Summer Yoga Ideas for Kids

As my daughter’s school year comes to a close, I find myself thinking of ways to integrate yoga into our summer days together.

I aim to create yoga as a lifestyle for our family.

Embracing all the facets of the yoga philosophy is important to me: including sitting silently, breathing together, teaching my daughter how to be a kind and happy person, doing community service projects, and practicing yoga poses for kids.

30 Summer Yoga Ideas for Kids

Find a variety of ways to integrate yoga into your summer plans:

1. Make up games with yoga cards for kids
2. Act out yoga books for kids
3. Practice calming yoga poses at bedtime
4. Sit silently and meditate every day for 5 to 15 minutes
5. Deliver food to someone who needs help
6. Offer to do yard work for a neighbor
7. Practice mindful breathing as you are waiting in line
8. Act out children’s books in your garden
9. Write in a Gratitude Journal every day
10. Eat mindfully and savor every bite
11. Practice partner yoga poses together
12. Plan a yoga party
13. Play yoga-pose bingo
14. Practice family yoga in the park
15. Attend a weekly yoga class at your local studio
16. Practice restorative yoga poses after a busy summer day
17. Take pictures of your children practicing yoga poses and create a book
18. Practice yoga at your family reunion
19. Color mandalas
20. Chose a breathing technique and practice together
21. Make up yoga games (ex. yogi says, yoga Pictionary, strike a pose, freeze yoga tag)
22. Practice one Sun Salutation every morning
23. Set an intention (sankalpa) for the summer
24. Create a positive mantra and repeat it to yourself every day
25. Invite friends and neighbors over and host a Yoga Summer Camp
26. Commit to five minutes per day of meditation, movement, or mindfulness
27. Act out your day’s adventures through yoga poses for kids (ex. trip to farm, beach, or zoo)
28. Read children’s books on kindness, happiness, and acceptance
29. Celebrate Canada Day and Independence Day through yoga poses for kids
30. Spend time in nature and listen to the sounds

How will you integrate yoga ideas for kids into your summer plans?

Practicing yoga by the beach at our family reunion (Photo credit: Salt Water Photography)

Our Summer Yoga Books for Kids

Click below to learn more about or purchase our summer yoga books for kids:

Ella’s Summer Fun

Luke’s Beach Day

Other Summer Activities

Click on the links or images below for other summer-related ideas and activities:

Summer Yoga	Ocean Yoga
Beach Yoga	28 Summer Learning Activities
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