We've created the ultimate roadmap to a good time for you and your family. Use our vacation guides for travel tips, planning advice (like the best kid-friendly hotels and resorts), and domestic and international destinations. Throwing a birthday party? We'll help you plan the perfect event with ideas for creative themes,essential supplies, planning tips and delicious cakes and treats. You'll also find loads of outdoor games and adventures and indoor family activities (total sanity-savers for rainy days). We'll show you the latest mom and kid approved books, movies, gadgets, toys and apps. Plus, unique crafts you'll love to make with the kids.
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How to Play 20 Questions With Your Kids
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'80s Movies to Watch With Your Kids
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Fun Facts for Kids That Are Sure to Impress
A little girl smiles while sitting the steps reading a book.
The Ultimate Summer Reading List for Kids and Teens
The Best Mommy and Me Outfits
The Best Places to Buy Mommy and Me Outfits for Adorable Matching Moments
Best Gifts for 5 Year Olds
The Best Gifts for 5-Year-Olds That Will Surprise, Delight, and Engage Them
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How to Play Capture the Flag
Razor RipStik Ripster, compact lightweight caster board
The Best Gifts for 9-Year-Olds Who Still Love to Play
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Here’s What It’s Like Planning My Son’s Bar Mitzvah
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The 40 Best Stocking Stuffers Kids Will Love Long After Christmas Morning
Gifts for Teens
The Best Gifts for Teens and Their Ever-Changing Tastes
Best Lego Sets
The 25 Best Lego Sets for Builders of All Ages and Fandoms
Best Gifts for 10-Year-Olds
The Best Gifts for 10-Year-Olds to Keep Them Playing, Creating, and Feeling Confident
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The Best Toys for 5-Year-Olds as They Become Curious Social Butterflies
Best Gifts for 7-Year-Olds
The Best Gifts for 7-Year-Olds and Their Growing Independent Streak
Advent Calendar
The Best Advent Calendars for Kids (and Parents) Counting Down to Christmas
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The Best Toys for 4-Year-Olds to Match Their Creative, Passionate Spirits
Best Gifts for 8-Year-Olds
The Best Gifts for 8-Year-Olds and Their Big-Kid Brains
Best Family Board Games
The Best Family Board Games That Will Make Kids Forget All About Their Screens
Breastmilk Jewelry
What Is Breast Milk Jewelry?
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The 25 Best Toys for 3-Year-Olds to Channel All That Energy and Imagination
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50 Fun Things To Do With Your Teenager
Best Gifts for Moms
The 52 Best Christmas Gifts for the Moms in Your Life
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10 Easy Exercises for Kids
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The Best Toys for 6-Year-Olds That They'll Actually Play With
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Does Your Tween Need a Back-to-School Visit to the Nail Salon?
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The Best Playhouses for Little Kids With Big Imaginations, Tested by Parents
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Las Fotos Is Helping LA Teens Change Their Relationship with Social Media
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Tap Into These Latin American Traditions to Celebrate the Fall Equinox With Your Kids
A dad throws a baseball to his kid to catch at the park.
20 Classic Ball Games To Teach Your Kids
Kids Ball Pit Pop up Play Tent
The Best Indoor Toys and Games to Inspire Active Play
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100 Never Have I Ever Questions for Kids
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The 24 Best Toys Under $20 That Kids Will Play With Again and Again
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Old-Fashioned Jump Rope Songs and Rhymes
Micro Kickboard - Sprite 2-Wheeled
The Best Scooters Our Kids Rode, Jumped With, and Tossed on the Ground
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The Parents Guide to Summer Fun
Best Building Toys
The Best Building Toys, Blocks, and Magnetic Tiles for Your Budding Engineers
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9 Ways to Have a Nostalgic 90s Summer With Your Kids
Outdoor Snow Toys for Kids Tout
12 Super Fun Snow Toys That’ll Get the Kids Some Fresh Air This Winter
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50 Fun Ways To Spend a Rainy Day
Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven
Millennials, Get Ready to Relive Your Childhood with This Special-Edition Easy Bake Oven—And It's on Sale!
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100 Fun Summer Activities for Kids and Parents
Nintendo Switch Roundup Tout
The Best Nintendo Switch Games by Age—And Lots of Them Are on Sale Right Now
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The Parents Guide to Making Family Travel Fun (Again)
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All Work and No Play: The State of Kids’ Free Time
A family visits a souvenir shop at an amusement theme park
My Kids Have a 5-Year Age Gap. These Are the Ways I Make Travel Fun for Them Both
Black family, father and children, enjoy spending time together in the woods.
Here's How to Enjoy the Great Outdoors With Kids—According to Experts
Battat Classic Barn Playset Farm Toys For Toddlers Farm Animals
Amazon’s Secret Toy Outlet Offers Major Discounts—and We Found the 40 Best Deals
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Self-Expression Became Therapy for This Black Mom—It Can Be Healing for Us, Too
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The Best Kids' Movies of 2024
Lego Sale Roundup Tout
These Are the Best Lego Deals Across Amazon, Target, Walmart, & Kohl’s—Just in Time for Holiday Gifting
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Episode 7
10 Middle Grade Must-Reads for Your Favorite Percy Jackson Fan
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11 Mistakes to Avoid When Traveling with Kids
A child of the Golden Eagle Mardi Gras Indian masks in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Cultural Tradition of Carnival Is Rooted in Black Families and Connection
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Parents 2023 Family Travel Awards
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10 Family Travel Destinations That Should Be on Your Radar for 2024
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The Grinch Is Spreading Anti-Holiday Spirit Far and Wide This Year
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We Outside: On Double Dutch, Roller Skating, and Hand Games
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Blerd’s Paradise: Finding Community Helped These 'Black Nerds' Find Themselves
HBCU Homecoming Game Day antics
The Importance of Passing Down HBCU Tailgating Traditions
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Helpful Hints if You're Taking Your Child to the Movies For the First Time
Best Deals for Parents at Nordstrom Tout
The Best Deals on Baby Gear, Toys and More at Nordstrom's Awesome Cyber Week Sale
Best Cyber Week Toys
The 40 Best Cyber Week Deals on Toys for Kids of All Ages