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.

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

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

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

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!

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!

Develop your child's hand-eye coordination in a fun and engaging way by challenging her to a game of Drop Catch.

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

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

With nothing more than a flat open space and some lively kids, you can reinforce key concepts of punctuation while having lots of healthy laughs.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

This hunting game is just as fun outdoors as it is inside. And while they'll never suspect they're learning, it helps kids develop listening skills, too!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

Have a blast celebrating the poetic prose of Dr. Seuss as you hop your way to better vocabulary and reading skills. Play Hop on Pop Hopscotch!

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

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

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!

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

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

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

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

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!

This Valentine's Day, promote strong hearts with an active relay that the whole family can enjoy! It's light on the wallet, but heavy on heart health.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

At your next party, play this amped-up version of hot potato that comes with a prize!