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.

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.

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

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

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

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

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

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.

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

Homophones are those tricky little words that tend to confound early learners. Help your second grader ace the challenge with this outdoor game.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

Picnic getting boring? Here's a fun game that gets the kids moving around, and doing a little addition while they're at it.

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.

Kids will love this more challenging version of tag where they'll have to run while "attached" to someone else.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

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.

Your kids will love this tradition of finding a leprechaun's gold hidden all over.

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.

This twist on the same old Hide and Seek is a great weekend or rainy-day activity.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Take the classic game to a new level, by including super fun directions inside the chalk-drawn boxes.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!