Few places are as dense with words as a grocery store. The next time you find yourself trolling the aisles with an impatient kid, make it a reading adventure!

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Help your kindergartener make and play a "Hop On Pop"-inspired card game--a fun way to learn word families!

In this arts and crafts activity, boost your kindergartener's letter recognition and reading skills by helping her create a paper word quilt.

Design a set of uppercase and lowercase alphabet cards, then use them to play memory and phonics games!

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your child learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

Picking words out can be tricky. In this early reading activity, your child will place letter markers on a grid to make words appear out of the jumble.

Use two toilet paper rolls to make a pair of homemade binoculars and let the games begin. Here's how:

Here are some ideas for marshmallow math games you can play with your child to help teach him important concepts like estimation, area, and measurement.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Make grammar interesting for kinders, with this fun take on charades. They'll practice verbs and get in some giggles, too!

Does your child love Roly, the orange cat from our Brainzy games? Create the perfect dress-up costume and bring your child’s dreams to life!

This silly game is a fun way to introduce and reinforce sight words--by fishing for them!

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.

This fall-themed missing letter activity is a great way to help your child learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary and bolster letter recognition skills.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

Help your first grader build sight word knowledge by creating a reading pointer and taking the family on a house-wide reading tour!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Help your child pick up spelling, alphabetical order, sight word practice, and reading fast with just simple clothespins and paint sticks.

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.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

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

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.

This alphabet hunt is pure pirate-loving fun. And it gives kids practice in learning to recognize letters and sounds-- a key skill for reading readiness.

Put numbers and letters together -- key kindergarten math and reading skills -- while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play!

This St. Patrick's-themed color game reinforces your kindergartener's recognition of green objects, and also gives her reading and listening skills a work out.

This unique twist on bingo is a great outside game that gives kids spelling and color practice, and it's lots of fun, too!

Enjoy the beautiful outdoors and indulge in a colorful game of I Spy while you're at it! It's just as fun as classic I Spy but twice as educational.