All Aboard the Stilly Train: Yoga Game for Children

• Over 150 yoga games, activities, poses, and challenges broken into categories and easily modified
• Detailed descriptions for all activities including suggested age groups, needed props, ideal group size, and leader notes
• Suggestions for organizing engaging kids yoga classes and incorporating games
• Benefits children can receive from yoga, games, teamwork, and mindfulness
• Characteristics of age groups and the types of games that best fit each level of maturity
• Ways to incorporate challenges for older kids
• Teaching tips for tweens and teens
• Breathing exercises for relaxation, mindfulness, and stress reduction
• Secrets to successfully teach yoga to children
• Ideas for yoga-inspired crafts that can be used both inside and outside of class
• Ways to incorporate yoga into family time
• Game and yoga pose illustrations
• Downloadable yoga pose memory game
• Available in hard copy and e-book.

How to Play Silly Train: Yoga Game for Children:

Number of Players: 3+

Materials: None

Recommended Ages: 3-8

• Select a pose from the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards. This will be your Go-To Pose for the Game.
• 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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Welcome to Yoga Games for Kids! 

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.

Welcome to our summer yoga games for kids series!  You are in the right place! Download your FREE Yoga Games Guide below and get ready for fun!

You can get all caught up on our popular Yoga Games for Kids here.

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

1. Teach the children how to safely how to do Plow Pose.
2. 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.
3. The child then passes the ball (or yoga block) backward to the child behind them.
4. The ball continues to be passed until the last person has taken a turn.

Game Variations:

This game can also be done in Boat Pose.

1. Teach the children how to hold Boat Pose.
2. Sit in a circle. The first person puts the ball between their feet and goes into Boat Pose.
3. The child then passes the ball to the child next to by only moving their feet.
4. 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!

Conclusion:

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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Welcome to Yoga Games for Kids! 

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. 

Welcome to our summer yoga games for kids series!  You are in the right place! Download your FREE Yoga Games Guide below and get ready for fun

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.

Princess Tiptoe is found in our brand new book, Yoga Games & Activities for Children.

How to Play Princess Tiptoe

Number of Players: 6+

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.

The Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards include 40 Yoga Poses, Starred Difficulty Level, and corresponding Mantra

• 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.

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Plow Pass Relay

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