Kids love yoga games! Games are a great way to get kids moving, build strength, practice following directions, working together and learning yoga poses in fun and engaging ways.
Get Your Free Yoga Games Guide Below and get ready to learn and play!
Alphabet Yoga is a great mental and physical game. It’s a wonderful way to practice different yoga poses and it really gets kids thinking creatively.
Kids don’t need to have lots of experience with yoga poses to be able to play this game. It’s one that they can use their creativity and use their imagination.
How to Play Alphabet Yoga
You can play this with ages five and up. You can do this with 1 child, 15 or 20! Alphabet Yoga is very flexible on the numbers of players.
I use the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cardsfor this game. You don’t need to have the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards but it is nice to have a visual for the kids with yoga poses and helps if they get stuck.
Have everyone sit in a circle.
The first child takes the first letter of the alphabet which is A. They must come up with a yoga pose or make one up that starts up with A. The child may choose Airplane Pose. Everyone says A Airplane Pose and they practice it.
Then the next child in the circle has one. This child could say; Boat Pose, Butterfly Pose,Bird Pose, etc.. Everyone then practices the B letter pose.
Next they go on to letter C. There’s a lot of good C yoga words. You could practice Cat Pose, Cobra Pose, Cow Pose would work, if you really want to up the game with kids and make it very challenging you could do Crow Pose.
Continue with letter D. The kids could come up with Dancer Pose or Down Dog. Again these poses are all in the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards.
E is the next letter of the alphabet. Eagle Pose is tons of fun and great to work on balance. You could do Elephant Pose and pretend to sway your trunk up and down.
F could be Flower Pose or Fire Log Pose which are great to practice.
G is for Gorilla Pose or Goddess Pose which is a fun one too.
This book includes over 150 yoga games and activities that can be played with kids of all ages.
Game Variations:
For an extra challenge with the older kids, I would have them remember each pose and repeat from the top.
For example Each time there’s a new pose added they must go back to A Airplane Pose, B Butterfly Pose,C Cat Pose. This is such a wonderful way to practice memory and repetition.
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All Aboard the Stilly Train: Yoga Game for Children
Hello, are you ready to play a fun game that kids love because they get to act very silly? Find your Free Yoga Games Guide below and get ready to follow along and play! It is time to jump aboard the Silly Train: Yoga Game for Children.
Have all of the students line up behind the leader in one straight line.
The leader shows the selected yoga pose and ever everyone practices it.
When the leader is ready to start, they will lead the train around the room.
The passengers or people following will dance or move as silly as they can, while staying in line
When the leader turns around, everyone must instantly go into the selected pose. Take turns by changing train leaders.
This is lots of fun and the kids love the opportunity to just be silly while moving their bodies.
Leader Notes:
Play some music for added fun.
Change up the Yoga Poses to keep everyone on their toes while learning and practicing a variety of poses.
Adults make sure you join in as well (even when you are not the leader). Kids love to see you be silly too!
More Favorite Kids Yoga Games
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Games are a great way to get kids moving, build strength, practice following directions, working together, and the opportunity to practice yoga poses in fun and engaging ways.
Plow Pass Relay is a favorite yoga game for children! Although this exercise does involve moving your arms and legs, it is also about firing up your core and using those deep muscles that wrap around your sides and spine.
Core strength is important in all that we do and this is true for children as well. Your core stabilizes your body which helps with balance and mobility which is especially important as we age.
Kids don’t care about this as much though! They just enjoy this fun exercises that can be done by themselves, with a partner, or in a small group.
How to Play Plow Pass Relay: Yoga Game for Kids
Teach the children how to safely how to do Plow Pose.
Next, have the children make two lines. The first person at the front of the line puts the ball between their feet and moves into Plow Pose.
The child then passes the ball (or yoga block) backward to the child behind them.
The ball continues to be passed until the last person has taken a turn.
Sit in a circle. The first person puts the ball between their feet and goes into Boat Pose.
The child then passes the ball to the child next to by only moving their feet.
The ball continues to be passed around the circle.
Teacher Note:
Often times children try to lay on their back while they pass the ball. I like to say, “no sinking ships!” It is important to remember that the main benefits of this game are to increase core strength, practice teamwork and have fun!
It is fun to try a variety of different sized balls while playing Plow Pass Relay. Beach balls are always a favorite!
Plow Pass Relay is a favorite yoga game for children and one that is a wonderful core strengthener. Adults, when you play this game with children you will definitely be feeling it the next day in your midsection!
Although this game and exercise does involve moving your arms and legs, it is really about the core and will fire up those deep muscles that wrap around your sides and spine.
Core strength is so important in all that we do and this is true for children as well. Your core stabilizes your body which helps with balance and mobility which is especially important as we age.
Kids don’t care about this as much though! They just enjoy this fun game can be done by themselves, with a partner, or in a small group.
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Games are a great way to get kids moving, build strength, practice following directions, working together, and the opportunity to practice yoga poses in fun and engaging ways.
Once you have your Kids Yoga Games Guide: Open Your Guide Up and find the Princess Tiptoe Game! You are ready to begin!
As we teach the game, record your notes, questions, and how you would use this game with kids.
Shhhhh…..don’t wake up the Princess in this new favorite game
Are you needing a game that young kids love to play AND it keeps them quiet?
Back before the pandemic, Princess Tiptoe was a game that I regularly rotated in for my younger kids yoga classes (ages 3-6).
We would play this game right before our Stillness and Savasana and it was the perfect game for winding down and bringing a calming sense and energy to the group.
Materials: Magic Wand or something similar deemed magic
Recommended Ages: 3-6
Directions:
Select one player as “Prince Tiptoe” (or Princess Tiptoe).
The other players spread over the room and go into Child’s Pose (see image below). If you are able, turn the lights turned low as tat creates a calming feeling.
Princess Tiptoe begins by putting a finger to their lips and whispering: “shh! Here comes Prince Tiptoe” as they tiptoe around the room.
When the players are tapped by Prince Tiptoe they join in a line behind the Prince, tiptoeing at the same speed.
When all of the players are in line, Prince Tiptoe slows the movement and turns to the player directly behind them and says, “shh.”
The Player behind should quickly tiptoe back to their original spot and go back into Child’s Pose.
This continues until all of the players have returned to their spots.
This is great for transitioning from a noisy, loud active group game to a quieter time for younger children. I love to use this game as a simple and effective transition into Stillness and Savasana at the end of our yoga class.
