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

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

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.

Instead of drilling facts, grab sidewalk chalk and head outside for a rousing game of this Math Run game. Play the Math Run game with your child.

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!

If your child is hungry to work on his sewing skills, put together a plate of this felt play food ravioli.

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.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Help your third grader craft a homemade version of this classic strategy game, using just an old egg carton and a few beads!

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.

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

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!