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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.