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This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your child with the directional vocabulary he should master in time for kindergarten.

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

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.

Treasure hunts are tons of fun and they're a great way to introduce maps. Set the stage, and your kid's imagination will do the rest.

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

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?

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

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

This fun game tests your child's memory and helps him recognize colors, listen well, discriminate between sound and silence, and stop and start on signal.

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

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Make your own volleyball net! This beach ball game is a great activity for kids of all ages to develop coordination and teamwork.

Your kid and his friends will have a blast taking turns playing the role of a traffic cop in this Labor Day version of the classic game Red Light, Green Light.

Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

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

Get your preschooler to practice a steady hand and celebrate Read Across America Day with this challenging stacking activity inspired by Dr. Seuss.

This Easter, try putting on a guided family scavenger hunt to help your kindergartener track down the Easter eggs.

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

Good for indoor and outdoor play, this patriotic tossing game uses lightweight pieces that can be found in almost any household.

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