Family Fun

CPO Movie Guide

Every Friday, we help you decide which new releases are the best ones to buy or rent for a cozy afternoon with the kids or an adults-only date night. Browse our collection of movie writeups and watch the...

Family Movies: Chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn Treader

Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader Starring: Georgie Henley, Skander Keynes, Ben Barnes and Liam Neeson Directed By:Michael...

Family Movies: Babe

Babe Starring: James Cromwell and Christine Cavanaugh Directed By: Chris Noonan Summary: Academy Award winning Babe is the inspirational story of a shy Yorkshire piglet who doesn't quite know his place in the...

Family Movies: Little Fockers

Little Fockers Starring: Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro Directed By: Paul Weitz Summary: Greg Focker (Stiller) has finally started to earn the respect of his ex-CIA father-in-law, Jack Byrnes (De Niro) but one...

How to Make Tissue Paper Peonies

While tulips have started to push their way up through the ground, it will be a little while yet before gardens are bursting with blooms. You may have to add a few spots of colour of your own. Our resident DIY-er...

Family Movies: Tron Legacy

Tron: Legacy Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Michael Sheen Directed By: Joseph Kosinski Summary: Sam (Hedlund) is the son of virtual world designer Flynn (Bridges), a man who has...

How to Make a Shadow Puppet Theatre

One can only draw so many pictures. Exercise your and your kids' creativity by coming up with some characters and storylines. Then make a shadow puppet theatre and have the kids act out their stories for you...

How to Make Street Art with Rocks

Illustrator and author Aaron Zenz has some seriously artistic kids. When Zenz and his family watched the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop (about British street artist Banksy), 10-year-old Gracie announced...

10 Questions to Ask Before You Rent a Cottage

Worried about renting a cottage? While for the most part there’s no need to worry, there are common concerns that cause renters (especially...

Spring Cleaning with Kids

One of the most challenging aspects of parenthood is balancing it all. How do we take care of little ones and keep a clean home (among other things)? We’ve pooled together some of our favourite tips and...

March Break Movies

10 Tips for Opening the Cottage

Spring is fast approaching. Can you smell the cedar? Yes, it’s almost time to open the cottage for the season. We hope you find this list useful ― whether you’re new at opening or a seasoned...

Photographing Your Special-Needs Child, Part Two

Above and beyond taking pictures of their child, many families who have children with special needs also hope to have professional family portraits...

Photographing Your Special-Needs Child, Part One

Almost all families want to have family photos taken. We love to capture a moment in time and remember our families just as they were. What if that...

How to Play Tallest Tower

In this timed event, participants compete to build the tallest vertical stack of snowballs, and the excitement builds as the towers collapse and need to be reconstructed. 1. Find a flat patch of land with a...