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This just in: playing with beanbags is a fun way to get kids to play catch. What's less of a no-brainer, however, is that...

• Ages four and up • 16 to 30 players are needed • Materials: one large ball (a beach ball or soccer ball) •...

Ages: 3-5, 6-8 Location: Indoors Skills: Art, Social/Emotional What you'll need: Nylon stocking (8-inch length plus extra hose fabric) Cardboard thread cone or cone...

Ages: 6-8, 9-12 Location: Outdoors Skills: Physical, Thinking, Social/Emotional What you'll need: 1 pillowcase per 2 children Bandana to mark a start and finish...

One evening, over a fierce game of Memory, I made a conscious decision to not match two cards, knowing that my four-year-old son would...

Leaves are turning, days are getting shorter, and store displays are all ready for Halloween. These all signal the beginning of more inside time...

• Ages six and up • Six or more players needed • Materials needed: for each team a list of things to find and...

Goop What you need: 1 Part Liquid starch 2 Part Elmer's Glue Food Coloring (opt.) What to do: Add starch to glue until mixture...

A storm is settling in, the snow drifts are rising, and the schools are closed. Sometimes only a snowy day can give you the...