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

Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

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

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

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

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

Build memory and motor skills with this musical movement game!

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

In this variation on musical chairs, no one gets kicked "out" of the game -- instead, they get to tell other kids what to do!

Preschoolers need to practice hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills. Why not make it fun by challenging them to move like their favorite animals?

This variation on the game of tag combines exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.

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

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

This variation on the classic group game "Mother, May I?" can be played with one or more child and involves continual participation.

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

Celebrate your little one's move to big kid school by throwing a very special graduation party complete with friends, crafts, and lots of energetic fun.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

This is an easy counting game for preschoolers and toddlers. Great for car trips!

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.

Healthy eating may sound dull to kids, but it doesn't have to be boring. Add a little pizzazz to snack time by holding a snack hunt!

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

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

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

In this activity your little one will throw a beanbag at a numbered target to help improve their number recognition skills.

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