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

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

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

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

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

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help them learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

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!

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

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

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

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

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.

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

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

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!