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!

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

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.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

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

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!

Introduce your fifth grader to the Kinara, part of the Kwanzaa tradition, by playing this fast-paced, two player game!

Your child will need to combine his sporty hand-eye coordination skills with his math skills to become the bullseye king.

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.

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.

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

Introduce your youngster to this Japanese version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

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

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

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.

Throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that will make fitness fun!

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.

Help your child with his decoding and early reading skills in this fun game where you follow a spider web to find your treasure!

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!