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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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!

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.

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?

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

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.

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

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

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

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