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 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.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

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.

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

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

All you need is chalk and pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces important vocabulary.