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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.

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

Picnic getting boring? Here's a fun game that gets the kids moving around, and doing a little addition while they're at it.

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

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

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

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!

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

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

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

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

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.

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.