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Crispy Black Bean Tacos

An easy and kid-friendly black bean and cheese crispy pan-fried taco.

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How to Make Wookiee Cookies

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you. Here’s how to make wookiee cookies to celebrate.

Victoria: The Savvy Guide to May

Here’s your guide to making the most of the month: from a buzzy book to the trendiest patio accessories, here’s what we’re shopping for, eating, and doing this May.

This Hamilton Mom Created a Line of Black, Biracial, and Diverse Dolls

This Mom Created a Line of Black, Biracial, and Diverse Dolls

When one mom couldn’t find a doll for her daughter that looked like her, she created her own line of black, biracial, and diverse dolls of all skin tones and hair types.

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An Epidemic of Fidgety Kids? ‘Fidget Widgets’ are the Latest Fad

Why are our kids so fidgety these days? There seems to be an epidemic of ‘anxiety fidgeters’, and a bevy of fidget toys to keep them appeased.

Studies confirm that childhood is way more complicated than it needs to be. Cut back on the structured schedule and make way for free play.

The Results Are in: Less Structure and More Free Play for Our Kids

Parents are more worried than ever about their children’s schedules. An early childhood development expert explains the necessity of free play and how much scheduling is too much.

4 Great Date Night Restaurants in Calgary for parents

4 Great Date Night Restaurants in Calgary

These hot and buzzy restaurants deliver big flavour and fun for a parents’ date night out, sans kids.

New Trend Alert Clear Gift Wrapping for Shower Gifts

New Trend Alert: Clear Gift Wrapping for Shower Gifts

The latest baby shower trend? Wrapping gifts in clear cello wrap so everyone can see each present without unwrapping it. It’s especially popular at non-traditional, co-ed, or very large showers.

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My Teen Suddenly Won’t Kiss Me. It’s Worse Than Any Breakup

I’m still completely baffled and, worse, very hurt. I didn’t get my kiss goodbye. In fact, I barely got a goodbye. Something in my daughter’s and I close relationship had shifted overnight, except no one had given me the memo.

14 Fun Backyard Activities

14 Fun and Easy Ways to Play in Your Own Backyard

Here are 14 free and fun activities you can do outside, rain or shine. They’re all blissfully simple, plain, good fun, with minimal supplies required (you probably have them already kicking around)

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Book Review: ‘Stirring Up Fun with Food’ by Sarah Michelle Gellar

Everyone wants their families to eat well (and healthily), and if the meals can be fun, too, well that’s even…

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Top 3 Must Dos Near Winnipeg’s MTS Centre

This article has been brought to you by InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies. Present…

10 Easy Swaps That Will Make Your Household Greener

10 Easy Swaps That Will Make Your Household Greener

Mother Earth approves of these eco-friendly products that will make your home a healthier and greener place—and so do we.

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Earth Day Events for Families in Toronto

The best of what’s on in Toronto and the GTA for families this Earth Day weekend.

I Got a Brand New Car and Now I’m an Emotional Wreck!

I don’t know a lot about cars, but who would have thought that I’d get so emotionally attached to mine? I didn’t want to drive my new car, because that would mean giving up my old car, which held so many memories.

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Toddler Meals: Made in a Muffin Tin

Small, compact, and freezer friendly—these There muffin tin meals make the perfect toddler food.

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How to Make Any Kind of Pesto

A guide to making your own pesto out of any green vegetable.

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Easy Homemade Easter Play-Dough Eggs

Looking for a candy-free treat or toy to give your kid this Easter? Try some homemade playdough in a plastic egg. Just follow our easy tutorial.

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Greek Yogurt and Fruit Bird’s Nest Breakfast

We have all heard the saying ‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day’, but it wasn’t until I…

How to Avoid Sleep Deprivation as a New Parent

How to Avoid Sleep Deprivation as a New Parent

Tips and help from a Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator about taking care of yourself and getting the sleep you need in those early, exhausting postpartum days with baby.