Early Childhood Group Games Educational Resources

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Catch the dance mash fever with this catchy and foot-tapping activity that's all about movement and Halloween fun!

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

At your next party, play this amped-up version of hot potato that comes with a prize!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help him learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

Preschoolers need to practice hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills. Why not make it fun by challenging them to move like their favorite animals?

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

Have a blast celebrating the poetic prose of Dr. Seuss as you hop your way to better vocabulary and reading skills. Play Hop on Pop Hopscotch!

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

With this "tightrope" game, your child will practice balancing skills and gain experience with the directions forward, backward, and sideways.

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

Like "Mother, May I?", this following directions tag game focuses on gross motor skills, but to the theme Itsy Bitsy Spider. Fun indoors or outside!

This fun math game will help develop your child's counting skills and number recognition skills.