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Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

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

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

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

Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!

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.

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

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

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?

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.

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

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.

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

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

This fun math game will help develop your child's counting skills and number recognition skills.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

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

In this leap frog activity, your child will use her muscles to jump over her friends and onto lily pads as she practices number recognition.

Healthy eating may sound dull to kids, but it doesn't have to be boring. Add a little pizzazz to snack time by holding a snack hunt!

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 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!

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!

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