10 Fun Summer Kids Yoga Poses Every Child Will Love
Whether you're teaching a summer camp, planning a family yoga session in the backyard, or looking for engaging activities for your classroom, summer is the perfect time to get children moving, imagining, and connecting with nature.
Kids yoga combines movement, mindfulness, storytelling, and creativity, making it one of our favourite ways to celebrate the season.
At Little Yogis Academy®, we love creating yoga adventures that encourage children to explore the outdoors while building confidence, balance, and emotional well-being.
Here are ten of our favourite summer-inspired yoga poses that children of all ages will enjoy!
1. Sunshine Pose
(Mountain Pose)
Stand tall with your feet rooted firmly on the ground.
Stretch your arms high overhead like bright sunshine reaching across the sky.
Imagine your warm rays helping flowers bloom and making everyone around you smile.
Benefits
Improves posture
Builds confidence
Encourages deep breathing
2. Palm Tree Pose
Stand tall and gently sway your body from side to side like a palm tree dancing in the warm summer breeze.
Can you feel the ocean wind?
Benefits
Improves balance
Stretches the sides of the body
Encourages imagination
3. Flamingo Pose
(Tree Pose)
Can you balance on one leg like a graceful flamingo standing in the water?
Challenge children to count how long they can stay balanced.
Benefits
Develops focus
Improves balance
Strengthens leg muscles
4. Surfboard Pose
(Plank Pose)
Pretend you're riding the biggest wave of the summer!
Hold your strong surfboard as you glide across the ocean.
Watch out for dolphins!
Benefits
Builds upper body strength
Strengthens the core
Encourages perseverance
5. Seashell Pose
(Child's Pose)
Curl up into a tiny seashell resting peacefully on the beach.
Take slow belly breaths while listening to the imaginary waves.
Benefits
Encourages relaxation
Helps regulate emotions
Promotes mindfulness
6. Crab Walk
Lift your tummy high and scuttle sideways like a silly crab searching for treasure.
Can you race another crab?
Benefits
Develops coordination
Strengthens arms and legs
Great for high-energy groups
7. Dolphin Pose
Pretend you're diving through the ocean with your dolphin friends.
Make dolphin sounds as you move gracefully through the water.
Benefits
Strengthens shoulders
Improves flexibility
Encourages imaginative play
8. Flower Pose
Sit comfortably with the soles of your feet together.
Open your knees wide like beautiful flower petals blooming in the sunshine.
Take a deep breath and imagine butterflies landing on your flower.
Benefits
Opens the hips
Improves flexibility
Encourages calm breathing
9. Starfish Pose
Lie on your back with your arms and legs stretched wide.
Become the biggest starfish on the ocean floor.
Can you stay perfectly still while taking five slow breaths?
Benefits
Encourages mindfulness
Promotes body awareness
Excellent relaxation pose
10. Rainbow Pose
(Standing Side Stretch)
Reach one arm overhead and create the biggest rainbow in the sky.
What colours do you see?
Invite children to imagine animals, clouds, or magical creatures hiding beneath their rainbow.
Benefits
Improves flexibility
Builds body awareness
Sparks creativity
☀️ Yoga Summer Camp for Kids – Lesson Plan & Printable Yoga Cards
Welcome to Yoga Summer Camp—where movement meets mindfulness and fun is always in session! This beautifully illustrated lesson plan is the perfect way to introduce yoga and calming activities into your classroom, daycare, or home routine.
Designed for kids ages 3–10, this resource encourages self-regulation, body awareness, and play—all while soaking up the summer vibes.
What’s Included:
17 colorful, printable Yoga Flash Cards with fun summer-themed poses
2 easy-to-follow Breathing Exercises to support focus and calm
2 soothing Mindful Meditations to help kids wind down and reset
Perfect for teachers, kids' yoga instructors, camp leaders, or mindful parents looking for engaging ways to bring yoga into summer programming!
Print, laminate, and use again and again!
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Make Summer Yoga Even More Magical
Summer yoga becomes even more engaging when you add simple props and storytelling.
Try using:
☀️ Beach balls
🌈 Scarves
🫧 Bubbles
🐚 Seashells
🪣 Buckets
🌺 Artificial flowers
🐬 Stuffed ocean animals
These props transform an ordinary yoga class into an unforgettable adventure.
Summer Mindfulness Activity
Ice Cream Belly Breathing 🍦
Ask children to imagine they're holding their favourite ice cream cone.
Take a slow breath in and smell the delicious ice cream.
Then slowly blow out, pretending to cool it down before taking a bite.
Repeat five times.
This simple breathing activity is perfect for camps, classrooms, and family yoga sessions.
Summer Yoga Game
Beach Treasure Hunt
Hide picture cards of different summer yoga poses around the room or outdoor space.
Each time children discover a card, everyone practices the pose together before searching for the next treasure.
This combines movement, teamwork, and mindfulness into one exciting activity.
Ready for More Kids Yoga Ideas?
At Little Yogis Academy®, we've created hundreds of themed yoga lesson plans, mindfulness activities, breathing exercises, games, and seasonal resources for educators around the world.
If you're ready to teach unforgettable children's yoga classes, explore our resources below.
Become a Certified Kids Yoga Teacher
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