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Unique Activities for Kids in Toronto
We want to keep or kiddos busy and happily immersed in their chosen passion. But when the usual suspects leave them feeling ho-hum, try one of these neat outings or activities for maximum engagement.
Lunch Packing Tips and Tricks
Packing school lunches is a marathon, not a sprint. Read on for our food editor’s tips for packing nutritious, kid-approved lunches without breaking a sweat.
Mabel’s Labels Write Away Labels & Tags School Combo
Make sure it all comes home again with this easy peel-and-stick pick.
Lunch is Served: 10 Quick and Easy Recipes for the School Lunch Box
Your mom mission for the next ten months: pack a trade-proof nutritious school lunch every day. Sounds daunting, but luckily we have 10 quick and easy recipes to help make the chore a simple one to complete.
Tex-Mex Muffins
Our Tex-Mex muffins are savoury bites and basically a muffin-shaped meal. They’re perfect for school (or work) lunches and after-school snacks.
Cinnamon-Scented Mango Applesauce
Makes approx. 1 litre
3 Fun Extracurricular Classes for Kids in Vancouver
It’s painful but true: parents are getting ready for back to school, even if our children are not. And signing up for extracurricular activities is high on our priority list, so here are some fantastic unique options to check out for the developing minds in your tender loving care.
Let’s Go to the Ex
Oh, summer. We know you’ve approached your swan song when the Canadian National Exhibition rolls around. And it’s perfect timing, because there are so many fun and exciting things to do as a family at the Ex that we’ll be having too much fun to notice that Labour Day is right around the corner. So let’s get out there! Pay a visit and stay all day and part of the night, and come home full to the brim with even more summer happiness. Here are our favourite memory makers.
Sports Clubs for Kids in Calgary
Take their sports’ training on a whole new track this fall. Keeping them physically active while learning high-end skills is a great way to introduce your smallest athletes to sports and inspire older kids to go for the gold. Club sports include and encourage parent involvement, whether on the fundraising or volunteer levels, which makes for a great opportunity to connect as a family. Here are some clubs to explore.
6 Serious Sports Clubs for Kids in Calgary
Keeping them physically active while learning high-end skills is a great way to introduce your smallest athletes to sports and inspire older kids to go for the gold. Club sports include and encourage parent involvement, which makes for a great opportunity to connect as a family. Here are some clubs to explore.
How to Do the Ex with the Fam
Oh, summer. We know your swan song is approaching when the CNE rolls around. And it’s perfect timing, because there are so many fun and exciting things to do at the Ex that we’ll be having too much fun to notice that Labour Day is right around the corner. So let’s get out there!
33 Back-to-School Supplies We Love
Yes, it’s true, it’s back-to-school season. And in spite of our mourning of the end of summer, there is something undeniably satisfying about getting gear organized for class. We’ve got the best school supplies, backpacks, litterless lunch bags and snack containers to send your little ones back to school with fuel, exuding cool. Moms, we know you’re excited for the start of a new year—get them into the spirit too with a little shopping.
Plan Toys Balancing Tree
Help little ones learn and grow through play with this pick.
3 Party Games Apps to Play with Your Family
Bored of board games? Pass the time with one of these fun family-friendly party games…app style!
Get into Squash
Can you guess which sport came out on top after a thorough analysis by Forbes magazine? It was heart-pounding, agility-requiring squash. Beyond that, we love this social, fun game because it’s something the whole family can enjoy. So why not get the little ones involved in a sport that they can play their entire lives?
A Make-Ahead Mexican Fiesta Perfect for Weeknights
A Mexican-themed make-ahead dinner menu made for weeknights, plus a recipe for Mexican corn salad, esquites.
A Bright Idea for Bright Kids
Enter Bright Bean, a brand-new Canadian company started by a band of parents who sought the expertise of educators (and who became pretty darn savvy along the way themselves) about the toys that would maximize a child’s potential. Their new online shop sells the high-quality, educational toys kids thrive with—and they’ve taken out all the guesswork by lining it up based on specific milestones, ages and stages of kids from birth up to age 12.
12 Places for the Whole Family to Play Squash
Can you guess which sport came out on top after a thorough analysis by Forbes magazine? It was heart-pounding, agility-requiring squash. Beyond that, we love this social, fun game because it’s something the whole family can enjoy. So why not get the little ones involved in a sport that they can play their entire lives?
Travalo Excel Refillable Fragrance Atomizer
With this pick, you’ll always smell your best.