If you’ve been thinking about trying out yoga with your family, but aren’t sure where to start, this is for you! Yoga can be intimidating, especially for kids. The library’s new Yoga for Mindfulness STEAM Kit is the perfect way to introduce yoga in a playful setting with no pressure! (Check out the other new STEAM Kits for kids here.)
Yoga for Mindfulness STEAM Kit
The kit includes two games: Yoga Dice and the Yoga Spinner game. Yoga Dice is a collaborative game where the players race against a token of focus stones to complete the poses on the dice. The instructions are clear and simple – no yoga experience necessary! My 5-year-old and 8-year-old, who generally refuse to practice yoga with me, LOVED this game!
The Yoga Spinner game involves completing the poses on the spinner to collect a card of each of the four colors. As of the writing of this, my family hasn’t fully played this game, but they were both very excited to play it and disappointed when we had to stop. This game involves partner poses – which can be a little tricky!
Yoga for Kids by Susannah Hoffman is the book included in the kit with lots of awesome pictures and instructions for both parents and kids!
Other books on yoga for kids at our library include:
I am Yoga by Susan Verde Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Good Morning, Yoga by Mariam Gates illustrated by Sarah Jane Hinder
Breathe Like a Bear by Kira Willey
Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book: 75 Mindfulness Games for Kids by Eline Snel
– Cassie, Youth Services Assistant