Welcome back to our chair yoga poses series! This month’s theme is island yoga! Integrating movement into the students’ learning experiences is so important, and I’m hoping this year-long series will help to bring yoga into your life in a fun, creative, and easy way. Each month, this series will feature a different theme that […]
Does your child love learning the alphabet and love animals? We know that children learn best through movement and by making meaningful connections. So let’s try acting out these animal yoga poses inspired by the A to Z of North American animals. North American Animal Yoga Tips Some yoga tips to make your alphabet yoga […]
Spring is almost here! Looking out over a snow-covered backyard, I am definitely ready for spring here on the East Coast of the USA. It’s time to get out the spring-themed library books, get outside to observe the changing of the seasons, and put away our winter coats. What better way to celebrate spring than […]
Welcome to our chair yoga ideas for kids series – this month we feature five garden yoga poses! With my daughter in kindergarten, I am reminded again about being a primary school teacher and the importance of integrating movement into the students’ learning experiences. I’m hoping this year-long series will help to bring yoga into […]
Our local Easter egg hunt marks the beginning of spring for us here in the Northeast of United States. Though we’ve lived here for three years now, the cold winter season still comes as a shock to our family. So any time there’s a chance to bring out cute and colorful spring and Easter activities […]
Learn about the garden with these fun and easy garden yoga ideas! At home or in your classroom, you can also use movement to teach your children about the garden. Children are born to move. They need to learn, be active, and have fun! Why not add movement to their learning experience? To get started, […]
I love St. Patrick’s Day! Don’t you? I have fond memories of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) with family and friends around the world. The shades of green and joyous attitudes on this special celebration are hard to beat. It’s also a fun holiday to celebrate with your children at home, in your studio, […]
Valentine’s Day is almost here! Even though every day is “love day” for those around us, this special day makes us stop and think about what love means to each of us. It’s also a great opportunity to talk to our children about love and happiness. As a teacher, I always looked forward to reading […]
“Penguins, seals, and whales” was the response when I asked our Australian friend about which animals he saw on his recent trip to Antarctica. My husband has always talked about going to Antarctica, so he was very envious when we found out his best buddy had taken a month-long adventure trip down south. As we […]
Our winter wonderland life here in New England has been a learning adventure! I love that the local libraries are stacked with winter-themed books, most of which were completely new to me. After gathering a bunch of books on Arctic animals, my daughter and I learned about the animals by acting them out through simple […]
Thank you so much for helping to make 2016 so rewarding for everyone at Kids Yoga Stories! Last year, sales and traffic to the website both grew by 150%, and we gave away more than 150 free yoga books. Our yoga products have been sold into 44 countries worldwide and 49 states in America. Thank […]
Bring the circus alive by acting out performers’ tricks with this circus yoga sequence for kids. I’ve never been entirely sure how I feel about animals being in a circus, so when I found out about a traveling circus put on by teenagers without animals, I couldn’t wait to take my daughter! And as I […]
Yoga for kids is a great way to celebrate the various seasons throughout the year. Seasonal yoga gets children learning, moving, and having fun! The following kids yoga lesson plans are designed for children ages three to eight, but they could be adapted for younger or older children. Each session can be between fifteen to […]
It’s Halloween time! We have been to the apple picking farm, pumpkin patch, and local fall festival. My daughter has been loving the pony rides and train rides. We even took a tour around a small village to look for decorated pumpkin people. Our book display is full of Halloween and fall books. We’re getting […]
Yoga for kids is a great way to celebrate the various holidays throughout the year. Holiday yoga gets children learning, moving, and having fun! The following lesson plans are designed for children ages three to eight, but they could be adapted for younger or older children. Each session can be between fifteen to forty-five minutes, […]