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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.

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

With this "tightrope" game, your child will practice balancing skills and gain experience with the directions forward, backward, and sideways.

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!

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

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

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.

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.

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!