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.

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

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

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

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

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.

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

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!

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

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

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

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.

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

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

If you have a young child who loves physical stunts, try making these coffee-can stilts for backyard 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.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

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.

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

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

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!

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!

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