Here's a guide to help you design a challenging pool obstacle course for your elementary school children with ordinary pool toys and household objects.

This is a simple, fast game that you and your child can make together to help him master rounding with decimals.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with these fun dribbling drills! Before you know it he'll be a ball-handling master.

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.

Make exercise fun for your child with this energetic fitness game that's a cross between a cake walk and musical chairs.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

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.

This is a great activity for when the kids get a little stir crazy. It works indoors or out.

Looking for a way to stay cool in the pool? Check out Elbow Tag, a simple and easy twist on the classic game tag.

Petanque, a traditional French lawn game, is a wonderful activity to entertain groups of kids and help them learn a little bit about other cultures.

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

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

All you and your kid need for this entertaining game are some conversation hearts, a candy that's practically synonymous with Valentine's Day!

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

It's easy to be a master Italian chef with this target practice game played with a pizza board constructed out of felt and Velcro bean bag "toppings."

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

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.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

Practice addition with your child in a whole new way when you battle to defend your cards in this competitive game. Math has never been so fun!

Before your next family getaway, make a set of picture/word vocabulary cards together. These cards will build your child's language and comprehension skills.

Orchestrate a Cupid's arrow tossing game among your child and his friends. This fun game cultivates important motor skills and hand-eye coordination, too.

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.

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

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

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.