Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Make your own play dough at home with a fruity scent using this easy activity!

Invite your first grader to play this subtraction sacks game to get her actively involved in understanding and memorizing subtraction facts.

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

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.

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!

What’s the best part of fall? Pumpkins! Use this easy recipe to help your child make some delicious smelling pumpkin play dough. They can use their math skills to measure and mix and then have hours of fun playing!

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Introduce colors to shadow play with this creative and irresistible science activity!

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

While building his own croquet set, your kindergartener will use both his math an fine motor skills and as he plays he'll improve his hand-eye coordination.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Finger puppets encourage creative play, communication, and they give you a great way to share the Passover story with your kids.

Got a whistful wisher on your hands? Help her make her very own magic wand! The result is a creative craft that's great for pretend play.

Play a sing-a-long Bingo game with your kindergartener's favorite songs to help her build her concentration and memory skills while she has fun!

You've probably played the game "I Spy." It's perfect for long car rides. But with a little tweaking, the game can also help kids practice syllables.

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

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!

Playing doctor is not only fun, it's also a way to teach kids about the parts of the body and how they are spelled.

The objectives of this classic game are to toss a marker onto each square, to hop onto the single squares, and to skip the square where the marker landed.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

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.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Before hitting the road this summer, arm yourself with Straight Face, a game guaranteed to turn bored frowns into happy grins and giggles.

Help your child see numbers three ways with this simple grab-and-go game, great for quick practice in the car.