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?

Here's Twist 'N Turn: let your preschooler or pre-kindergartener be outside and active while learning about shapes, colors, directions, and word recognition.

Treasure hunts are tons of fun and they're a great way to introduce maps. Set the stage, and your kid's imagination will do the rest.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

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.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

Practice counting, sequencing, and pattern recognition with your young learner in this fun math card game!

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

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

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

Try this fun addition game with your second grader! Arrange playing cards to find the largest possible sums.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

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

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 child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

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.

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

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!