Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

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.

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

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.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

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

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

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

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?

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.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

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

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

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!

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

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

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

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

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