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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.