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

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

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?

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

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

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

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

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!

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

Next time your child says he's bored, suggest a game of Toe Fencing! It's a silly and physical game that can be played anywhere, any time.

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

This improv exercise helps actors learn how to recover if another actor forgets their lines or goes off script, but it can also be a rainy day activity!

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.

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

Play Tip It, a silly and rowdy game that kids love!

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

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

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

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

Get your 4th-7th grade child outside with this fast-paced twist on the classic game of tag. This activity provides good cardiovascular exercise.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

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