Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

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

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.