It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

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.

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

This year, celebrate Father's Day with three hilarious outdoor family games.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Teach your child a classic kid's game: Five Stones. All you need are five stones and a flat surface.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Is your precocious third grader a Shakespeare in the making? Challenge her growing vocabulary with a group game that rewards her wordy ways

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

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

This Valentine's Day, promote strong hearts with an active relay that the whole family can enjoy! It's light on the wallet, but heavy on heart health.