Summer activities

8 barbecue tools to get you grilling this summer

8 barbecue tools to get you grilling this summer

From roasters and smokers to scrapers and accessories, up your grilling game this summer with these awesome barbecue essentials.

Simone Olivero

Why Your Kids Need To Get Bored This Summer

Why Your Kids Need To Get Bored This Summer

Here’s how you all can enjoy those 62 gloriously golden days of summer (even if you don’t have any vacation days or friends with cottages).

Heather Greenwood Davis

A working mom’s tips for surviving summer vacation

A working mom’s tips for surviving summer vacation

It practically takes a flight controller to manage all the scheduling of camps and activities throughout the summer. Here’s how I survive summer vacation.

Hilary Thompson

6 summer life hacks for daily adventures

Life Hacks for Busy Families

6 summer life hacks for daily adventures

Keep it easy breezy as the weather warms up! Blogger Codi Lynn Warmerdam shares her summer life hacks for making family adventures easy and enjoyable.

Codi Lynn Warmerdam, Creative Wife and Joyful Worker

10 awesome staycation ideas for families

10 awesome staycation ideas for families

Are you staying home this summer or planning a trip outside of the city? We’ve rounded up some fun ways to entertain the kids during your staycation.

Selena Mills

Summer craft: How to make a dip-dyed watermelon t-shirt

Summer craft: How to make a dip-dyed watermelon t-shirt

Are you ready to dip dye? Craft Editor Mandy Milks shows you how to turn a plain white t-shirt (or onesie) into a cool watermelon t-shirt.

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How to make a tutti frutti kazoo out of a toilet paper roll

How to make a tutti frutti kazoo out of a toilet paper roll

Your house just got a lot more musical! Turn those empty toilet paper rolls into a tutti fruity kazoo—the kids can paint their fave fruit on the cardboard.

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This camp sends kids home with dinner for 4 every night and we’re SO here for it

This camp sends kids home with dinner for 4 every night and we’re SO here for it

Can someone please invent Laundry Camp?

Charity Mathews

How to make a backyard bowling set

How to make a backyard bowling set

STRIKE! Turn empty plastic bottles into your very own bowling pins—and then get ready to bowl in the backyard. See who can get a turkey first.

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Can you share sunscreen with your kid?

Can you share sunscreen with your kid?

Sunscreens are specifically marketed towards babies, kids and adults, but do you have to tote around a separate bottle for everyone?

Charlotte Herrold

9 important boat safety tips for families

9 important boat safety tips for families

Ahoy matey! Before you and the kids board the boat, you need to watch these important safety tips from the Canadian Red Cross's Shelley Makepeace.

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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

Budget travel: 12 ways to save money on your next family vacation

Budget travel: 12 ways to save money on your next family vacation

With a little bit of help, you can plan the best family vacation ever—and you won't have to break the bank (we promise!)

Barry Choi

Kids with autism will love all the exciting changes at Sesame Place

Kids with autism will love all the exciting changes at Sesame Place

This Pennsylvania theme park is the only Certified Autism Centre in the world and is ready to open its doors on April 28 for children of all abilities.

Adriana Parente

17 unique summer camps in Toronto

17 unique summer camps in Toronto

It’s going to be the best summer ever! From special effects 101 to pirate training, we’ve rounded up the most awesome summer camps in Toronto for 2018.

Adrienne Brown

Let’s talk about the issue of young kids being barred from opposite gender change rooms

Let’s talk about the issue of young kids being barred from opposite gender change rooms

After much criticism, a city has revoked their rule that swimmers over three can't be in opposite-gender change rooms, but let's discuss the bigger issues.

Amy Valm

OMG, check out the world’s first accessible water park!

OMG, check out the world’s first accessible water park!

Morgan’s Inspiration Island, the world's first water park that's fully accessible to children with special needs, is coming—and it looks absolutely amazing!

Valerie Howes

Party like it's 1867: Canada Day activities and games

Party like it's 1867: Canada Day activities and games

Looking for fun Canada Day activities? Then grab your bonnets and a bag of lemons, because we’re going back in time to party.

Alyssa Ashton

50 Essential Summer Activities

50 Essential Summer Activities

Get your family active this summer with this selection of kid-friendly ways to have fun together.

Kelsey Miki

How to make a homemade sprinkler

How to make a homemade sprinkler

Follow these three simple steps!

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