| Laughing Matters |
However you do it - with a joke, a well-timed tickle, or just a contagious case of the giggles - few things feel better than cracking up your kid. |
| Gigglebelly Game |
Just the name of this game cracks kids up; playing it only intensifies their joy. |
| Car Games |
When a large bug hits the windshield on Lisa Donau's car, she often pulls over. |
| Ice Skating Games |
Even if you're a klutz at the double lutz, you can still have a blast on ice. |
| Turkey Trot Game |
It just wouldn't seem like Thanksgiving without a post-dinner football game. |
| Mix-and-match Pumpkin Patch |
Plain paper pumpkins are transformed into jack-o-lanterns in this group activity. |
| Beat the Heat Water Games |
Here's a version made for the great outdoors. |
| Outdoor Checkers |
Here's a version made for the great outdoors. |
| Nature's Coolers |
Survive summer the way the animals do. |
| Stay cool supplies |
Print out this checklist to gather all the gear you'll need for a summer of cool, fun activities. |
| Water Squirtball |
Players win points by squirting a beach ball over an opponent's goal line. |
| Baseless Baseball |
This is a game played much like pinball. Players aim at targets and award hits for striking each one. |
| Swirl Postcard |
Marbleized paper is one of those projects that is actually easy enough to do. |
| Seaside Darts |
The shore's bounty supplies all the materials needed to play this game. |
| Treasure Hunt |
Working as a team can be a blast when you're on a hunt! |
| The Pinaqua |
On the hottest days of the season, nothing beats a water-filled piñata slung over the branch of a tree. |
| Stumps |
The strongest might think they'll rule this tug-of-war game. But just watch what happens when... |
| Duck, Duck, Goose |
This racing-chasing game is guaranteed fun for ducks and geese alike. It also adapts readily to any party theme. |
| Tri-hop-athon |
It's just a hop, skip, and a jump to great backyard fun. |
| Felt Checkers |
Kids learn a little bit of sewing when they make this game and bag to store it in. It also makes a great gift for any checkers fanatic. |
Find the Leader |
This guessing game's aim is to determine who's truly the leader of the pack. |
| Frisbee Bocce |
It's an aerodynamic wonder, an international sporting phenomenon -- and one heck of a dog toy. It's the flying disk, of course, and your family's ticket to high-flying fun. |
| Spoons |
Few cards serve up the kind of excitement that are a part of every game of Spoons. |
| Wolf & Sheep |
Also known as Triangle Tag, this game of chase not only features a hunter and his prey, but faithful sheepdogs for protecting the sheep. |