This game can be made with an egg carton, dice, and two colors of jelly beans. Use an empty egg carton and draw a star in one of the sections of the carton. Write the numbers 2 to 12 in the rest of the sections. Have children take turns rolling the dice, adding the numbers on the dice, and placing a jelly bean in the section of the egg carton that matches that answer. The child who gets his color of jelly bean in every section first wins the game. The children may be more motivated if they are allowed to eat some of the jelly beans.
Make a fishing rod by attaching a magnet to one end of a piece of string, and then attach the other end of the string to a dowel rod. Cut out fish from brightly colored paper and glue a metal paperclip onto one side of each fish. Write the numbers 0 to 9 on the other side of the fish. Have the child "cast" the fishing rod and pick up two fish, using the magnet. Add the numbers together, and see who can get the most answers right.
Make colored paper tiles for each square on a checkerboard. Write a number on each one. Turn the tiles over with the blank side facing up. Roll two, three, or four dice, and add up all the numbers on the dice. This is the answer number. Have children take turns turning over two tiles at a time, trying to remember what numbers are on the tiles. If the sum of the numbers of the two tiles equals the answer number, that person gets to keep the tiles. If the answers don't match, have the child put back the tiles and keep guessing. Play until the tiles are gone or until you reach a certain number of points.
Play bowling sets can be useful tools for teaching basic addition. Write the numbers 0 to 9 on each of the pins. Have the child bowl and try to hit at least two of the pins. Once she knocks down the pins, have her add two of the numbers together. If she gets the answer correct, she gets a point. Set the pins back up and play until the child gets to 15 points.