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.

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

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

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

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.

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Improve your child's memory, focus, and concentration with this outdoor group memory game. For 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school age children.

Promote the well-being of your first or second grader's mind and body by teaching him some beginning yoga poses and techniques.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Help your student memorize the vocabulary needed to excel in geometry. This fun Tic-Tac-Toe game focuses on terms used when working with circles.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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.

Gather the neighborhood children together and practice graphing with this backyard tournament!

These secret code activities are fun, and also provide fourth graders with great opportunities to practice language development and logical reasoning.

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.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

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."

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Help your third grader make the Scoop 'N Catch--a great choice for a fun and inexpensive afternoon.

Kindergarteners are expected to master the alphabet. Get your child outside and exercising with this fun, move and shake alphabet game.