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

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

Master reading numbers aloud with your first grader in this math card game.

Got a kid who's learning to read? Looking for a new board game to add to the bunch? With a little help from your child, you can make a game of your own!

Rhyming helps kids better understand word structure. This silly game transforms rhymes into a mystery bag guessing game.

Learning to count can be pretty tough. Have your child play this game with you or a friend and watch her quickly become a master counter.

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Play this game to help froggie hop home...and teach the number line to your kindergartener while you're at it!

Here's a fun math game you can use to practice counting, addition or subtraction with your child.

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

This fun game helps to strengthen your kindergartener's speaking skills, by teaching him to answer questions with complete sentences.

This homemade alphabet game will keep your kindergartener on his toes and help him practice letter, numbers, and taking turns. The whole family can participate!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

This play-activity causes young children to focus on and become more aware of their sense of hearing and the power of their ears.

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

This St. Patrick's-themed color game reinforces your kindergartener's recognition of green objects, and also gives her reading and listening skills a work out.

Strengthen your child's number recognition skills with this fun game using an old, empty egg carton!

Rhymes are all around us! Get your kid in on this game of simple rhyming words. She'll match up cards with rhyming words and pictures on them.

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.

Does your child need help reading common words? Make this family board game. It's so fun, they won't even realize they're learning!

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

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

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:

This incredibly edible activity gives kindergarteners the chance to practice identifying, copying and extending basic patterns.

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

Is your child learning to "sound it out"? This game will help him stretch his "decoding" skills so when he runs into new words, he's ready to take them on.

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.

Does your child need counting help? Here's a simple game that kids can do at home to help them practice counting to two-digit numbers.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.