Good for indoor and outdoor play, this patriotic tossing game uses lightweight pieces that can be found in almost any household.

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.

This Easter, try putting on a guided family scavenger hunt to help your kindergartener track down the Easter eggs.

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

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

Your child will begin to recognize written color names as she looks at the different patterns and matches them up with the correct colors.

Preschoolers need to practice hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills. Why not make it fun by challenging them to move like their favorite animals?

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this hands-on lesson in how all of us are more alike than different, especially on the inside.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

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

New readers need to develop a "bank" of words they can read by sight. Hate flashcards? Consider this fresh way to practice sight words to perfection...Bingo!

Turn printed family photos into a sturdy "flash card" game to help your child learn the names and faces of near and distant relatives.

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

Make matzoh more fun! Help your preschooler or kindergartener design a matzoh puzzle from broken pieces of the flatbread.

It's easy to turn old magazines into a fast-and-furious finding game that's both fun and educational for kids.

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

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

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!

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

While building his own croquet set, your kindergartener will use both his math an fine motor skills and as he plays he'll improve his hand-eye coordination.

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

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!