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!

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

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

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

Entertain your next batch of energetic youngsters with a Halloween-inspired candy hunt!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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