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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!

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

Develop your kindergartener's fine motor skills while tracing shadows on a sunny day with this fun kindergarten activity.

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

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

Kids get in lots of letter learning as they play this fun twist on regular tag, which engages their minds as well as their bodies.

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!

Like "Mother, May I?", this following directions tag game focuses on gross motor skills, but to the theme Itsy Bitsy Spider. Fun indoors or outside!

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

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!

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"!

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

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

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.

Celebrate Read Across America Day with your kindergartener by playing an alphabet balloon volley game inspired by "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" by Dr. Seuss.

Help your preschooler combine a lesson about numbers with a silly, snowy game of hopscotch.

Play hopscotch with numbers, but also with letters, to get kids ready for reading.

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

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

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

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

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.

At your next party, play this amped-up version of hot potato that comes with a prize!

This version of the carnival game where you try to toss chips into a cup, to win a fabulous prize, gives kids a boost in early writing and reading.

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

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

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