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

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

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.

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

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

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

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!

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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!

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

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

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

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.

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

Healthy eating may sound dull to kids, but it doesn't have to be boring. Add a little pizzazz to snack time by holding a snack hunt!

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

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

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

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

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?

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.