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.

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

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

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

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

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

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

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.

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

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

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

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.

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

Boost your child's listening, verbal and teamwork skills with this unique trust game in which one player guides another through a maze using only words.

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!

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.

Teach your child golf without the clubs! Introduce her to Pebble Golf, a fun beach game and a great way to develop her depth perception.

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

Introduce your youngster to this Japanese version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

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

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

Here's a party game that's guaranteed to bring along lots of laughs. Kids get creative as they act out improve scenes with some help from an audience.

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.