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.

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

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

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

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

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

This year, celebrate Father's Day with three hilarious outdoor family games.

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

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.

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.

This math game helps fourth graders improve their understanding of positive and negative integers in a fun way.

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.

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

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

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

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.

This twist on the classic game of freeze tag spells fun for your fourth grader--and the whole family!

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.

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.

Play Tip It, a silly and rowdy game that kids love!

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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