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There are so many great yoga game ideas for kids out there, this is one that I found that is good for all age groups. The original idea was picking up the pom-poms with your toes only but I found that you can make many variations as you go. Ask the kids for ideas as you're playing as well it's fun to see what they will think of. Toe-ga Empty a bag of pom-poms on the floor. Sit in a circle around the pom-poms. Each player sits back, hands on the floor, knees bent. Place an empty bowl near each player's feet. 123 go, using only their toes each player has to put as many pom-poms in their bowl as they can. Yoga pose pom-pom pick up Empty a bag of pom-poms on the floor. Standing or sitting in a circle choose a yoga pose that everyone can do. While in the pose each player has to place as many pom-poms in their bowls as they can.  Some poses to try: Downward dog, use your hands to pick up the pom-poms.  Tree pose use your toes to pick up the pom-poms. Rainbow ...

This is a fun yoga game for a group or one on one. One person is the model, they choose a pose and hold it for at least 30 seconds The other person is the artist and has those 30 seconds to draw the pose. Don 't worry about artistic talents stick people are alright!  Repeat, taking turns choosing the poses and being the artist.  Have fun!

The more I read about introducing yoga to children and the more classes I go to the more I try to find creative ways to make yoga fun and accessible for my little man (and getting in my daily yoga at the same time.) Once children have a repertoire of poses they are comfortable with it's easy to have them interact while you do yoga. Our favourite yoga game is to tell stories through poses. To make your own yoga story: Choose a story that everyone knows.  Choose a pose for each character. Tell the story using the yoga poses. Superheroes come up a lot when we're doing yoga. These are the poses we chose for each superhero.  Thor = Lord of the dance pose Hulk = Mountain pose (and you have to say Hulk smash) Iron Man = Warrior III pose Captain America = Lunge pose Spider man = Bridge pose Sentinel = Tree pose Wolverine = Warrior I pose Nick Fury = Lotus pose Using these poses my little man can become a superhero while working on his concentration a...