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.

Your mother is a treasure, so celebrate her with a fun Motherâs Day Treasure Hunt.

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

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

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

Help your second grader make his own badminton set--out of your old pantyhose! He'll delight in his crafty independence, and you'll love saving money.

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.

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

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!

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.

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

With this "tightrope" game, your child will practice balancing skills and gain experience with the directions forward, backward, and sideways.

Bring the classic game of "Red Rover" up to date with color and shape recognition skills for your child.

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

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

This outdoor game will help your child practice observational skills and visual identification while working in some exercise, too!

This variation of Duck, Duck, Goose is played in pairs, which means a lot more activity for participants!

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

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.