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

Use empty soda bottles to create a fun bowling set that helps your first grader practice addition skills!

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

In this matching activity, your kid will match the clock faces representing analog time with the numeric readings representing digital time.

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

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Turn wait time in the doctor's office or travel time in the car into fun time with your own version of I Spy.

Invite your child and a few friends to get crabby in this game of soccer with a twist: Instead of running, players "crab crawl" around the playing field.

Pump up the learning level of your kindergartener's summer break by playing patriotic bingo when July 4th rolls around.

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!

Defend your cards in this multiplication math game! Your kid will enjoy using strategy to build equations and win points in this activity.

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.

Let your child help you create a fire escape plan poster to hang in the house in case of an emergency!

Picking words out can be tricky. In this early reading activity, your child will place letter markers on a grid to make words appear out of the jumble.

Firefly flash tag is a great way to get your kids outdoors and running around during the dog days (or nights) of summer.

A car game for road trips with children.

Frisbee golf is a game that incorporates the rules of golf with the fun of frisbee. Here's how to get started with your child:

Tea time is a chance for a lesson in etiquette while she plays. Quality time to read a book and talk about good manners.

Be an inspector detective for a day in this fun mystery game that puts your child's powers of observation to the test. Perfect for a party or group gathering.

Make the most out of your next wait at the airport by playing Airport Lounge, a fun and creative game of storytelling and make-believe!

If your first grader has a hard time practicing his vocabulary skills, introduce him to this fun word building game.

Create some cards and a factor board and get ready to practice multiplication. This game will help your kid get one step closer to memorizing times tables!

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

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

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.

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.

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!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.