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

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

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

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

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!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

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

Do a little kitchen chemistry as you make your own bubble solution and bubble-wand shapes!

Play a phonics scavenger hunt no matter where you are. This game will have your child sounding out words and finding letter sounds in the objects around them.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

Simon Says is a classic outdoor game that young children love. Promote your child's development and improve listening skills by playing the game in a new way.

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.

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

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!

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

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.

Have a blast celebrating the poetic prose of Dr. Seuss as you hop your way to better vocabulary and reading skills. Play Hop on Pop Hopscotch!

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

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