Family Fun

  • Family Fitness Makeover

    Family Fitness Makeover

    Wondering how the Williams family is doing on their quest for a healthier lifestyle? If slow and steady wins the race then the Williams family is on their way. We started our journey with a quick family...

  • Have Kids, Will Travel

    Have Kids, Will Travel

    Planning to travel by car with your kids? Here are some tips that will help to ensure that you arrive at your destination with your sanity relatively intact! If your kids have a tendency to fight in the...

  • Keeping Your Family Running Smoothly

    Keeping Your Family Running Smoothly

    I have to keep track of all the events in our house. Three schools and their inservice days, lessons, appointments and friends all need to be recorded. I have used all the systems: whiteboards, organizers...

  • Hiking with Young Children

    Hiking with Young Children

    Young children love to be outside and explore nature. You can help youngsters develop an understanding of the environment and improve their critical-thinking skills by incorporating nature into early learning...

  • Family Frolic in Paradise

    Family Frolic in Paradise

    Now is the time to once again plan the annual family winter vacation. This is an event that we save up for all year; the chance to escape winter, and head south for some family fun in the sun. In order to...

  • Travel with Teens

    Travel with Teens

    Family vacations can provide great opportunities to spend quality time together, expand our horizons and give each family member a chance to develop new and existing interests. Family Fun Redefined Not too...

  • Won't You Let Me Take You on a Sea Cruise?

    Won't You Let Me Take You on a Sea Cruise?

    When my son was two years old, he fell in love with Mickey Mouse. I did his room in Mickey, his clothes were Mickey, his shoes were Mickey. In one...

  • Family Camping Trip Planner

    Family Camping Trip Planner

    I love camping; whether it's sitting around a campfire, stomping through the woods, or star gazing at night, I can't think of a better summer time getaway with my family. Camping doesn't have to be limited to the...

  • Plan Ahead for Pleasant Family Road Trips

    Plan Ahead for Pleasant Family Road Trips

    Now that summer has arrived, many of us will be planning our vacations with our families, and in Canada, that often includes a road trip out of...

  • The Cottage Contract

    The Cottage Contract

    Bringing together three generations for a week-long getaway at the cottage seemed like a good idea at the time. My attention-loving father would have the opportunity to demonstrate his remarkable windsurfing...

  • Outings with Children

    Outings with Children

    Is it just me? Every time I venture out into the world, I'm loaded down with so much stuff that I can hardly stand up! Just this morning, on my way to the buggy, I staggered down four flights of stairs with...

  • Two Prudes in Vegas

    Two Prudes in Vegas

    I am a nineties parent; I'm not supposed to have fun. I'm a baby boomer, a born-again prude famous for angry letters to the editor decrying every social trend that threatens to corrupt my two little boys...

  • Taking Your Children on Outings

    Taking Your Children on Outings

    It sounds easy. The family climbs into the car and heads down towards a pre-determined destination. In reality, it's not that easy. There are many little details to consider when taking your children on an...

  • Winter Holidays

    Winter Holidays

    You've decided to forgo the travel, exotic food and hassles of packing in lieu of a vacation at home. You'll have "quality family time", lounging opportunities and reduced costs by avoiding foreign...

  • Flying with Family?  Consult the CATSA Checklist First

    Flying with Family? Consult the CATSA Checklist First

    Parents and grandparents have a new tool to help them plan ahead for their summer trip. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has put...




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