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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?

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.

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.