These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Let your child help you create a fire escape plan poster to hang in the house in case of an emergency!

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

Here are six fresh ideas to liven up your teen's study time, and involve the whole family at the same time!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

How do you spell fun and learning? B-I-N-G-O! Children learn through play. And letter or number bingo is a great place to start.

Picnic getting boring? Here's a fun game that gets the kids moving around, and doing a little addition while they're at it.

Kids learn how to play Jan-Ken-Pon, Japanese rock-paper-scissors, in this fun preschool activity.

It's a race against time to see how quickly she can color match and correctly place all of the water beads!

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

This twist on the classic game of freeze tag spells fun for your fourth grader--and the whole family!

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

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

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

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

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

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!

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.

Play this fun math numbers game with your kindergartener! Practice following instructions as you roll the dice and count.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

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

This activity is a craft project and a math workshop all in one! Use found objects to encourage your child to imitate, extend, and create patterns.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

Your child will "catch" snowballs with each correct math equation she can answer correctly. If she solves a problem correctly, she gets to keep the snowballs.

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.

Keep your child active this summer by transforming old milk jugs into scoops and newspaper into a ball with this exciting game of catch!