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

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

Here's a party game that's guaranteed to bring along lots of laughs. Kids get creative as they act out improve scenes with some help from an audience.

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!

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Mix fun with basic math in this fun homemade game of ring toss! Make rings out of paper plates and you're ready to play anytime, anywhere!

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of their friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!

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?

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

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.

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

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help them learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

In this leap frog activity, your child will use their muscles to jump over friends and onto lily pads as they practices number recognition.

This fun math game will help develop your child's counting skills and number recognition skills.

This math game helps fourth graders improve their understanding of positive and negative integers in a fun way.

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

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

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

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!

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.

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

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.

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 fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

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!