Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

When it comes to working kids' muscles, nothing beats an obstacle course! Here are some easy ideas for creating your own course at home.

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

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.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Nothing chases the blues away like a trip to the boardwalk. Bring the fun home with this do-it-yourself version that sneaks in some math practice.

Play Number Dash with your preschooler and help them learn to identify numbers, write numbers and learn about organized play.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

This copying game is like a hopped up version of Simon Says, but it lets kids use their bodies to practice patterning, a key skill in early math.

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

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

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!

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.

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

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.

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.

Little kids love this messy but fun Easter party game: bob for chocolate Easter eggs in a giant blob of whipped cream. The first one to find all her eggs wins!

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!

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

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