kindergartener at the table.

A true account of family dinner

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8 tips for teaching your child table manners

This edible flower is as delicious as it is pretty! Prepare it for your garden-themed birthday party.

Make a potted flower treat

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Birthday party ideas

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

Get excited, midwest! Here is a list of a few of our favourite Saskatoon playgrounds.

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Canadian playgrounds: 18 great outdoor parks

Outdoor activities

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

Emma Waverman thinks school dress codes—like the one imposed on a young girl in Houston, Texas—police girls' bodies.

A five-year-old wearing spaghetti straps isn't scandalous - Today's Paren

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School dress codes: Are bra straps offensive?

News

With the death of the beloved children’s performer, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk wonders whether or not to broach the subject at home.

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Add some funky patterns to your little ones’ basic T-shirts and pants using everyday household materials.

11 stamps you can make with household items

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11 awesome crafts you can make with a cardboard box

A recent study looked at the toddler sleep habits of 18-month-olds and the emotional well-being of those same kids at age five. The results were surprising.

Poor toddler sleep may cause anxiety, depression: Study

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Sleep

Enchanted horses are making a major comeback, and these unicorn products are sure to put smiles on wee faces.

8 magical unicorn products

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With spring finally here, let’s celebrate green thumbs, little bugs and blossoming buds.

Throw a garden-themed birthday party

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Ready to send your wee scavengers on a hunt for some plastic creepy crawlies? Make sure to use our printable bug checklist!

Bug checklist printable

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Nursery decor: Forest-themed baby’s room

We’re number one! Reward your kids for good deeds and jobs well done with these creative homemade prize ribbons. Craft expert Kalpna Patel shows you how to make them with this step-by-step video tutorial. <strong>Check out more <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/videos/">craft videos.</a></strong>

Watch super crafter Kalpna Patel show an easy prize ribbon craft for kids in our short video.

Prize ribbon craft for kids by Kalpna Patel

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It may be gross, but nose-picking is totally normal.

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Preschool

How to make Watermelon Lemonade for adults and kids

The trick to packing kids' clothes

Help, my kid is in love with Siri!

Explaining death to kids with special needs is extra complicated

16 fun and easy summer crafts

10 times my kid acted like I was an a**hole parent

Help! My kid has no filter—and it's getting embarrassing

My preschooler has turned into a terrible teen

Family dinner: A minute-by-minute account

Make a potted flower treat

5 exciting Saskatoon playgrounds

A five-year-old wearing spaghetti straps isn't scandalous

Should I tell my sensitive daughter that Lois Lilienstein died?

11 stamps you can make with household items

Poor toddler sleep may cause anxiety, depression: Study

8 magical unicorn products

Throw a garden-themed birthday party

Bug checklist printable

Crafting for kids: Homemade prize ribbons

Kids and nose-picking: Why it's actually totally normal