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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.

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.

Use old coffee cans and socks to make a beanbag toss game for kids in preschool and kindergarten. This activity is great for math and coordination.

What better way to raise awareness about the environment than with an eco-friendly Earth-themed party? Get your party started with this step-by-step guide.

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

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.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

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!

Give your child a chance to feel like important airport personnel and learn a whole host of skills while he's at it!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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

In this activity your little one will throw a beanbag at a numbered target to help improve her number recognition skills.

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

Get your 4th-7th grade child outside with this fast-paced twist on the classic game of tag. This activity provides good cardiovascular exercise.

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!

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

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

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

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

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!

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

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

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

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

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.

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

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