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

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

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.

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

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

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

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

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

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

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

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

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

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

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

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

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

In this leap frog activity, your child will use their muscles to jump over friends and onto lily pads as they practices number recognition.

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.

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

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?

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!

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

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!

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.

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.

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.