• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Kids Yoga Stories | Yoga and mindfulness resources for kids

Yoga cards, mindfulness resources, yoga books, yoga resources for kids.

  • Home
  • START HERE
  • BLOG
  • *FREE Resources*
  • ABOUT
    • Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Graduate-Level Professional Development
    • Media Kit
    • Sign Up for Newsletter
    • Printing Instructions
    • Download Troubleshooting
    • Kids Yoga Monthly FAQ
    • KYM Login
    • Guest Posts
    • Privacy Policy
  • SHOP NOW
  • Show Search
Hide Search

5 African Safari Animals Yoga Poses for Kids

Giselle · September 26, 2019 ·

African Safari Animals Yoga Poses for kids. Explore fun yoga poses for kids | Kids Yoga Stories

“See you in Africa on a camel,” was what I wrote in my high school graduation book. I’ve wanted to visit Africa my whole life, and I desperately hope to one day take my husband and daughter on an African safari.

In the meantime, I have to live vicariously through my friends who have gone on safaris. I sent out a message on Facebook, asking friends for African animal photos, and made this little video for you with the African animal yoga poses you’ll find below.

I also wrote our 123 African Safari yoga book several years ago when my daughter was a preschooler, so that we could talk and learn about this special place together through movement.

If you’re like me and have always dreamed of going on an African adventure or if you’re teaching Africa as part of your curriculum, why not try out these safari animals yoga poses to learn through fun and movement!

5 African Safari Animals Yoga Poses for Kids

Pretend to take a journey to Africa – maybe you pack your bags, take a cab to the airport, and take a plane to Africa. Once you’re there, jump into a safari truck and head out to see animals in the wild.

Try these African safari animal yoga poses below (specifically sequenced to invite flow from one pose to the next) or download our African Safari Animals Yoga Cards for Kids with twenty yoga poses.

Have fun on your African adventure!


GET YOUR 3 POSTERS HERE

free yoga printables | Kids Yoga Stories
CLICK HERE to Get Your Free Poster Pack

1. Practice Extended Mountain Pose – pretend to be a giraffe.

How to practice Extended Mountain Pose: Stand tall in Mountain Pose, inhale, look up, and raise your arms straight up to the sky. Then exhale and bring your arms back down alongside your body. Repeat the inhale, raising and lowering your arms, for a few breaths. Pretend to be a tall giraffe.

Extended Mountain Pose for Kids | Kids Yoga Stories
Extended Mountain Pose

2. Practice Triangle Forward Bend – pretend to be a zebra.

How to practice Triangle Forward Bend: Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body. Take your right foot back, keeping your ankle bent at a thirty-degree angle. Place your hands on your hips, ensuring that your back is flat and that you are looking straight ahead. Then slowly bend forward as if your hips are a hinge, keeping a flat back and a long neck. Lastly, bring your hands to your shins, ankles, or the ground, depending on what feels comfortable, all the while checking that your spine is straight. Pretend to be a zebra getting a drink.

Triangle Forward Fold pose | Yoga Poses for Kids
Triangle Forward Bend Pose

3. Practice Dancer’s Pose – pretend to be an ostrich.

How to practice Dancer’s Pose: Stand tall in Mountain Pose. Then stand on your right leg, reach your left leg out behind you, and place the outside of your left foot into your left hand. Bend your torso forward, with your right arm out in front for balance, and arch your leg up behind you. Pretend to be a graceful ostrich. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

Dancer's Pose for Kids | Kids Yoga Stories
Dancer’s Pose

4. Practice Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend – pretend to be an elephant.

How to practice Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend: Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body. Step your feet out wide, bend your upper body, clasp your hands together, and pretend to be a wise elephant.

Wide-Legged Forward Bend for Kids | Kids Yoga Stories
Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend Pose

5. Practice Extended Cat Pose – pretend to be a cheetah.

How to practice Extended Cat Pose: Come to all fours, extend one leg out behind you, and look forward. Take the opposite arm out in front of you to counter balance. Pretend to be a racing cheetah. Repeat on the other side.

Extended Cat Pose for Kids | Kids Yoga Stories
Extended Cat Pose

We hope you enjoyed your African yoga adventure. Tell us about it in the comments below. And if you’ve been to Africa, we’d love to hear about your experiences!


MAY WE SUGGEST

123 African Safari - Yoga Counting book for kids | Kids Yoga Stories
African Safari Animals Yoga Cards for Kids

Watch the African Safari Animals Yoga Poses Video


PIN IT FOR LATER

African Animals: 5 fun yoga poses for kids | Kids Yoga Stories

Explore other African Animals-Related Posts

5 Safari Animals Yoga Poses Using a Chair (+ Printable Poster)
African Animals Yoga
Yoga for Anger: Calm Anger with 5 Yoga Poses for Kids (Printable Poster)

If you liked this post, share it here:

Share on FacebookShare on PinterestShare on LinkedInShare on Email

Filed Under: Free Resources Tagged With: African animals, African safari, kids yoga, kids yoga cards, kids yoga stories, safari animals, yoga in schools, yoga poses for kids

Primary Sidebar

FREE POSTERS

yoga poses for kids, kids yoga, yoga printables

Welcome

Giselle Shardlow Profile Image Welcome to Kids Yoga Stories. To create the yoga books, yoga and breathing card decks, and yoga and mindfulness classroom resources, I draw from my experience as an international teacher, a world traveler, a certified yoga teacher, and a mom to a spirited child. I’ve been practicing yoga practically my whole life, and after I became a mom, I fell in love with the idea of sharing yoga and mindfulness with my daughter. Read more.

Social

  • Facebook 34 K Likes
  • Pinterest 24 K Followers
  • Insta 7 K Followers

Recent Posts

  • Robot Yoga Poses for Kids
  • Ninja Yoga Poses for Strength, Focus and Calm
  • Teach the Water Cycle in an Active, Engaging Way through Movement: Try Water Cycle Yoga!
  • Pollinators for Kids: Learn about pollination through yoga poses for kids
  • Marketing Tips for Yoga Teachers: Marketing Tools to Grow your Kids Yoga Business
  • Mother’s Day Yoga: Calming Partner Yoga Poses to Practice Together




POPULAR YOGA PRODUCTS FOR KIDS

Yoga Cards Collection Image
Yoga Cards for Kids
Yoga Book Collection Image
Yoga Books for Kids
Yoga Bundles Collection Image
Yoga Bundles for Kids
Teaching Resources Image
Teaching Resources
Yoga Pose Image
Yoga Pose Images for Kids

POPULAR YOGA RESOURCES

Yoga Poses Image
Yoga Poses for Kids
Seasonal Image
Seasonal Yoga Lesson Plans
Monthly Yoga Image
Monthly Kids Yoga Themes
Holiday Yoga Image
Holiday Yoga Lesson Plans
Kids Yoga Class Ideas Image
Kids Yoga Class Ideas

QUICK LINKS

About Us
Contact Us
Store
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Refund Policy

SOCIAL

Link to Twitter Image
Link to Facebook Image
Link to Pinterest Image
Link to YouTube Image

GET FREE UPDATES

Yoga tips and kids yoga resources delivered weekly to your inbox from Kids Yoga Stories!

SIGN UP

Copyright © 2023 · Kids Yoga Stories LLC · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy